Spearheaded the strategic development and implementation of comprehensive cybersecurity frameworks, identity and access management (IAM) systems, governance, risk assessment protocols, engineering initiatives, enterprise phishing simulations, and security awareness campaigns.Oversee the IT Security budget, delivering impactful presentations to the board, and fostering strategic collaborations with managed security providers (MSPs) to optimize security operations.Orchestrated the… Show more Spearheaded the strategic development and implementation of comprehensive cybersecurity frameworks, identity and access management (IAM) systems, governance, risk assessment protocols, engineering initiatives, enterprise phishing simulations, and security awareness campaigns.Oversee the IT Security budget, delivering impactful presentations to the board, and fostering strategic collaborations with managed security providers (MSPs) to optimize security operations.Orchestrated the effective management of intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS), vulnerability assessments, patch management, and rigorous internal and external penetration testing procedures, including third-party scanning and comprehensive IT audits.Ensured regulatory compliance across all facets of IT governance, including the establishment and management of a robust security operations center (SOC), endpoint security protocols, Microsoft 365 Defender Azure configurations, data loss prevention (DLP) strategies, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions, ProxySG deployments, system auditing procedures, firewall configurations, and external digital forensics investigations.Lead and improve cross-functional teams comprising IT security and engineering professionals, leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as LogRhythm, Bitdefender, MaaS360, Microsoft 365 Defender suite, Azure Active Directory, Zix AppRiver, WebTitan, and Cisco Duo Security to fortify the organization's cyber defenses and incident response capabilities.Responsible for the organization's business impact analysis, incident response, DR/BCP and tabletop exercises for both business and technology threats and incidents. Show less