Cybersecurity Perimeter Engineering Team (remote)

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We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated leader to head our Cybersecurity Perimeter Engineering Team. This critical role will be accountable for engineering, implementing, and managing advanced security capabilities, standards and procedures to harden our network perimeter, and effectively detect and block threats. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cybersecurity engineering, physical and virtual network security, and a proven track record of leading teams to achieve security objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership and Team Management

• Lead and mentor the Cybersecurity Perimeter Engineering Team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Define team goals and performance metrics aligned with the organization's cybersecurity strategy and objectives.

• Manage team resources, including workload distribution, skill development, and performance evaluations.

Network Perimeter Hardening

• Oversee the ongoing configuration of perimeter security devices, including firewalls (configurations and rules), intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS/NDR), Web Application (WAF), Edge Routers, Load Balancers.

• Design and implement robust security architectures to harden the network perimeter against external threats and vulnerabilities.

• Conduct hardening assessments to identify noncompliance to standards and define remediation requirements.

Threat Detection and Response Capabilities

• Develop and implement processes and technologies for real-time monitoring, detection, and response to suspicious activities at the network perimeter.

• Collaborate with incident response teams to ensure effective investigation and remediation of security incidents.

• Establish and refine alerting mechanisms to prioritize and escalate security incidents based.

Policy Development and Compliance

• Create and maintain technical security standards, for all perimeter and network technologies.

• Ensure compliance with relevant industry regulations, security frameworks, and organizational policies.

• Prepare and present regular reports on perimeter security status and hardening compliance to senior management and stakeholders.

Collaboration and Communication

• Work closely with other cybersecurity teams, IT departments, and business units to ensure cohesive security practices across the organization.

• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders to promote understanding of perimeter security risks and solutions.

• Provide training and knowledge transfer to team members and other staff on perimeter security technologies and processes.

Continuous Improvement and Innovation

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