Cyber Security Lead - Dublin, CA

ABOUT US

We are California’s largest regional, full-service grocery chain, founded over 70 years ago in Modesto, California, where our headquarters are still located today. With 194 stores across Central and Northern California and Western Nevada, our banners—Save Mart, Lucky, and FoodMaxx—are cherished regional brands, serving the unique needs of their communities.

It’s our 12,000 passionate associates who make our company a great place to work and shop. We prioritize investing in our people, stores, and neighborhoods, and work closely with local suppliers to bring fresh, quality products at affordable prices to our customers. Shoppers can access our offerings in-store, online, or through convenient home delivery and curbside pick-up.

The Save Mart Companies is part of The Jim Pattison Group, a family-owned, diversified holding company operating primarily in the and Canada and headquartered in Vancouver, BC. The Jim Pattison Group has a long-term strategic focus to see their companies succeed and grow. Together, our dedication to our associates and customers, commitment to growth and innovation, and our family traditions continue to thrive.

We are currently recruiting for the position of:

Cyber Security Lead - Dublin, CA

Job Summary:

The Cyber Security Lead is a crucial role that ensures our organization's cybersecurity operations are effective, efficient, and aligned with industry best practices. As the threat landscape for cybersecurity continues to evolve and become more complex, this position will manage the critical imperative for The Save Mart Companies to have robust cybersecurity operations in place to safeguard our critical assets, protect customer data, and maintain our brand reputation.

Responsibilities will include the overall management of people, process, and technology capabilities within Cybersecurity Operations at TSMC such as day-to-day operations and implementation of new cybersecurity technologies and industry best practices in managing cyber risk to protect the company, our customers, and employees.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the cybersecurity team, including incident response, vulnerability management, threat intelligence, and security monitoring.
• Identify, prioritize, and respond to potential cyber threats in a timely and efficient manner, reducing the risk of data breaches, system disruptions, and financial losses.
• Analyze, investigate, and report on threats and security incidents in an accurate and timely manner.
• In the event of a cybersecurity incident, lead the incident response team, coordinating efforts, and implementing incident response plans, as well as conducting post-incident review procedures and corrective actions.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with external partners, including law enforcement, industry peers, and cybersecurity vendors to share threat intelligence and best practices.
• Streamline security operations by implementing automation, optimization, and orchestration techniques.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders across the organization to identify and assess potential security risks and develop and implement appropriate countermeasures.
• Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards, regulations, and best practices, including PCI-DSS, CCPA/CPRA, and HIPAA.
• Leverage experience in cybersecurity operations tools, technologies, and processes to enhance the efficiency of the cybersecurity team, reduce operational costs, and improve overall security posture ultimately reducing time to detect and respond to emerging threats.
• Manage vendor relationships and contracts, driving efficiencies and reducing costs whenever possible.
• Provide training and mentoring to the Cybersecurity Operations team members.
• Other responsibilities as required.

Some of our competitive offerings include generous benefits packages (Health, Dental, Vision, Life and AD&D, 401K), tuition reimbursement and scholarship opportunities, vacation and personal holidays, and in-store purchase discounts.

Hiring pay range: -

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Experience in administration of SIEM programs using tools from vendors like Alien Vault, Cisco, and Microsoft.
• Understanding of Industry Best Practices Standards such as HIPAA/HITECH, NIST 800-53, ISO 27001/27002, and PCI-DSS.
• Experience in forensics, threat intelligence, and security incident management.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate complex security concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge of network protocols including TCP/IP, SNMP, NTP, DNS, LDAP, and of network analyses, vulnerability assessments, and network/security applications and operations.
• Experience within the Retail and/or Grocery Industry preferred

Experience: 7 Years IT security operations and/or related experience focused on security monitoring and tools implementation

Education: 4 year/Bachelors Degree and/or equivalent experience/training

Licenses & Certifications: Certifications in security operations and/or management, such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional or Certified Cloud Security Professional.

Other: This position may be part of a rotating on-call team, providing around the clock support.

Work Environment: Office

Reference: req40072

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The Save Mart Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we welcome resumes from individuals who will contribute to our diverse workforce.