Endpoint Security Associate Director
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Job Summary
Endpoint Security Associate Director
Role Overview
The Senior Manager Endpoint Security is responsible for the strategic leadership and operational excellence of the firms enterprise endpoint security capabilities. This includes overseeing endpoint protection platforms EDR/XDR anti-malware encryption mobile device management privileged endpoint access and related threat detection and response functions.
This leader will drive security posture improvements coordinate global operations manage MSSP/MSP relationships and ensure compliance with firm-wide security and risk management frameworks. The role will partner closely with Infrastructure Cloud Compliance SOC and Risk Operations Center teams.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Develop and execute the endpoint security strategy aligned to the enterprise information security and risk management program (referencing strategic expectations from IT Security leadership roles).
- Continuously assess technology risk emerging threats and industry-leading practices to mature the endpoint security ecosystem.
- Provide direction for endpoint security engineering operations and platform optimisation.
Operational Management
- Lead global endpoint security operations including EDR/XDR AV/anti-malware encryption MDM/MAM and endpoint hardening controls (aligned to responsibilities outlined in endpoint security SOW documentation
- Ensure monitoring tuning and management of endpoint security consoles and related security tools.
- Oversee incident triage and remediation related to endpoint threats including malware privilege misuse and endpoint compromise.
- Maintain the currency health and compliance of all endpoint security agents across the environment.
- Ensure proper isolation quarantine and eradication workflows for infected endpoints.
Governance Compliance & Risk
- Establish and maintain endpoint security policies standards baselines and operational runbooks.
- Provide audit support and ensure endpoint controls meet compliance obligations (as referenced in Cyber Defense job descriptions).
- Partner with Risk & Compliance to maintain an effective endpoint security risk management program.
Technology Engineering
- Design and enforce endpoint hardening standards OS-level and application-level security configurations and EPM (Endpoint Privilege Management) policies (aligned with EPM/PAM discussions).
- Oversee deployment integration and lifecycle management of endpoint security tools.
- Implement automated processes for endpoint discovery onboarding monitoring and policy deployment (EPM automation themes).
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
- Coordinate with SOC Threat Intel Cloud Security Network Security and Infrastructure teams for cross-functional security operations.
- Work closely with external partners (MSSP/MSP) for service delivery escalation handling tuning and reporting.
- Provide regular reporting of endpoint health compliance threat trends and risk exposure.
Team Leadership & Development
- Lead mentor and grow a global team of endpoint security engineers and analysts.
- Support professional development certifications and capability uplift across the team (consistent with professional development expectations).
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Cybersecurity Computer Science Information Technology or related discipline; Masters preferred.
- 812 years of progressive IT/security experience with deep expertise in endpoint security technologies.
- Hands-on experience with EDR/XDR AV/AM EPM encryption MDM OS hardening and endpoint compliance tooling.
- Strong experience with incident response malware triage and endpoint threat analysis.
- Experience managing MSSP/MSP relationships and driving service excellence.
- Certifications such as CISSP CISM CEH GIAC or vendor-specific endpoint security certifications. (CISSP referenced in Cyber Defense JD).
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Microsoft Defender CrowdStrike JAMF Intune or other enterprise endpoint platforms.
- Knowledge of ISO 27001 NIST CSF SOC2 or similar frameworks (consistent with other GT security roles).
- Experience in global or multi-regional organisations.
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Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Crisis Management
- Splunk
- Google Cloud Platform
- Cybersecurity
- Identity & Access Management
- Management Experience
- PCI
- NIST Standards
- Emergency Management
- Security
- Information Security
- Encryption
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