Cybersecurity Principal-Architect - Network and Perimeter Security

Company: The Home Depot
Location: Austin
Posted on: February 15, 2020

Job Description:

Job Description:POSITION PURPOSE Within the walls of The Home Depot, you'll find empowered associates who ideate, build, and implement innovative solutions for the world's largest home improvement retailer. The Cybersecurity Principal for N/W and Perimeter Security is responsible for sourcing newer technologies from inception to deployment. This role on the Network Security Architecture team guides the research, design, and proof of value of existing and new security software applications and hardware platforms. This person collaborates with internal teams to improve security posture as it directly relates to The Home Depot's policies and standards. In this role, this person should illustrate an in-depth understanding of technology operations and provide technical guidance to more junior Systems Engineers. Let's change the future of retail together. MAJOR TASKS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES 40% - Strategy & Planning: Researches and analyzes business trends and behavioral data to identify opportunities for improvements and new initiatives Leads the evaluation, development, and recommendation of specific technology products and platforms to provide cost-effective solutions that meet business and technology requirements Researches and designs best fit infrastructure, network, database, and security architectures for products Guides the proactive creation and maintenance of tools for monitoring and support Leads project budgeting, planning, and management across multiple efforts and teams Develops and delivers formal training courses Visits with operational units (e.g., warehouses, stores, data centers) to understand needs and build relationships 20% - Delivery & Execution: Guides configuration, debugging, and support for infrastructure Documents, reviews and ensures that all quality and change control standards are met Guides field and corporate roll-outs of technology Guides the stand up of necessary system software, hardware, and equipment (physical or virtual) to meet changing infrastructure needs Creates and optimizes specifications for complex technology solutions Produces and manages purchase requests for hardware and software Creates technical white papers and thought leadership Creates and enforces process standards Leads disaster recovery planning and engineering efforts Collaborates with other leaders to drive build versus buy decisions with regard to technology 30% - Support & Enablement: Collaborates with product and project teams to understand needs and enable them with infrastructure Guides technology architecture design review efforts for project and product teams Leverages tooling and custom applications to monitor the operational status of applications, infrastructure, networks, databases and security; optimizes and tunes performance as appropriate Guides root cause analysis, debugging, support, and post-mortem analysis for security incidents and service interruptions Guides maintenance, upgrades, and support for existing systems and infrastructure to ensure operational stability Acts as a vendor relationship manager Guides the production of in-house documentation around solutions Monitors tools and proactively helps teams struggling with systems issues Provides application support for software running in production Guides the creation of scripts and tools that drive automation and enable product teams and end users to move towards self service Acts as a mentor to more junior Systems Engineers 10% - Learning: Keeps abreast of innovations and industry trends as well as changes to internal systems and determines how they impacts tools, training, and support necessary to keep systems up, running, and secure Participates in and contributes to learning activities around modern systems engineering core practices (communities of practice) Leads learning efforts inside the organization focused on systems engineering Proactively views articles, tutorials, and videos to learn about new technologies and best practices being used within other technology organizations NATURE AND SCOPE Typically reports to the Systems Engineer Manager or Sr. Manager, Technology Director or Sr. Director. ENVIRONMENTAL JOB REQUIREMENTS Environment: Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable. Travel: Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time. Additional Environmental Job Requirements: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Must be eighteen years of age or older. Must be legally permitted to work in the United States. Additional Minimum Qualifications: Must be legally permitted to work in the United States Education Required: The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job. Years of Relevant Work Experience: 6 years Physical Requirements: Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. Associated topics: cybersecurity, forensic, identity access management, iam, idm, information security, malicious, phish, security engineer, security officer

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