Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
College degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related discipline, or equivalent specialized training and relevant work experience.
7–10 years of progressive cybersecurity experience, including significant experience in security operations, security engineering, network security, Zero Trust, or related disciplines.
Demonstrated experience managing technical teams, security functions, and/or complex cybersecurity projects.
Prior hands-on experience in security operations, security engineering, network security, or Zero Trust/SSE technologies, with the depth to lead professionals performing these functions.
Ability to operate as a technical manager, balancing leadership responsibilities with direct technical problem-solving when required.
Experience leading cross-functional teams and resources across security, infrastructure, networking, cloud, IAM, applications, and business functions.
Experience managing outsourced or offshore SOC teams, managed security service providers, consultants, and technology vendors.
Ability to establish priorities, define responsibilities, measure performance, manage competing demands, and drive accountability.
Experience leading cybersecurity or infrastructure projects through planning, design, implementation, and transition to operations.
Strong knowledge of security monitoring, incident response, SIEM/SOAR technologies, threat detection, and security operations practices.
Hands-on experience with Zero Trust and SSE technologies, including ZTNA, SWG, CASB, SSPM, and related cloud-delivered controls.
Experience administering, engineering, or supporting Zscaler, Netskope, or equivalent enterprise SSE platforms.
Strong understanding of Zero Trust architecture, least-privilege access, identity-aware controls, application segmentation, and secure remote access.
Strong enterprise networking knowledge, including TCP/IP, DNS, routing, proxies, firewalls, VPN, TLS/SSL inspection, and troubleshooting.
Experience securing hybrid environments and translating cybersecurity strategy into roadmaps, projects, operational processes, and measurable outcomes.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, project management, communication, collaboration, and relationship-management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with AWS; Microsoft Azure experience is a plus.
Experience securing applications and workloads during cloud migrations and integrating SSE, identity, endpoint, SIEM, cloud security, and data protection technologies.
Experience with security automation and orchestration.
CISSP, CCSP, cloud security/architecture, networking, Zero Trust, SSE, or relevant vendor certification.
