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Flower Mound, Tx, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Strategic Leadership and Vision: Develop and implement a comprehensive cloud security strategy for both Azure and AWS environments, aligning with the organization's overall security goals.Team Leadership and Mentorship: Lead and mentor a team of cloud security professionals, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.High-Level Collaboration: Work closely with senior management and product leaders to integrate security practices into the product lifecycle and business processes.Security Architecture and Design: Provide expert guidance on the security architecture of cloud-based products, including the integration of Azure Defender for Cloud and AWS WAF.Incident Response Leadership: Lead high-level incident response initiatives, ensuring rapid and effective handling of security breaches and threats.Innovation and Research: Stay abreast of emerging cloud security technologies and trends, driving innovation and implementing cutting-edge solutions.Vendor and Stakeholder Management: Manage relationships with external security vendors and key stakeholders, ensuring alignment of security objectives.Risk Assessment and Management: Conduct comprehensive risk assessments for cloud environments, and develop mitigation strategies to address identified vulnerabilities.Automation and Efficiency: Drive the implementation of automation in security workflows, enhancing efficiency and response times.Data Security Management: Ensure the integrity and confidentiality of data across cloud platforms, implementing robust data security measures.Custom Security Solutions: Design and implement custom security solutions tailored to specific organizational needs in Azure and AWS ecosystems.Reporting and Communication: Provide regular reports to senior management on the status of cloud security initiatives and challenges.

Chicago, Il, Us

-Collaborate with product groups to ensure products maintain the highest security standards, with emphasis on Azure and AWS environments.-Address system vulnerabilities and incidents in Azure and AWS, adhering to industry best practices and company policies.-Assist product teams in onboarding Azure Defender for Cloud, AWS WAF, and other relevant security tools and systems.-Manage potential compliance audits and oversee security testing with external vendors using tools like Crowdstrike.-Implement and manage automation workflows in Azure Logic Apps and Boomi.-Perform security design reviews for new cloud-based products and functionalities in both Azure and AWS ecosystems.-Lead product groups through the formal security approval process in cloud environments.-Spearhead the implementation of advanced security tools in Azure and AWS, including but not limited to vulnerability scanning, source code scanning, and penetration testing.-Integrate security tools such as Crowdstrike into various Azure and AWS operational products and hosting environments.-Use Azure and AWS to participate in the creation and modification of security policies and procedures.-Lead product groups in an annual cloud compliance audit for both Azure and AWS infrastructures.-Collaborate with cloud-based product and infrastructure teams to create interfaces for feeding security log data into tools like Defender for Cloud and AWS WAF.-Build and manage Alert bots in Azure and AWS to enhance real-time security incident reporting and management.-Triage and manage security issues and alerts in Azure and AWS, ensuring rapid responses to threats.

Delano, Ca, Us

-Manage and lead a team of cyber security engineers to ensure the effective use of Microsoft Security stack tools, including MDE, MDCA, MDO, and Purview.-Develop and implement effective policies and procedures for cyber security that comply with industry standards and regulations, such as NIST and ISO, while ensuring they are aligned with the organization's goals.-Mentor and train team members on best practices for cyber security, including the use of Microsoft Security stack tools, PowerShell automation, and API work, to enhance their skills and support their career growth.-Create and oversee the execution of automation procedures to improve cyber security processes, including the development of PowerShell scripts, API integrations, and other automation techniques.Collaborate with other teams and stakeholders to identify security risks and gaps in the current systems, and lead efforts to remediate them in a timely and efficient manner.-Serve as the lead subject matter expert (SME) for Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Azure Arc, providing technical guidance and support to other team members and stakeholders on the implementation, configuration, and use of these solutions.-Lead the design, development, and execution of proof of concept (POC) projects to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Azure Arc in mitigating cyber security risks and protecting the organization's assets and data. This involves collaborating with other teams and stakeholders to define the scope and objectives of the POC, configuring the tools and systems, and analyzing the results to identify strengths and weaknesses of the solutions.

Delano, Ca, Us

-Implemented Enterprise level applications and management systems globally including MDCA(Microsoft CASB), MDE(Defender for Endpoints), DLP integration of Microsoft Purview.-Lead Technical Engineer and SME in CASB Solutions including Netskope, MDCA, and Zscaler.-Planning, implementing, managing, monitoring, and upgrading security measures for the protection of the organization's data, systems, and networks.-Troubleshooting security and network problems including site outages, firewall policy conflicts, etc .-Responding to all system and/or network security breaches and leading critical response teams to take appropriate actions.-Ensuring that the organization's data and infrastructure are protected by enabling the appropriate EDR policies.-Participating in the change management process.-Testing and identifying network and system vulnerabilities using MITRE attack frameworks and techniques during purple teaming exercises weekly.-Daily administrative tasks, reporting, and communication with the relevant departments in the organization

Delano, Ca, Us

Responsible for the cyber security of Mary Kay Corporate. Creating policies and provisions for our Anti-Virus platforms.Managing security alerts and providing expert troubleshooting when alerts arise.Protecting against cyber attacks by doing advanced threat detection and hunting.

Geneva, Switzerland, Ch

Responsible for preventing unauthorized access to our data and responding to privacy breaches. Educating employees on how to prevent malware from entering our network by seminars about Phising, Spear Phising, and Social Engineering.

Lubbock, Tx, Us

Managerial position. Responsible for determining, developing and implementing Livingston's information technology goals. My activities can include reviewing and filling internal help requests and monitoring computer performance for potential problems. Administrative tasks include tracking computer-related orders and bills, maintaining license documentation and renewing upgrades. I also provide an organization with day-to-day computer support, such as installing basic software and providing updates.

Lubbock, Tx, Us

Provided direct support to users across the organization. This included helping set up hardware or software, diagnosing connectivity or data access problems, answering questions about hardware or software, and helping users access shared drives and devices. Fixing and provisioning Firewalls, VOIP phones, managed printers and more.

San Jose, California, Us

In this role, I provide technical support to field engineers, technicians, and product support personnel who are diagnosing, troubleshooting, repairing and debugging complex equipment, computer systems, complex software, or networked and/or wireless systems. Respond to situations where first-line product support has failed to isolate or fix problems in malfunctioning equipment or software. Report design, reliability and maintenance problems or bugs to design engineering/software engineering. May be involved in customer installation and training. Provide support to customer/users where the product is highly technical or sophisticated in nature.