Manager, Security Platforms

Colonial Pipeline Company; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonial Pipeline Company in Alpharetta is seeking a Manager of Security Platforms to lead engineering, administration, and lifecycle management of enterprise cybersecurity platforms across IT and OT/ICS. You'll guide strategy, governance, and a team of security engineers.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in a related field, 5+ years in cybersecurity, and 3+ years of leadership. You will coordinate audits, budget planning, vendor relationships, and cross-functional partnerships to protect critical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cyber Security, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in information technology, cybersecurity, security engineering, or related discipline.
• 3+ years of technical leadership, team leadership, or people management experience.
• Experience administering enterprise security technologies and supporting cybersecurity programs.
• Experience supporting security audits, regulatory requirements, and risk management initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, configuration, administration, maintenance, and support of enterprise security platforms across IT and OT/ICS environments.
• Oversee platform lifecycle activities, including upgrades, patching, migrations, modernization, technical debt reduction, resiliency, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Direct troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and remediation, and establish operational metrics, service-level objectives, monitoring processes, and support procedures.
• Oversee software supply chain and artifact security tooling and support secrets management and credential provisioning integrations for CI/CD and build pipelines.
• Support platform standards, reference architectures, architecture reviews, proof-of-concept evaluations, technology assessments, and investment recommendations established by security leadership.

Skills

Security platforms management

IT/OT/ICS security

Leadership and coaching

Security audits & regulatory

Budget & vendor management

Threat detection & incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Cyber Security, Engineering, or related field

Tools

SIEM

Endpoint security

IAM

PKI/certificate management

Job description

Colonial has provided a wide range of opportunities for job candidates who are highly qualified, skilled, motivated and team players. Employees find exciting opportunities to grow and develop their careers at a stable company which offers a generous compensation and benefits package that includes annual incentive bonuses, retirement plans, insurance coverage and a host of other features that support a happy, active, productive and rewarding life. Come to Colonial, a great place to work, where people matter most, and where safety 24/7 is paramount. Ready to work for Colonial Pipeline Company? Are you intrigued by the thought of being part of revolutionizing the energy industry and a new era in the pipeline industry? Do you want to be a part of a company that is obsessed with excellence in everything we do? A company growing and expanding our business that is full of opportunity? If so, we are seeking smart, safety focused, and energetic professionals to join our team to help us to the next level of excellence! What is it that we do at Colonial Pipeline Company? Colonial Pipeline is the largest refined products pipeline in the United States, transporting more than 100 million gallons or 2.5 million barrels per day. Colonial transports various grades of gasoline, diesel fuel, home heating oil, jet fuel, and fuels for the U.S. military through a pipeline system. Colonial transports approximately 45 percent of all fuel consumed on the East Coast, providing refined products to more than 50 million Americans.

Manager, Security Platforms Security Office - Security Platforms | Alpharetta | Typical weekday schedule | Approximately 5% travel Position Type: Exempt Leadership: People Manager Environment: IT, OT andICS

About the Manager Security Platforms Position

The Manager, Security Platforms leads the engineering, administration, operational support, and lifecycle management of Colonial Pipeline's enterprise cybersecurity platforms. This role executes platform strategy, architecture direction, and governance standards established by security leadership while guiding a team of security engineers responsible for secure, reliable, scalable, and compliant technologies across Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) environments, including Industrial Control Systems (ICS) supporting critical infrastructure. You will support platform roadmaps, technology budgets and renewals, audit and regulatory requirements, vendor relationships, and cross-functional partnerships. The portfolio includes endpoint security, privileged access management, identity and access management, threat detection and response, SIEM and log management, internet and email security, DDoS protection, vulnerability management, and related security technologies. The Manager, Security Platforms can be a successor to the CISO.

What You Get to Do

• Lead the design, implementation, configuration, administration, maintenance, and support of enterprise security platforms across IT and OT/ICS environments.
• Oversee platform lifecycle activities, including upgrades, patching, migrations, modernization, technical debt reduction, resiliency, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Direct troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and remediation, and establish operational metrics, service-level objectives, monitoring processes, and support procedures.
• Oversee software supply chain and artifact security tooling and support secrets management and credential provisioning integrations for CI/CD and build pipelines.
• Support platform standards, reference architectures, architecture reviews, proof-of-concept evaluations, technology assessments, and investment recommendations established by security leadership.
• Lead remediation for audit findings, management action plans, and security control deficiencies while supporting SOX, TSA Security Directives, internal controls, and other regulatory requirements.
• Manage, develop, coach, and mentor Security Platform Engineers and assigned personnel, including goal setting, development planning, staffing, hiring, onboarding, training, and certification needs.
• Manage security platform initiatives from planning through implementation and operational transition, including charters, implementation plans, resource forecasts, sprint planning, backlog prioritization, and status reporting.
• Administer assigned budgets and forecasts and manage licensing, renewals, support agreements, purchase orders, statements of work, vendor health checks, and roadmap reviews.
• Communicate platform performance, project status, risks, and resource needs while building strong relationships across Security Operations, Infrastructure, Application Support, Physical Security, Internal Audit, Procurement, Legal, and the business.
• Consistently demonstrate Colonial Pipeline core values of Respect, Accountability, Innovation, Safety, and Excellence, and support emergency response efforts when assigned.

What You Bring to the Table

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cyber Security, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field of study.
• A combination of experience and education will be considered 5+ years of progressive experience in information technology, cybersecurity, security engineering, or a related discipline.
• 3+ years of technical leadership, team leadership, or people management experience.
• Experience administering enterprise security technologies and supporting cybersecurity programs.
• Experience supporting security audits, regulatory requirements, and risk management initiatives.
• Experience supporting technology projects, budgets, vendor relationships, and procurement activities.
• Experience supporting Industrial Control Systems (ICS) or Operational Technology (OT) within a critical infrastructure environment.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles, security architecture, defense-in-depth strategies, security controls, and enterprise security platforms.
• Understanding of regulatory frameworks and industry standards, including NIST, TSA Security Directives, SOX, CIS Controls, and ISO 27001.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts for technical and non-technical audiences, make sound operational decisions, manage competing priorities, and collaborate across functions.

Skills That Set You Apart

• Master's degree in Cyber Security, Information Technology, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 7+ years of experience supporting or leading cybersecurity engineering or security platform teams.
• Experience within critical infrastructure, utility, energy, or another highly regulated industry.
• Experience with endpoint security, SIEM, cloud security, identity security, network security, and security monitoring platforms.
• Experience with OT/ICS security tooling, PKI/certificate management, software supply chain security platforms, cybersecurity transformation, or modernization initiatives.
• Experience with critical infrastructure regulatory frameworks, such as TSA Security Directives, as they apply to IT and OT security tooling.
• CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, GIAC, or vendor certifications relevant to supported security technologies.

Advantages of Working at Colonial Pipeline Company

Getting to work for a company that helps to meet our country's energy needs and keeps us moving! Team members who care about each other while accomplishing remarkable things. Highly competitive benefits - Check out Colonial's Total Rewards.

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Colonial Pipeline Company operates the world’s largest pipeline of its kind. It delivers refined petroleum products – gasoline, diesel fuel, home heating oil, jet fuel and fuels for the U.S. military – through a network of 5,500 miles of underground pipe buried under more than 3,000 miles of right of way in the Southern and Eastern United States. A vital part of the nation’s infrastructure, Colonial places the highest emphasis on safe operations that protect its employees as well as the communities in which we live and serve, and the environment along the pipeline route.

Colonial Pipeline is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other reason prohibited by federal, state or local law.