Information Security Director

Percepta; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TTEC seeks an Information Security Director in Austin, TX to lead enterprise IT security, shape policy, and coordinate risk assessments across the organization.

You will drive compliance with SOX, PCI and HIPAA, manage incident response, and collaborate with Legal, IT and executives to foster a security-first culture.

The role requires strong communication, hands-on experience with Cisco/Oracle environments, and a track record of delivering comprehensive security programs.

Qualifications

• Three years professional experience designing, implementing and managing enterprise IT security.
• Understanding of IT security and privacy laws, regulations and compliance (SOX, PCI, HIPAA).
• Ability to communicate effectively to executives and management on IT security topics.
• Experience coordinating incident response with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of identity management concepts.

Responsibilities

• Comprehend and enforce applicable laws, regulations and compliance relating to IT security and privacy, working closely with the Legal.
• Design and implementation of security policy and procedures.
• Maintain and proactively monitor core infrastructure components (Cisco, Oracle, Windows, Linux/Unix).
• Lead security assessments of systems, applications and networks in a complex IT environment.
• Make recommendations for products and procedures to improve IT security.
• Lead security incident response.
• Act as liaison to promote and ensure IT security compliance across the company.

Skills

Security leadership

Policy development

Regulatory compliance

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Cisco

Oracle

Windows

Linux/Unix

Job description

Job Description - Information Security Director (04FKG)

Information Security Director

Director, Information Security

The successful candidate for this position will be a highly motivated, proven self-starter with a thorough understanding of the diverse aspects of information security. The Director of IT Security is responsible for the following:

• Comprehend and enforce applicable laws, regulations and compliance relating to IT security and privacy, working closely with the Legal
• Design and implementation of security policy and procedures
• Work directly with others in the IT department to maintain and proactively monitor core infrastructure components, including products from Cisco, Oracle, MS Windows, and servers running versions of Linux/Unix operating systems
• Lead security assessments of systems, applications and networks in a complex IT environment
• Make relevant recommendations for products and procedures to maintain and improve IT security
• Lead security incident response
• Work in the evaluation of current and future applications and network devices
• Act as liaison with entire company to promote, educate, and ensure compliance of IT security

Requirements:

• Three years professional experience designing, implementing and managing enterprise IT security
• Thorough understanding of IT security and privacy laws, regulations and compliance, including forensics, SOX, PCI and HIPAA. SAS70, eDiscovery or COBIT/ISO experience highly desirable.
• Perform or work with others to execute security assessments of technical environments
• Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and speech, as well as being able to prepare and present IT related material to a wide variety of audiences, including non-technical executives and management and on occasion, to large groups
• Understanding of concepts relating to Identity Management
• Ability to coordinate incident response with many internal and external organizations including IT, legal, internal audit, operations, executive management and local and federal authorities as needed
• Experience developing, reviewing, administering, and implementing security policies
• B.A. or B.S required, advanced degree preferred
• Experience within the outsourced (BPO) Contact Center Experience would be ideal

CERTIFICATIONS:

Security certifications such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP(ISC2)), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Global Information Assurance Certification, GIAC Information Security Officer (GISO), and/or GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC).

TTEC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. TTEC embraces and is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that respects and empowers the cultures and perspectives within our global teams. We strive to reflect the communities we serve by not only delivering amazing service and technology, but also humanity. We make it a point to make sure all our employees feel valued and comfortable being their authentic selves at work. As a global company, we know diversity is our strength. It enables us to view projects and ideas from different vista points and allows every individual to bring value to the table in their own unique way.