Director, IT Security

Role Overview

• Oversee the security operations and engineering function of Ensemble's IT Security Program.
• Develop an effective security operations and engineering strategy to secure business operations and missions.
• Oversee a team of security analysts, engineers and service providers supporting security operations or engineering functions.
• Develop a keen understanding of Ensemble's unique business requirements to identify and reduce enterprise risk.
• Responsible for the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability of Ensemble applications and systems.
• Partner with business and security stakeholders to assist in defining strategic cybersecurity objectives and goals.
• Monitor industry information technology and security trends, threats, and regulatory trends to identify strategy-impacting effects to stakeholder operations and interests.
• Lead security operations resources which monitor and analyze events to detect cybersecurity threats facing Ensemble associates and resources.
• Enhance security operations threat detection and response capabilities.
• Enhance incident response plans, playbooks and preparedness activities.
• Lead security engineers responsible for the deployment, operations, configuration and scalability functions of security systems and control oversight for systems managed by other IT teams.
• Build and deploy operational response model to ensure security standards and configuration management policies and protocols are effective, followed, and tracked.
• Build, deploy, and maintain all operational aspects of the company-wide software development lifecycle security program.
• Lead the Business Continuity Management Program and all supporting functions that consist of leading and governance council, conduct of risk analysis, impact assessment, business continuity and disaster recovery exercises, reporting, and updates to global business and IT stakeholders.
• Support acquisition due diligence for information security risks and support control design for integration.
• Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics for operational success.
• Participate in reporting requirements, monthly/quarterly status meetings and offsites as appropriate.

Requirements

• CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or other cybersecurity certifications
• 5-7 years of relative experience
• 2-3 years of true leadership experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems or Equivalent Experience
• Practical experience building threat-based cybersecurity programs and designing and implementing security controls and compliance programs.
• Experience leading information technology and/or security teams in engineering, design, and operations, experience in a leadership position within a Security Operations Center preferred.
• Self-motivated and willing to take on challenges while adapting to an ever-changing operational environment.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong business acumen to quickly learn new business processes and understand how application performance requirements support the business in achieving revenue and profit goals.
• Excellent collaboration skills
• must be eager to work as part of a cohesive team and work as a partner to other teams within Aristocrat, Inc., locally and globally.
• Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to gather relevant data and information, actively listen, dialogue freely, verbalize ideas effectively, negotiate tense situations successfully, and manage and resolve conflict.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities and deadlines.
• Demonstrated initiative, customer orientation and teamwork competencies.
• Adaptability, flexibility and ability to work as part of a team across functional boundaries or in an individual capacity.

Tech Stack

• Cyber Security

Benefits

• healthcare
• time off
• retirement
• well-being programs
• professional certification
• tuition reimbursement
• quarterly and annual incentive programs