Sr Prin Security Architect

Consumers Energy is Michigan’s largest energy provider, providing natural gas and / or electricity to 6.8 million of the state’s 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. Consumers Energy knows job number one is to keep the lights on for customers. We are committed to delivering reliable, clean, and affordable energy to our customers 24 / 7.

Location : The successful candidate will be expected to work in a hybrid status of reporting to any Consumers Energy Service Center every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday with home office flexibility on Wednesday and Friday.

General Summary of Job Responsibilities

The Senior Principle Security Architect is the subject matter expert for security architecture which includes strategy, roadmaps, planning, architecture and standards for all areas of security including cyber, physical and compliance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Develop security business cases in support of company budget and MPSC rate case processes. Serve on the rate case team and may be asked to be a witness

Communicate and conduct periodic briefings to individuals and leadership within Security and IT on new security trends, capabilities and technology to support future strategic planning

Create use cases, requirements and criteria for security product evaluations and requests for proposal

Accountable for developing, maintaining and rolling out security standards, architectural patterns and roadmaps

Evaluate new technology for potential implementation into the environment and performance of existing solutions for potential replacement

Other duties as assigned or may be necessary

Evaluate new technology projects outside of security to ensure security requirements are met

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Demonstrated ability to build relationships, collaborate and lead through influence

Ability to demonstrate high level of Integrity and build Trust

Strong communicator capable of leading meetings, presenting and driving consensus

Ability to deal with critical infrastructure security issues preferably relating to Utilities

Education & Experience

Bachelor's Degree in IT or related field with 10 years in IT or related field OR

Associates Degree in IT or related field with 12 years in IT or related field OR

High School Diploma and 14 years in IT or related field.

Why should you join our team?

At Consumers Energy, we offer more than just a place to work. We foster a culture that supports career development, growth, and stability, and we take pride in offering our co-workers excellent benefits and compensation packages. We are deliberately creating an inclusive culture that makes our diverse team of co-workers feel valued, supported, and empowered every day. We're a company made up of thousands of people, all with different stories to share and work to do, but we stand united in our company purpose : world class performance delivering hometown service.

What we offer :

Competitive compensation packages

Medical, Dental and Vision

401k with company match

Paid parental leave

Up to 13 paid Holidays

Paid time off

Educational Assistance Program

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion :

We, at CMS Energy, value Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. It is part of our DNA. We treat our employees with respect, we treat each other fairly and we value the opinions of others. We are passionate about building and nurturing an environment where everyone feels included. We don’t discriminate. We seek to learn about each other and better understand our unique differences. Our uniqueness makes us authentic. We create safe spaces where everyone can be who they truly are. We invite difficult conversations and uncomfortable topics. We value diverse perspectives; this is what makes us great together. We harbor an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their backgrounds, experiences, and ideas. Our Employee Resource Groups, Women in Energy (WE), Minority Advisory Panel (MAP), Pride Alliance of Consumers Energy (PACE), GENERGY, capABLE, Interfaith and Veterans Advisory Panel (VAP) are key enablers to living the values of our company culture : Caring, Empowered, Deliberate, Agility, and Ownership.

All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.