Marriott Vacations Worldwide · 1 week ago
Director, Security Operations Engineering
Marriott Vacations Worldwide is seeking a Director of Security Operations Engineering to lead and provide technical direction for their Information Security Engineering Operations team. This role involves managing operations, supporting security tools, and ensuring compliance with security standards while overseeing a team and collaborating with various stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
Provides leadership and day-to-day management of operations/activities supporting Information Security Engineering Operations team tools and functions, including but not limited to:
Endpoint Security - Antivirus, anti-malware, device encryption, and device secure management
Web Security - Protect all networks/devices from Internet (web) based threats
E-mail Security - Protect e-mail accounts from viruses, phishing, and social engineering attacks
Account and Authentication Security - Account, password, and access security for 100k+ accounts across 200+ unique applications. Includes single sign-on and multi-factor authentication
Supports the Technical Architects in performing research, analysis, and design of enterprise security solutions to meet current and future governance and compliance requirements
Supports the ability to direct the team to limit or contain the impact of a potential cybersecurity event
Directs efforts to implement security solutions from the design specifications, product installation, maintenance and performance tuning
Maintains knowledge of external security principles and assures that existing environment retains compliance with up-to-date security standards and principles
Proactively communicates with internal security/customers/partners on security related issues
Manages support of existing technologies/systems within Information Security Engineering Operations team
May plan and manage a technical team of 4-6 associates within a security operations/infrastructure-based project
Provides financial input to IT Management as requested
May manage a subset of a project budget
Manage the development and maintenance of security process activities which includes security operational readiness, deployment, and the continued protection of Servers, PCs, Middleware, Database, Unix and other IT systems
Is a member of the MVW Risk advisory group providing guidance and recommendations
Participates in MVW’s Security Response Committee on issues and efforts related to network and systems security
Responsible for managing the team that supports the internal Online Systems Catalog and incident ticket requests relating to Information and Infrastructure Protection
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related discipline or equivalent work experience
At least 10 years progressive experience in relevant Information Security discipline
At least 7 years of experience in Information Security
At least 3 years of experience in a management role or a similar position
Ability to think strategically and tactically, with effective decision-making skills
Strong organization skills with demonstrable planning and time management capabilities
Have experience driving projects and owning problems within a security environment
Ability to communicate complex messages in a simple, clear, and concise manner to the various IT and non-IT teams
Have solid understanding of the main tenets of information security, data privacy, & risk
Successful management and support of technologies for both in-house and 3rd party security systems
Ability to analyze, absorb, advocate, and apply rapidly changing technologies and apply them as part of security solutions to business requirements
Ability to establish and maintain a high level of peer trust and confidence
Network knowledge - firewalls/DMZs, routing protocols, networking capabilities
Knowledge of multiple system environments with extensive experience in one (Windows, Linux, IIS, SQL, Apache)
Preferred
Master's degree in information security or related discipline preferred
Technical security and/or other security risk management certification (for example: CISSP, CRISC, CISM, CCSP) preferred
Company
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
Marriott Vacations Worldwide is a tourism company that offers vacation ownership, exchange, rental, and resort.
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$1.98B2025-11-18Post Ipo Debt· $470M
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2024-03-14Post Ipo Debt· $430M
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