Director Network & Information Security

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What youll be doing...

Verizon Global Infrastructure (VGI) - Network & Information Security group is seeking a transformational cybersecurity leader who will lead the security posture of Verizons applications network infrastructure and related systems that will include designing implementing and managing security controls to protect against cyber threats across both application and network layers within the VGS Technology organization.

In this role you will be responsible for elevating the cybersecurity practices in order to identify and reduce cyber risks using industry proven tools actionable frameworks and scorecards. Additionally this role will implement next generation cybersecurity architecture proactively partner to create advanced policies and controls against future threats and deliver security automation platforms required to scale.

What were looking for...

You will lead a team of cybersecurity engineers with both application development and network & infrastructure background threat intelligence analysts and risk management personnel who work closely with our Chief Information Security Office (CISO) Global Network and Technology (GN&T) and VGS Technology (VGS-T) teams to align common technologies and practices that fortify our applications systems IT network and infrastructure. To be successful in this role the leader must have a keen understanding of the evolving cyber landscape inspire creativity and the ability to both encourage and empower teams to excel in this mission.

Network & Infrastructure Security Governance

• Identify implement and operationalize metrics dashboards scorecards and tracking to consistently measure the current state of cybersecurity across VGS Network & Infrastructure leveraging industry best practices and standards.

• Ensure effectiveness and coverage of the Security Policies and Controls of VGS Network & Infrastructure prioritizing risk level.

• Instill ownership and accountability for security-based metrics and drive increased maturity visibility and subject-matter expertise for all segments.

• Develop action plans jointly with all stakeholders to remediate deviations providing necessary support to close on all key items.

• Champion a highly collaborative work model with an aptitude of building and maintaining relationships across different teams at multiple senior levels internally and externally.

• Develop awareness training & compliance programs focused on Network & Infrastructure Cyber Security practices leveraging Verizons Security Development program.

• Ensure Security posture of VGS Network & Infrastructure e.g. access management vulnerabilities remediation etc.

• Coordinate necessary activities with our CISO Cyber Security organization: pen testing incident response data collection etc.

Application Security & Risk Management

• Drive automation and orchestration of all security tools for visibility and prevention.

• Interpret the Information Technology threat landscape security industry best practices industry threat vectors new technologies impacting security operations etc.

• Technical expert in business applications IT infrastructure and architecture - Defense in Depth Architecture and Practices.

• Experience implementing and monitoring security controls vulnerability management penetration testing and identity/access management best practices.

• Track record with leading high performance operational teams.

• Background with different cloud computing platforms and the cloud security framework.

• Manage the budget for security testing operational and monitoring tools expenses.

• Recruit train and lead security operations team members.

• Create and communicate security operations metrics incidents investigations etc.

• Determine SLAs for detecting issues internally and with our external partners.

• Assist in Crisis Management Ransomware Recovery and Business Continuity planning.

• Prepare reports and make presentations on internal investigations losses or violations of regulations policies and procedures.

• In partnership with the CISO team identify investigate and resolve global security breaches/incidents.

Security Automation Platforms

• Develop and maintain IT Applications Network & Infrastructure Security reporting dashboards scorecards and maturity models used to measure our Cyber practice with a focus on data integrity working with the Verizon SRE teams.

• Identify build and maintain the automation platforms supporting VGS Enterprise Network On-Prem Infrastructure Datacenters and Cloud organizations in their Cyber practice.

• Drive a culture of Security by Design automation to scale cyber security practices.

Industry Engagements & Cyber Transformation

• Establish partnerships with industry leaders and forums to constantly assess new trends and solutions.

• Lead transformation towards Security by Design and Zero Trust principles for Network & Infrastructure.

• Operationalize future Cyber Security Architectures and Policies related to Network & Infrastructure constantly raising our maturity and level of protection.

Leadership

• Lead a team of cybersecurity engineers with both network & infrastructure security engineers threat intelligence analysts security champions and risk management personnel.

• Focus on employee hiring career development rotation and succession planning.

• Motivate staff through servant leadership.

• Identify opportunities for automation partnering with our Verizon India team.

• Stakeholdering with multiple external teams across Verizon with sometimes competing organizationally separate groups and goals.

• Effective communication of complex technical subjects to non-expert cross-functional peers with effective storytelling and proficiency when presenting to leadership.

• Cross-functional collaboration and relationship building to achieve wider organizational strategic goals.

Youll need to have:

• Bachelors degree in network engineering computer science IT infrastructure or related discipline.

• Ten or more years of relevant work experience in Security IT and/or Network.

• Strong knowledge of SDLC and DevSecOps

• One or more of the following certifications - CISSP CCIE CCSK TOGAF SABSA

• Experience managing a team of experienced technical professionals.

• Willingness to travel.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Bachelors degree in cybersecurity network engineering computer science or related discipline.

• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment while managing multiple high-priority projects.

• Strong strategic and collaborative skills required to energize and provide direction to teams that are cross organizational(e.g. IT Cyber and Business).

• Experience in planning large budgets and executing on target.

• Experience with networking concepts and protocols; security and compliance.

• Strong analytical interpersonal project management and communication skills.

• Strong troubleshooting and problem solving abilities in order to quickly find solutions to problems where no previous examples or methods may exist.

• Ability to engage people in the vision and demonstrate the meaning of the work for the bigger purpose.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you we encourage you to apply even if you dont meet every even better qualification listed above.

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