Equity Residential · 1 day ago
Manager, Security Operations
Greater Chicago Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$155K/yr - $189K/yr
7+ years expEquity Residential is seeking a Manager of Security Operations to lead a high-impact team protecting the organization around the clock. The role involves overseeing 24/7 security operations, advancing the security program, and ensuring the security of people, systems, and data in an evolving threat landscape.
Property ManagementReal Estate
Hiring Manager
Keith Teresi
Responsibilities
Coach, mentor, and supervise the Security Operations team; ensure accountability and foster a high-performance culture
Maintain security metrics - MTTR (Mean Time to Resolve), MTTE(Mean Time to Escalate), and MTTA(Mean Time to Assign)
Enforce security policies and procedures
Maintains and documents security controls
Maintains and drives team engagement
Evangelizes the functions of the Security Operation Program and Sec/Dev/Ops concepts
Responsible and accountable for the overall uptime of the network and security systems
Oversee the vulnerability management program
Translate threat intelligence into actionable defensive strategies
Coordinate red team/blue team exercises
Performs research and data analysis of possible security events and proactively identifies and communicates status
Documents and investigates security incidents according to the security incident response policy
Resolves service impacting events, restores service and provides root cause analysis
Resolves fault conditions on security systems
Mentors and leads other less experienced team members
Closely interacts with the Infrastructure team
Supports team as necessary on high priority and/or high visibility security-related challenges
Train the Security Operations team and IT peers on new tools and enhancements
Ensures platform accessibility, software revisions and best practices are maintained
Prepares ad-hoc analysis and reports, as needed
This position does require 24 x 7 availability to support Security Operations, where necessary
Performs other duties as necessary
Represents the Company in a professional manner at all times. Consistently maintains a professional courteous attitude when dealing with residents, coworkers and the general public
Qualification
Required
Minimum 7-10 years of experience as an Information Security professional
Minimum 3-5 years of experience designing and maintaining firewall policies
Minimum 2-4 years of experience in IP addressing and subnetting, routing protocols, VPN concepts, VLAN configuration and concepts and L2/L3 switching technologies
Minimum 2-4 years of experience working with Azure Cloud environments
Hands-on expertise with security tools such as SIEM, EDR, CSPM, SOAR, and vulnerability management platforms
Must have a deep understanding of how servers, operating systems and networks function, perform and scale
Has prior experience with Cyber intelligence activities, including but not limited to: the collection of IOCs and tracking threat actors
Experience with IPS/IDS systems, DLP Solutions and proxies for web filtering and SSL decryption technologies
Deep expertise in DMZ architectures
Strong layer 2 to layer 7 troubleshooting experience
Strong Incident Response skills
Bachelor's Degree preferred, and ideally in Computer Science or related area; equivalent experience will also be considered in lieu of degree
Must demonstrate strong analytical and problem solving skills
Proven project management and organizational skills, specifically managing multiple concurrent projects
Ability to work independently with minimum supervision and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
Detail oriented, conscientious, thorough and accurate analysis
Have strong technical problem determination ability, exceptional system implementation, installation, and disaster recovery planning and ongoing administration experience
Experience maintaining highly available and highly secure networks
Process orientated with the ability to clarify objectives, evaluate options, consider implications, assess risks, and make key decisions
Excellent interpersonal and facilitation skills along with effective communication (both written and verbal) skills
Ability to convey network concepts and issues to both technical and non-technical audiences
Strong communication skills required, including a demonstrated ability to write with clarity and accuracy
Excellent teamwork skills are necessary
Passion for security is also important
Preferred
Platform Certifications such as GCIA, CCSP, CISSP, CCNP a plus!
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision care and wellness programs
Paid holidays
Annual vacation time
Paid sick leave
New parent benefits
Adoption assistance
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Rent Discounts
FSA/HSA
Company-paid life & disability insurance
Paid Community Service Hours
Leadership Development
Tuition Assistance
Company
Equity Residential
Equity Residential (EQR) is a real estate investment trust (REIT).
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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unknown1993-08-11IPO
Leadership Team
Kristin Hupfer
Senior Vice President, Marketing and Customer Experience
David Lane
Vice President, Property Management
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