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University of Miami · 7 hours ago

Director, IT Security Operations

Miami, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

7+ years exp

The University of Miami Health System, known as UHealth, is seeking a Full-Time Director of IT Security Operations to lead their cybersecurity initiatives. The role involves overseeing security operations, managing incident response activities, and ensuring compliance with security standards across the organization.

Higher Education

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Supervises the performance management of all assigned staff including making decisions as they pertain to hiring, training, evaluation, promotion, and termination

Manages daily operations and directs staff to achieve departmental goals and objectives

Assumes responsibility for campus-wide initiatives involving computer support services

Develops, promotes, and maintains standards as they relate to technical support services and devices, including manufacturing and architectural standards

Designs improved work systems by revising work standards, policies, and procedures

Directs and manages project plan development, risk assessment, communications, budget tracking, status reporting, vendor management, and successful project completion

Manages projects with support staff by giving them a clear understanding of the departmental mission. Monitors project prioritization, active projects, and the development of dashboard and reporting mechanisms

Assumes responsibility for enterprise-wide IT projects and ensures an efficient and timely conclusion

Contributes to strategic plan and assists in providing short- and long-term solutions to help meet campus-wide strategic and tactical planning initiatives. Communicates with administration and staff regarding the efficient and timely delivery of services

Performs follow-up investigations on inquiries, complaints, and problems

Assists in the determination of critical milestones

Seeks ways to improve operations and oversees the preparation of productivity reports

Establishes departmental goals and objectives, identifies areas of improvement, and implements action plans to meet these

Attends professional meetings, workshops, conferences, and seminars to keep abreast of technological market advancements

Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with University policies and procedures. Ensures employees are trained on controls within the function and on University policy and procedures

In charge of managing the enterprise security operations team

Serve as the main point of contact for supporting the enterprise patch and vulnerability management

In charge of managing and monitoring the University’s security platforms

Serve as the point of contact with Managed Detection and Response security service providers/MDDRs

Manage the day-to-day Enterprise IT Security Operations

Oversee the day-to-day deploying and managing end-point protection solutions

Oversee the log ingestion from all enterprise critical systems and applications in the Security Incident and Event Monitoring (SIEM) and MDR tools

Experience in Cybersecurity Incident Response

Responsible for periodically reviewing network and security architecture

Evaluate and provide recommendations on implementation of security controls to detect, prevent, protect the University’s network resources

Support all cybersecurity incident response (IR) investigations, help prioritize the necessary actions to protect the University’s network resources

Stay current with industry trends, emerging threats, and best cybersecurity practices

Collect, analyze, and disseminate cyber threat intelligence from various sources to stay ahead of emerging threats

Qualification

Cybersecurity Incident ResponseInformation Security ManagementRegulatory ComplianceSecurity CertificationsData AnalysisProject ManagementTeam LeadershipStrategic PlanningDecision MakingCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

Security +

Certified Ethical Hacker

Cloud Security certification

7+ years of experience in information security, especially on a Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT), Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), Computer Security Incident Response Center (CSIRC) or a Security Operations Center (SOC)

7+ years of experience in another IT function, especially IT Audit

7+ years of experience with regulatory compliance and information security management frameworks (e.g., IS027000, COBIT, NIST 800, etc.)

Ability to react quickly, decisively and deliberately in high-stress, high-impact situations

Strong decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate one

Ability to lead, motivate, develop, and train others

Skill in collecting, organizing, and analyzing data

Knowledge of business and management principles

Ability to direct, manage, implement, and evaluate department operations

Ability to establish department goals, and objectives that support the strategic plan

Ability to effectively plan, delegate and/or supervise the work of others

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Tuition remission

And more

Company

University of Miami

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At UM you'll join a diverse and energized academic community.

Founded in 1925

Coral Gables, fl, US

5001-10000 employees

http://miami.edu

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