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Cybersecurity Director

XCUTIVES INC., Edison, NJ, United States


Domain : MFG (nice to have, not required)

Travel : 40%

Thought Leadership and CISO Connects

Act as Sr SME for Short Term Consulting, Solutioning and Process Improvements

Enable execution of potential new engagements

Responsibilities

Provide thought leadership for organizations in manufacturing industry.

Assist our clients in understanding todays cyber threat landscape, assess the maturity of their cyber security capabilities and define a strategy to become cyber resilient

Active leadership in aspects of IT strategy relating to privacy, security and compliance assurance

Provide input to and craft specialist points of view for the market

Team management with good Information security technical expertise and ability to frontend customer interactions

Provide advice and guidance on security strategies to manage identified risks and ensure adoption and adherence to standards

Address client needs, enhancing the capabilities and effectiveness of client personnel, by ensuring that proposed solutions are properly understood and appropriately exploited

Design, develop, review and implement security designs for new or existing technology systems

Provide technology thought leadership, assessing priority of new project requests toward ensuring added value, promoting our business strategies and or advancing technology

Develop strategies to address evolving threats to systems and data (advanced cyber-attacks, data exfiltration leakage, information extortion) and define priorities for improvements

Assist in the development of an enterprise security architecture framework that addresses business needs

Analyze current technology environment to identify deficiencies and recommend solutions, staying abreast of emerging security technologies and trends and apply them where appropriate

Provide security thought leadership on core security questions facing the business employee protection and IAM, data protection, device protection, MDR/SOC, Cloud Security, Enterprise Vulnerability Management based on leading security practices and experience

Collaborate with multiple technology groups to ensure that the application, integration, infrastructure, and security architectures are designed to meet evolving business requirements, standards for reliability, scalability and availability and align with the organizations Technology Roadmap

Stay abreast of current IT and security industry trends, emerging security technologies, and security best practices for various industries

Work with wider Cyber Security Practice of our client to develop solutions catering to clients requirements

Qualifications

One or more of these certifications: CISSP, CISM, GIAC, VA, MCSA, GSEC, CCNA, CCSK, TOGAF, CCENT

Relevant certifications pertaining to industry leading security tools standards frameworks

4 years of experience with Enterprise Security and CxO Advisory

13 years of hands-on experience in the cyber security field with responsibilities for at least two of the following three fields: cybersecurity program governance, security service delivery, and cyber security consulting advisory

Broad understanding of security functions such as Application Security, Identity Access Mgmt. (IAM), and Governance Risk & Compliance (GRC)

Strong consulting experience and an understanding of cyber security

Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with all levels of staff, management (executives and Board of Directors), and external sources

Executive briefing and reporting skills with attention to detail

Strong presentation development and customer presentation skills

Extensive experience in the delivery of secure technical solutions

Problem solving attitude

Organizational and time management skills

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