Director of IT Security Operations 100% Remote (east coast time zone hours)
Summary The Director of IT Security Operations will manage, lead and deliver the security operations function within the organization, and externally with partners, clients and vendors. This will include, but of course is never limited to, incident response, vulnerability management, SIEM, cloud security, IAM, DLP and other components of IT security. vulnerabilit What you'll be doing
Direct the day-to-day operations of increasing security knowledge, defense, and monitoring throughout the company.
Establish and monitor metrics for success in security operations team
Empower direct report(s) to achieve success by providing clear guidance and expectation
Represent the security team in development and implementation of the overall security architecture
Act as a technical representative for the organization's security while engaging with other senior technical leaders in the design and implementation of security solutions
Lead initiatives designed to share knowledge across security platforms and/or technology teams; Identify, recommend, coordinate, and deliver timely knowledge to support teams regarding technologies, processes, or tools
Respond to inbound phone and electronic requests for security assistance
Develop and execute strategies to increase overall security knowledge throughout the organization
Monitor, analyze, and report on security detections from logging and monitoring systems
Client, triage, and document security detections based on threat intelligence
Understand, maintain, and update existing and contribute to new security tools for incident detection
Collaborate with stakeholders to address incidents
Partner with the infrastructure, platforms, and software engineering organizations to monitor and patch security vulnerabilities
Work with management and business leaders to fulfill IT Security strategy
Monitor and triage requests, document incident responses
Work with stakeholders throughout the company to understand their business needs and provide subject-matter knowledge and guidance
Skills we're seeking
10+ years of experience with IT Security Leadership, Architecture and/or Engineering
4+ years of IT Security Leadership experience (management, director, VP level roles)
Experience managing direct reports of IT Security Architects and Engineers (will be a small team to start)
Must have experience leading IT Security in heavily regulated environments (finance, healthcare, military/government, etc.)
Experience with compliance frameworks such as NIST, COBIT, SOX, CPRA, GDPR, PCI, etc.
Experience leading, architecting or engineering security solutions related to (not all required, but more the better):
Cloud Security (Azure preferred)
Endpoint Protection
IDS
Incident Response
SIEM
Vulnerability Management
IAM
DLP
DevSecOps
Network Security
Firewalls
Nice to haves
Bachelor's or Master's Degree, ideally in an IT or Security related field
Relevant security certifications such as CISSP, CEH, GIAC, GCIA, GCIH, GSEC, GWEB, etc.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Information Technology
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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