Senior Director - Security Architecture & Engineering

Description

Job Summary

Epiq's continuing innovation offers opportunity to work with exciting new products and technologies. To ensure the ongoing protection of Epiq's Systems and our clients' data, we are hiring for a senior leader to oversee our security architecture and engineering team. This role will report directly to the CISO and is responsible for leading multiple teams that design, engineer, and deploy various cybersecurity technologies and controls within our environment. This position works closely with the security operations, security governance, corporate compliance and software development teams to build defensive capabilities that empower ongoing innovation.

Essential Job Responsibilities

Manage strategic initiatives aimed at improving efficiency, automation, and effectiveness across Epiq's security controls infrastructure

Work directly with software development leaders across Epiq's business lines to identify and implement tailored controls that support the latest innovative products being developed, often leveraging cloud-native technologies

Work collaboratively across both the cybersecurity team and the IT organization to define, design, implement and support cybersecurity infrastructure and controls.

Provide strategic leadership and vision that drives consultative and skillful support to various strategic projects across both IT and the business units.

Assess the efficacy of current security controls and identify improvements that will add additional security capability, cost savings, and / or automation efficiency .

Define meaningful metrics and measures of success, providing regular reporting to the CISO, IT Leaders and Executive Leadership Team (ELT).

Support efforts of the Cloud Security Posture Management program to identify, assess, and report on security controls implementation across critical cloud assets.

Respond to requests for support with customer inquiries, audits, and other compliance discovery.

Develop and share expertise related to Epiq's use of Generative AI both through in-house developed and cloud-native technologies

Learn about Epiq's product offerings and gain greater understanding of core business lines in e-Discovery, Class-Action, etc.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education : Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, Information Technology, or related field (Preferred but not Required)

Experience : 7+ years of experience in information security, with at least 4 years in a leadership role.

Skills

Proven ability to set strategic direction and provide tactical management in support of an overall cybersecurity program.

Experience working in a hybrid IT environment, designing and implementing security controls that span both multiple cloud and on-premise datacenter infrastructure

Experience with technologies such as Zero-Trust Network Access solutions, Microsoft Azure security tools (Sentinel, Entra, etc.), Privileged Access and IAM solutions, SIEM log optimization

Ability to lead geographically diverse remote teams effectively, providing strong engagement and empowering independent work.

Knowledge of common security frameworks and guidance such as the NIST CSF, 800-144, 800-53, OWASP Top 10 and Cloud-Native Application Top 10, ISO 27001, etc.

Demonstrated ability to build collaboration and credibility with resources across the organization who have different or potentially conflicting goals and priorities

Skilled in defining and reporting against critical metrics and key performance indicators

Demonstrated ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively to peers and members of the leadership team

Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership and effectively explain deeply technical concepts to individuals without background in those knowledge areas

Capability to understand the dynamics of a larger enterprise organization and navigate challenging discussions effectively

Certifications : Security related certification such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) not required but highly desirable .

The Compensation range for this role is 200,000 to 245,000.00 USD annually and may be eligible for an annual bonus.

Your specific salary will be determined based on several factors

Location-based market rate for the role

Your abilities in relation to the job specification

Performance during screening and interview

Pay parity with the wider team in the considered location

Further details about the package will be provided during the initial screening call with the Talent Acquisition Team.

Click to learn about Epiq's Benefits.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

It is Epiq's policy to comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity laws by making all employment decisions without unlawful regard or consideration of any individual's race, religion, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, transgender status, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, marital status, age, national origin, genetic information, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, veteran or family status or any other basis protected by applicable national, federal, state, provincial or local law. Epiq's policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on any of these impermissible bases, as well as any bases or grounds protected by applicable law in each jurisdiction. In addition Epiq will take affirmative action for minorities, women, covered veterans and individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. Epiq is pleased to provide such assistance and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. Pursuant to relevant law, where applicable, Epiq will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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