Manager, Cyber Defense Operations

Manager, Cyber Defense Operations

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Job ID R26_914 Address 3200 Hackberry Road, Irving, Texas, 75063, United States Location Irving, Texas

With more than 13,000 stores in the U.S. and 86,000 stores globally, it is no wonder 7-Eleven, Inc. has been named an iconic brand. In addition to 7-Eleven stores, 7-Eleven, Inc. also operates and franchises Speedway, Stripes, Laredo Taco Company and Raise the Roost locations. Since inventing the convenience industry in 1927, 7-Eleven has built a rich history filled with beloved products like Slurpee, Big Gulp and Big Bite, and fan-favorite holidays like Slurpee Day and Bring Your Own Cup Day. Now, 7-Eleven is on a mission to contemporize the brand and redefine convenience – and we need your help.

JOB SUMMARY:

You will be responsible for all aspects of Cyber Defense within 7-Eleven, reporting to the Senior Manager of Information Security Operations. You will have demonstrated ability to lead a team of technical specialists, have extensive multi-vendor experience and exceptional grasp of technical concepts. You are a proactive leader who takes ownership of issues and drives them to resolution. You will oversee a team of subject matter experts (SME) on behalf of 7-Eleven, to ensure the security of all corporate information from all threat vectors, internal and external. You will oversee projects and deployments of security tools to ensure an appropriate security posture, in a timely manner. You will participate in and oversee investigations into security incidents and violations, and will thus be responsible for sensitive information relevant to employees, contractors, vendors, etc. of 7-Eleven. As such, you will be expected to have the ability to pass a detailed background investigation, and maintain impeccable standards of confidentiality, morality, and ethics. You will ensure your team has the tools to produce their own career success and guide them to create that success. You will be challenged in a fast-paced environment and will ensure that your team’s success in handling these challenges will not go unnoticed or unrewarded.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:

• You are expected to use your broad-ranging expertise in security concepts to contribute to development of company objectives and principles and to achieve goals in creative and effective ways. You will act independently to determine appropriate approaches to new assignments, and lead your team members in their activities in these domains:

• Incident response (to include triage, playbooks, investigation, write-ups, escalations)

• Cyber Threat Intelligence

• Forensic analysis

• Threat Hunting

• Ingestion of Indicators of Compromise, and distribution to enforcement mechanisms

• Data loss prevention

• Email security

• Security Orchestration and Automation

• Threat research and creation of compensating controls

• Act as point of contact for 7-Eleven leadership to advance partnership opportunities between Cyber Defense Operations team and other business areas. Exercise independent judgment in determining appropriate methods and procedures on new assignments for team.

• Create or approve professional development and training plans for your team. Ensure budget is requested for continued professional development of your team.

• Prioritize taskings and projects for the team based on importance to accomplishment of business objectives. Ensure all team members maintain proper prioritization to maximize efficiency.

• Develop job descriptions, conduct hiring interviews, and develop pipeline of candidates for future inclusion in 7-Eleven’s cyber defense program.

• Oversee or perform the solving of significant and unique issues where analysis of situations and data requires evaluation of intangible factors. Provide escalation support and both technical and organizational guidance for all Cyber Defense issues.

• Lead design and architecture efforts for issues impacting future concepts in cyber defense and advise senior leadership about cyber defense products and technologies that can enhance 7-Eleven’s mission by providing appropriate protection for all data on the network or sent/received to/from various public or private clouds, or the Internet at large.

• Provide guidance to team members in defining cyber defense requirements for current and future state end-to-end architectures and platforms to advance security controls and the security posture of the business.

• Collaborate with other managers in cross-functional teams to prioritize security risks, provide mitigation or remediation recommendations, and implement compensating controls.

• Oversee or lead cyber defense architecture and third-party intelligence reviews.

• Oversee team in performing cyber defense platform testing, vulnerability remediation, and operating system hardening to reduce attack surface.

• Oversee team in performing proof-of-concept testing for cyber defense solutions under consideration for purchase and implementation.

• Provide Information Security leadership with updates and metrics on effectiveness of cyber defense controls.

• Manage development and maintenance of cyber defense policies, standards, processes and workflows.

• Actively engage the vendor community to identify cyber defense products and technologies that can enhance 7-Eleven’s mission by providing appropriate protection for all data on the network or sent/received to/from various public or private clouds, or the Internet at large.

• Drive and exemplify 7-Eleven Leadership Principles in all you do.

• Partner with the Security Operations Center (SOC) leadership in establishing metrics for performance and ensuring full support for escalation of events from SOC to Cyber Defense Operations team.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

EDUCATION: Bachelors/4 Yr Degree

YEARS OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE: 12+ years

YEARS OF MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE: 5+ years

CERTIFICATIONS / LICENSES: Preferred: At least one professional-level vendor-neutral certification in the Information Security arena (CISSP, CISM, GISP, etc.) as well as one vendor certification in the Information Security arena (Palo Alto PCSAE, Splunk Certified Developer, etc.)

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Bachelors in related field, with Masters preferred, or equivalent experience

• 12 years of related experience with Bachelor’s, 10 years with Master’s

Certification/Licenses

• Preferred: At least one professional-level vendor-neutral certification in the Information Security arena (CISSP, CISM, GISP, etc.) as well as one vendor certification in the Information Security arena (Palo Alto PCSAE, Splunk Certified Developer, etc.)

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the individuals assigned to this job. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. Management reserves the right to amend and change the duties and responsibilities of this job to meet business and organizational needs, as necessary.

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