Required Education and/or Work Experience:
- 4-year college degree in Computer Science or Information Systems Management and 2-3 years of demonstrated focus on cybersecurity functions.
Preferred Education and/or Work Experience:
- 4-year college degree and 5-7 years of directly related experience.
Required Licensure, Certification, Registration or Designation:
- CISSP or equivalent Cybersecurity certifications.
Preferred Licensure, Certification, Registration or Designation:
Communication/Competency/Skill Requirements:
- Flexible and adaptable to changes within the position/department/company.
- Able to steward themselves in a professional and courteous manner to promote a harmonious working environment.
- Able to communicate professionally, courteously, and effectively utilizing standards means of communication within the workplace (i.e., verbal, written, e-mail, phone, text, etc.).
- Strong experience-based technical knowledge with scoping, designing and implementing of large scale, complex and multi-technology projects; including but not limited to Security Operations Center, Vulnerability Management and Penetration Testing, Firewall Rules Reviews, Mobile Device Management, EndPoint Hardening Controls, Secure Email Protection, Network Infrastructure, Network Access Controls (NAC), Web Filtering, DLP Controls, etc.
- Experience with security risk management, incident response, threat analysis, security auditing, security monitoring and other information security practices.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with information technology professionals, senior management, auditors and vendors.
- Strong customer-interaction skills.
- Documentation and presentation skills, analytical and critical thinking skills, and the ability to identify needs and take initiative are key requirement of this role.
- Demonstrate a high level of personal integrity with the ability to professionally handle confidential matters, while exhibiting the appropriate level of judgment and decision making commensurate with the position and its responsibilities.
- Experience managing and motivating multiple direct reports (in remote locations a plus).
- Detailed oriented with ability to prioritize projects and deliverables.
- Must be able to multi-task, work independently and as part of a team, share workloads, and deal with sudden shifts in project priorities while under pressure.
- Experience with Microsoft, Linux and / or with other Unix-based operating systems is a plus.
- Telecommunications experience is a plus.
- PC Skills
- Effective written and verbal communication with peers, management, and c-suite level leadership
- Ability to present to executive audiences.
