Lead Cybersecurity Engineer

Comcast; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Comcast Business is seeking a Cybersecurity Team Lead to guide a team of security engineers and analysts, driving operations, risk management, and governance across on‑premises, cloud, and applications.

The role partners with engineering, infrastructure, and business teams to strengthen security posture, implement Zero Trust, and ensure compliance with industry standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information technology, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity or information security.
• 2+ years of leadership or team management experience.
• Strong knowledge of SOC, Incident Response, Vulnerability Management, Cloud Security, IAM, Network Security.
• Experience with security technologies such as Defender, Sentinel, CrowdStrike, Splunk, Tenable, Qualys, Palo Alto, Cisco Security Solutions.
• Strong communication and executive presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of cybersecurity engineers and analysts.
• Develop and execute cybersecurity roadmaps aligned with objectives.
• Establish security standards, policies, and best practices across infra, apps, and cloud.
• Advise leadership on cybersecurity risks, threats, and mitigations.
• Promote a security-first culture through training and stakeholder engagement.
• Oversee daily security operations, monitoring, and threat detection activities.
• Lead incident response, threat hunting, forensics, and post-incident reviews.
• Coordinate remediation for vulnerabilities and compliance findings.
• Manage SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, email security, and monitoring platforms.
• Review security designs for infra, cloud, and applications.

Skills

Leadership

Cybersecurity

Communication

Network Security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/CS/IT

Tools

Microsoft Defender

Sentinel/SIEM

CrowdStrike

Splunk

Tenable

Qualys

Palo Alto

Cisco Security Solutions

Job description

Comcast Business offers a suite of Connectivity, Communications, Networking, Cybersecurity, Wireless, and Managed Solutions to help global organizations of all sizes prepare for what’s next. Powered by the nation’s largest Gig-speed broadband network and backed by 24/7 customer support, Comcast Business is the nation’s largest technology provider to small businesses and one of the leading service providers to the Enterprise market. Comcast Business has been consistently recognized by industry analysts and associations as a leader and innovator, and one of the fastest growing providers of Ethernet services.

Job Summary

The Cybersecurity Team Lead is responsible for leading the organization's cybersecurity operations, engineering, and security governance initiatives while managing a team of security professionals. This role combines technical leadership, people management, strategic planning, and operational execution to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of enterprise systems and data. The ideal candidate is a hands‑on security leader with expertise across security operations, vulnerability management, cloud and infrastructure security, incident response, compliance, and secure architecture. This individual will partner closely with engineering, infrastructure, architecture, and business teams to reduce cyber risk and strengthen the organization's security posture.

Job Description

Thispositionis ineligible for visa sponsorship. To beconsidered for thisrole, you must belegally authorized to work in theUnited States andnot requiresponsorship for employment now or inthe future.

Security Leadership & Strategy

• Lead and mentor a team of cybersecurity engineers and analysts.
• Develop and execute cybersecurity roadmaps aligned with organizational objectives.
• Establish security standards, policies, and best practices across infrastructure, applications, and cloud environments.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on cybersecurity risks, emerging threats, and mitigation strategies.
• Promote a security-first culture through awareness, training, and stakeholder engagement.

Security Operations

• Oversee daily cybersecurity operations, monitoring, and threat detection activities.
• Lead incident response, threat hunting, forensic investigations, and post-incident reviews.
• Coordinate remediation efforts for security vulnerabilities and compliance findings.
• Ensure effective management of SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, email security, and security monitoring platforms.

Vulnerability & Risk Management

• Manage enterprise vulnerability assessment and remediation programs.
• Conduct risk assessments and recommend appropriate security controls.
• Drive security hardening efforts across servers, applications, databases, and network infrastructure.
• Track security metrics, KPIs, and risk posture reporting for leadership review.

Architecture & Engineering

• Review and approve security designs for infrastructure, cloud, and application initiatives.
• Partner with engineering teams to integrate security requirements throughout the solution lifecycle.
• Guide implementation of Zero Trust, DevSecOps, identity security, and cloud security controls.
• Support secure configuration management and platform modernization initiatives.

Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Support regulatory and industry compliance requirements including PCI, SOX, SOC, ISO, and NIST controls.
• Maintain security policies, standards, and operational procedures.
• Participate in internal and external audits.
• Ensure security controls are implemented, documented, and operating effectively.

Team & Stakeholder Management

• Manage resource planning, performance, career development, and succession planning for the security team.
• Collaborate with technology leaders, vendors, auditors, and business stakeholders.
• Provide regular executive-level updates on security initiatives, risks, incidents, and remediation activities.
• Manage cybersecurity project delivery, priorities, budgets, and operational objectives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related experience.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, information security, or security engineering.
• 2+ years of leadership or team management experience.
• Strong knowledge of: Security Operations (SOC), Incident Response, Vulnerability Management, Cloud Security (Azure/AWS), Identity & Access Management, Network Security, Security Architecture, Risk Management
• Experience with security technologies such as: Microsoft Defender, Sentinel/SIEM platforms, CrowdStrike, Splunk, Tenable, Qualys, Palo Alto, Cisco Security Solutions
• Strong communication and executive presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting large enterprise environments.
• Experience leading DevSecOps or cloud security initiatives.
• Familiarity with NIST CSF, CIS Controls, MITRE ATT&CK, and Zero Trust frameworks.
• Experience managing cross-functional cybersecurity programs

Employees at all levels are expected to:

• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
• Own the customer experience think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
• Know your stuff be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
• Win as a team make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
• Be an active part of the Net Promoter System a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
• Drive results and growth.
• Support a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead.
• Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.

Disclaimer:

This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Skills:

Leadership; Cybersecurity; Communication; Network Security

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Education

Bachelor's Degree

While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Relevant Work Experience

10 Years +