Cyber Security Manager
Bellevue, WA - USA
Job Summary
The Cyber Security Manager drives the organizations cybersecurity program through cross-functional leadership and targeted technical contributions. This role focuses on leading initiatives by directing resources across departments (IT product operations compliance) while partnering closely with the existing dedicated SOC. The position requires a balance of strategic responsibilities including partnership influence and program leadership with technical oversight and hands-on contributions. It also includes AI risk management and governance to support secure adoption of AI/ML and generative AI technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership Strategy & Cross-Functional Initiatives
Lead and drive key cybersecurity initiatives and projects by directing and coordinating resources from IT product/development operations compliance and other teams to ensure security processes controls measures deliverables and tasks are completed effectively and on time.
Develop and execute the organizations cybersecurity strategy roadmap policies and program priorities aligned with business goals and evolving threats.
Lead AI security governance risk management and secure adoption practices for the organizations AI/ML and generative AI initiatives ensuring alignment with frameworks such as NIST AI RMF OWASP LLM Top 10 and MITRE ATLAS.
Schedule and coordinate penetration testing for product releases ensuring alignment with annual testing schedules and audit requirements.
Actively participate in and support annual audit processes including SOC 1 and SOC 2 reviews as well as vendor security audits (facilitating evidence findings review remediation and improvements).
Manage relevant security budgets vendor relationships tool selection and third-party risk activities for assigned programs including AI/ML vendor and third-party AI risk assessments.
Champion security awareness and cross-departmental collaboration translating risks into business terms for leadership.
Coordinate effectively with the dedicated Security Operations Center on operational matters to maintain strong alignment.
Technical Oversight & Contributions:
Provide senior-level guidance on vulnerability management penetration testing outcomes risk assessments and remediation efforts.
Direct and participate in security engineering and process improvement initiatives (AI automation architecture security reviews and control enhancements for releases).
Coordinate adversarial testing and red teaming of AI systems and pipelines with focus on prompt injection model poisoning data poisoning and other AI-specific threats.
Lead or sponsor testing programs and continuous security enhancement projects.
Contribute practical expertise to high-priority deliverables as needed.
Qualifications :
Experience:
- 812 years of progressive hands-on cybersecurity experience with a proven track record leading cross-functional initiatives and delivering results through other teams.
- At least 46 years successfully coordinating supporting audits (SOC 1/2 vendor) risk assessments and driving security outcomes in collaborative environments.
Education:
Bachelors degree in a relevant field is nice to have. Equivalent professional experience is required.
Certifications:
Hands-on practical certifications (e.g. OSCP or equivalent) are highly valued. Familiarity with AI security concepts or related training (e.g. OWASP LLM MITRE ATLAS) is a plus.
Skills:
- Strong background in vulnerability management security project coordination compliance/audit processes (SOC 1/2 vendor) risk management cloud security and product security.
- Excellent ability to influence and direct cross-functional teams to achieve outcomes while collaborating with an existing Security Operations Center.
- Awareness of AI/ML security concepts adversarial machine learning risks prompt injection model poisoning and relevant frameworks (OWASP LLM Top 10 MITRE ATLAS NIST AI RMF).
Additional Information :
Acumatica is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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For this role the salary range is $00 annually. This range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this job and may vary based on location. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors including skills qualifications experience and other relevant elements.
At Acumatica certain roles are eligible for additional rewards including annual bonus and stock. These awards are allocated based on individual addition certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization depending on the terms of the plan and the employees role.
Benefits/perks listed here may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Acumatica and the country where you -based employees gain access to healthcare benefits (medical dental and vision insurance for you and your dependents) employer paid Short-Term/Long-Term Disability and Basic life coverage 401(k) plan with company match Flexible time off sick and safe leave among others.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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