Staff Cybersecurity - Network Security Data Protection

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This Staff Cybersecurity leader will be accountable for the Network Security Data Protection technical strategy and architecture. They will lead a team of one to two architects and engineers to transform our current network security strategy, improving our cost, speed to value for our customers, while improving our security posture.  This leader will author the strategy for data center network security, public cloud network security and edge network security.  This will require close collaboration with network and cloud architecture and engineering teams.  The leader must be a catalyst for change and offer innovative network security solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Designs and maintains comprehensive network security architecture, ensuring scalability and resilience against evolving threats
• Oversees the integration of advanced security technologies and methodologies into enterprise-wide systems, driving continuous improvement in security posture
• Adheres to enterprise governance models for network security architecture, ensuring robust risk management and compliance with global regulatory requirements
• Authors Policies and Standards that govern network security
• Assesses highly complex security incidents and breaches, coordinating cross-functional teams and external partners to identify architectural changes to mitigate impact and prevent recurrence
• Reviews and approves exceptions, assesses risk, coaches teams on best practices to comply with Network Security Policies and Standards.
• Anticipates, researches and evaluates the impacts of emerging technology, threats, trends and geopolitical developments on the organization's security architecture, recommending and implementing strategic improvements
• Leads cross-functional engineering teams to align implementations with technical specifications and blueprints, facilitating efficient project execution
• Leads development of proof of concepts to evaluate the latest trending software/tools in the industry to recommend the right tool for unique business scenarios
• Architects and designs complex secure network solutions, including advanced firewalls, VPNs, intrusion detection/prevention systems, or other security systems to protect the organization's data
• Ensure networks security strategy and its control implementations protect sensitive data in transit and at rest, ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of the organization's data
• Leads, mentors, and coaches teams, fostering a culture of excellence, continuous professional growth, and knowledge sharing within the cyber & network security community
• Oversees the development of detailed technical documentation and reports on security assessments and findings and creates remediation efforts to provide inputs to senior management and stakeholders
• Collaborates and co-creates effectively with teams in product and the business to align technology initiatives with business objectives

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, and/or comparable experience; advanced degree preferred
• Knowledge of cybersecurity technology portfolios, security principles, and frameworks
• Knowledge of Network Security and Application Security
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