Chief Cybersecurity Strategist

Security Visionary Position:

This strategic role involves leading the development and implementation of comprehensive security strategies, ensuring secure architecture and evaluating new security solutions to mitigate risk and enhance security resilience across the enterprise.

Enterprise Security Expertise:

• Develop and lead the strategy for modernizing security standards, staying current with evolving technologies and threats.
• Drive cybersecurity projects across network, endpoint, cloud, and identity security domains, leveraging advanced technologies like SentinelOne, Tenable, Zscaler, SailPoint, and Orca.
• Define and maintain security standards, handling exceptions and ensuring consistent risk mitigation.
• Conduct Proofs of Concept (POCs) to evaluate and implement emerging security solutions.

Security Architecture & Engineering:

• Oversee cybersecurity engineering and architecture to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient solutions across the enterprise and all business functions.
• Architect and document robust security solutions for critical corporate infrastructure, cloud environments, and customer-facing platforms.
• Deploy and configure security solutions including next-generation firewalls, EDR/XDR, disk encryption, data security posture management & DLP solutions, and advanced cloud security management solutions.
• Maintain a comprehensive Security Architecture Review program for new and existing technologies, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and regulatory standards.

Vulnerability Management:

• Direct/Oversee the Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) program, ensuring continuous assessment and mitigation of security vulnerabilities and exposures across the technology estate.
• Lead a comprehensive Security Vulnerability Management Program, overseeing Tenable project deployments and operational processes for managing vulnerabilities in workstations, servers, and applications.
• Execute security assessments for 400+ applications, ensuring secure SDLC practices across the development lifecycle.
• Manage network security, cloud security, and external attack surface vulnerability assessments using tools like Orca, Cycognito, BitSight, and others.
• Conduct internal and external penetration tests, simulating attacks to proactively identify and address security gaps.

Identity Governance & Administration:

• Direct the Identity & Access Management program, enforcing policies, controls, and governance that protects access to critical systems and data.
• Oversee the deployment and management of the SailPoint Identity Governance solution, ensuring access is governed based on roles, levels, and lines of business.
• Drive MFA implementation across the organization, along with secure Active Directory configuration and Privileged Access Management (PAM) for high-value admin accounts.

Team Leadership:

• Build, lead, and develop high-performing cybersecurity engineering and architecture teams, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.
• Act as a mentor and advocate for team members' growth, focusing on upskilling talent to address evolving security challenges.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Partner with technology, business, and compliance teams to ensure cybersecurity solutions support strategic objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Lead regular security reviews, providing updates to executive leadership and advocating for necessary investments in cybersecurity resources and technologies.

The ideal candidate has 18+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on security engineering, architecture, vulnerability management, and identity security in a large, complex global organization. They should have proven experience in designing, implementing, and managing security solutions for critical enterprise infrastructure, including cloud environments, network security, and endpoint protection. Experience in IT/ITES/BPO environments or in highly regulated environments with a thorough understanding of compliance frameworks is preferred.