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Fidelity Investments

Director, Edge Security Ops

Durham, NC

Job Description:

Title: Director, Edge Security Ops

The Purpose of This Role

The qualified candidate must be adaptable and able to work in a fast-paced environment where learning new skills and understanding Edge Security Operations quickly is a key to success. The job involves performing techno-manager role in Edge Security Operations areas including Web Application Firewall, Email Security, IDS/IPS, cloud perimeter security, Cyber Incident Response, Change Management, etc.

The Value You Deliver

The candidate will work with a large and extended Cyber Platform operations team and provide a variety of network & Perimeter Security expertise, Candidate will play role as People manager and work as SME for Advance security expertise for Fireeye, IDS/IPS, Email Security, Cloud Security - Perimeter Security, Splunk, and WAF operations.

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The Skills that are Key to this role

People Manager and Stakeholder Management Skills:

  • Manage Senior subject matter expertise associates and align the Edge Security Ops functions with business priority.
  • Engaging senior leaders with different professional and cultural backgrounds in functional merits of Enterprise IT, including articulating business benefits in very tangible ways. Recognized for your dedication, client focus and engaged behavior.
  • Outstanding interpersonal and multi-tasking and skills to quickly gain trust and build up efficient relationships to collaborate with internal partners to drive design of global and regional initiatives/ programs forward.

Technical

  • Broad span of diverse outstanding skills to manage Web Application Firewall (WAF), Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), Advance Threat Protection (ATP), Cloud Security and Email Security operational functions.
  • Expertise in Email Security, Email and Web Advance Threat Protection, DNS, DDoS and IDS/IPS. Analyzing email, DNS and DDoS attack patterns to improve protections. Expert in DMARC and outbound email enforcement.
  • Ability to influence high impacting and complex security architecture decisions in high pressure situations.
  • Responsible for Perimeter security products maturity, Architectural oversight and enable high business value.
  • Profound knowledge of enterprise security architecture practices, strategies, processes, and methodologies
  • Outstanding interpersonal and multi-tasking and responsible for taking very high complex perimeter security decisions.
  • Ability to decision during high pressure situations like Cyber incidents.
  • Responsible for Perimeter security products maturity and high, enable high business value.
  • Develop consistent and high-quality service roadmaps and architectures, ensuring strategy alignment and oversight of standards and guidelines. You will work closely with the technical domain architects and engineers to develop and agree the target state and transitional states.
  • You have a deep understanding of Enterprise Architecture as well as solid partner management skills to drive consensus across multiple business divisions (you must be willing to challenge the status quo).
  • Engaging senior leaders with different professional and cultural backgrounds in functional merits of Enterprise IT, including articulating business benefits in very tangible ways. Recognized for your dedication, client focus and engaged behavior.

Behavioral

  • Proficient in balancing business partner views and interests
  • Team player with excellent interpersonal & communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Global Senior technical Stake holder and partner engagement skills
  • Operations Delivery and can manage global perimeter security projects.
  • Possess Can-Do attitude to overcome any kind of challenges.
  • Dedication to fostering an inclusive culture and value diverse perspectives.

The Skills that are Good to Have for this role

As a Lead in the Cyber Security, you should have:

  • Strong Understanding of Perimeter operations processes (e.g. incident management, change management, SLA's etc.)
  • Ability to proactively prevent enterprise ingress malicious traffic, block it and communicate to CSO level.
  • Data Driven Approach to understand fraud data, prioritize detect and prevent.
  • Expert in Network Security and Web Application Firewall
  • Prior experience on Splunk
  • Strong customer focus, Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Manage own time and work with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to work effectively in a team environment with both technical and non-technical people
  • Communicate with peers and management.
  • Good communication skills and experience of working in multi-culture environments.

How will this person help impacting organization

This position will help build capability of very strong perimeter security posture, Limit the aggregator access and Protect the Business and client data from external attacks.

The Expertise We're Looking For

  • Preferred to have Certifications in CISSP, SANS Certificate

Certifications:

Company Overview

Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients' money.

Join Us

At Fidelity, you'll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples' lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award, we have been recognized by our employees as a top 10 Best Place to Work in 2024. And you don't need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity-we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you've always imagined.

Fidelity's working model blends the best of working offsite with maximizing time together in person to meet associate and business needs. Currently, most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite all business days of one assigned week per four-week period (beginning in September 2024, the requirement will be two full assigned weeks).

At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation, detailed in this document, and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.

We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com.

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations@fmr.com, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 3.

Client-provided location(s): Durham, NC, USA
Job ID: Fidelity-2082501
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • On-Site Gym
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Snacks
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Company Equity
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
    • Profit Sharing
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program

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