What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Cybersecurity Architecture position at Cox?
The Director of Integrated Cybersecurity Architecture is responsible for leading a team of integrated cybersecurity architects that evangelize to all product and engineering teams the agreed upon cybersecurity architectural principles, standards, and design patterns, and advise teams how to build secure products and enterprise tools for all of Cox Automotive's multi-cloud and on-premises environments. This role is focused on leading a team of cybersecurity architects that are integrated members of the product and engineering teams. A separate function defines the architecture guidelines that this role is responsible for advising the product and engineering teams on how to implement.
This leader's organization will partner with all domestic product and engineering teams to identify unique cybersecurity risks to a product or enterprise tool using threat modeling and collaboratively design controls to mitigate the risks. This role is also responsible for clearly articulating the why, what, and how to adopt cybersecurity architectural guidelines. A successful candidate will have deep cybersecurity knowledge in the designing and building of secure software products and tools for multi-cloud and on-premises environments.
This role will report directly to the AVP of Security Architecture and Engineering at Cox Automotive.
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead a team that is integrated with and in continuous contact with engineering teams to advise on the cybersecurity risk of their architecture decisions and assist with cybersecurity control implementation.
- Engage with Product, Engineering, Legal and other leaders to ensure security considerations underpin decisions about new technology, systems, network and related programs / projects.
- Serve as the cybersecurity lead on large-scale workload and component development, engage with cross-functional leaders and stakeholders to ensure mutual understanding, ongoing communication and alignment of outcome expectations.
- Drive discussion with product and engineering teams on the adoption of cybersecurity guidelines.
- Establishes and oversees repeatable processes and procedures for gathering, assessing and reporting on current and future threats and vulnerabilities.
- Lead workshops to develop threat models for products and enterprise tools and assist teams in identifying solutions to mitigate against threats.
- Designs and implements strategies and security initiatives to assess and improve virtual, physical, technical and process safeguards and controls.
- Guarantees security reviews and processes are incorporated into existing and proposed systems.
- Engage with cybersecurity peers to create a cohesive cybersecurity department and share back internally regarding business specific activities. Act as the on the ground cybersecurity security representative to the product and engineering teams.
- Participate in security events and incident response to identify gaps in current design and propose solutions to prevent threats from reoccurring.
- Educate and mentor product and enterprise architects and engineers on cybersecurity best practices and standards.
- Partner with the legal and security governance, risk and compliance teams to ensure that cybersecurity architecture enables compliance with relevant regulatory and contractual requirements.
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
USD 159,400.00 - 265,600.00
Compensation :
Compensation includes a base salary of $159,400.00 - $265,600.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.
Benefits :
The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.
Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.
About Cox Automotive
At Cox Automotive, people of every background are driven by their passion for mobility, innovation and community. We transform the way the world buys, sells, owns and uses cars, accelerating the industry with global powerhouse brands like Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book, Manheim and more. What's more, we do it all with an emphasis on employee growth and happiness. Drive your future forward and join Cox Automotive today!
About Cox
Cox empowers employees to build a better future and has been doing so for over 120 years. With exciting investments and innovations across transportation, communications, cleantech and healthcare, our family of businesses - which includes Cox Automotive and Cox Communications - is forging a better future for us all. Ready to make your mark? Join us today!
Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation / wellness days, and / or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page .
Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer - All qualified applicants / employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.
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Salary : $159,400 - $265,600
