IT Manager, Security Architecture and Strategy
Eversource Energy
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Berlin • Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $164,730 - $183,030 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
Tech Stack
AzureCloudSDLC
About the role
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 10+ security architects, fostering a culture of problem solving, partnership, and accountability
- Set the vision, strategy, and roadmap for security architecture across the organization
- Partner with business, IT leaders, and project teams to design secure solutions from the start
- Ensure architecture standards and security policies are enforced across projects and programs
- Ensure security architecture aligns with industry best practices, regulatory requirements, and emerging threats
- Develops Eversource Security Standards and ensures alignment with Eversource Enterprise Architecture and Solution Architecture teams accordingly
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on security architecture and risk-related decisions
- Champion the adoption of innovative security solutions that improve efficiency and protection
- Continuously assess and improve security architecture processes and practices
- When Eversource security standards cannot be met, works with business to document policy exceptions in GRC tool
- Produces high quality oral and written work, presenting complex technical matters clearly and concisely with audiences ranging from peers to Senior Management
- Recommends effective process changes to enhance defense and response procedures
- Assists with annual SOX, CIP and SOC assessment and related remediation efforts
- Must be available to work emergency storm assignment and travel between MA/CT/NH as necessary
Requirements
- Must have an extensive understanding of IT Security standards and solutions
- Application Security (Secure SDLC including agile)
- Underlying principles of networking, infrastructure and system integration
- Must be familiar with current and proposed laws, regulations, industry standards, and ethical requirements related to information security and privacy
- Must have experience in cloud technologies including Azure
- Knowledge of Operational Technology and NERC CIP desired
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, related technical field or equivalent experience
- 10+ years of experience in information security, with at least 2 years in a lead role within a security or security architecture team
- Strong working knowledge of information systems security standards and practices
- Experience with one or more of the following: security monitoring, database security, policy and procedure, Active Directory, cryptography/PKI, application security, secure SDLC, risk assessments, security awareness
- Degree in Information Security or security certification preferred
- Must be available to work emergency storm assignment as required
- Must be available to travel between MA/CT/NH as necessary
Benefits
- Eversource offers a competitive total rewards program
- Check out our careers site for an overview of our benefits programs
- This position is eligible for a potential incentive
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Hard skills
IT Security standardsApplication SecuritySecure SDLCcloud technologiesAzureOperational TechnologyNERC CIPsecurity monitoringdatabase securitycryptography
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringproblem solvingcommunicationpartnershipaccountabilitypresentation skillsprocess improvementtrustworthinesscollaboration
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Information Systemsdegree in Information Securitysecurity certification