Network Security Team Manager

Gordon Food Service; Wyoming (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Gordon Food Service is seeking a Network Security Team Manager to oversee the deployment and governance of security projects across cloud and traditional networks, coordinating with sites across North America. You will lead a team, prioritize security initiatives, and drive strategic technology solutions while ensuring compliance and cost control.

The role requires deep enterprise network knowledge, Zero Trust experience, and strong leadership.

Qualifications

• Eight years information technology experience with two years supervisory experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field required.
• Ability to foster and develop partnering relationships with business function leaders and other teams.
• Strong collaboration & influencing skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Organized with strong planning skills and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities and work independently or in a team.
• In-depth knowledge of enterprise network architectures and operations.
• Hands-on knowledge of Zero Trust Networking and micro-segmentation models.
• Formal cybersecurity training, certifications, or direct security experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Palo Alto Networks security products and solutions preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business function leaders to understand and align with business outcomes.
• Understand technologies and partner with IT leaders and third parties to deliver business value.
• Facilitate selection of technology solutions and manage technology partners.
• Lead team to implement digital technology solutions enabling transformational change.
• Assist in identifying, prioritizing, and documenting system improvements.
• Ensure systems meet SLAs, internal controls, and security policies.
• Deliver strategic projects following delivery management disciplines and architectures.
• Keep portfolio of systems viable and up-to-date.
• Work with IT Leadership to resolve priorities and resources.
• Roadmap application/platform trends balancing usability, security, and performance.
• Grow and develop high-performing teams via staffing and mentoring.
• Assess and mitigate solution, business, technology, and staffing risks.
• Manage cost/benefit and ROI, including licensing and TCO.
• Improve IT processes and participate in on-call rotation if needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Zero Trust

Micro-segmentation

Palo Alto

Cybersecurity certifications

Network architectures

Written communication

Planning & problem solving

Education

Bachelors in IT

Tools

Palo Alto Networks

Job description

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Position Summary

The Network Security Team Manager manages overlapping implementation of Network Security projects for GFS Cloud and Traditional networks with the assistance of a Scrum Master. Coordinates roll-out plans with GFS sites through North America. Ensures communication of changes are sent out in advance. Prioritizes ongoing network security across Cloud and Equinix interconnect sites. This may include evaluation, identification, purchase, and implementation of additional network security tooling.

What You Will Do

• Partner with business function leaders to understand and align with business outcomes.
• Understand existing, new & emerging technologies, and utilize this knowledge to partner with other IT leaders and third parties to deliver business value through achieving business outcomes.
• Facilitate the identification and selection of technology solutions and management of these technology partners.
• Lead team to implement current digital technology solutions that enable transformational change to achieve business outcomes.
• Assist business partners and business transformation teams in the identification, prioritization, and documentation of systems improvements that achieve business outcomes & deliver business value.
• Ensure that systems meet service level agreements & internal controls, and adhere to Information Security policies & standards.
• Deliver strategic projects while adhering to appropriate delivery management disciplines, development methodologies, and architectural standards.
• Ensure that the portfolio of systems within their domain remain technically viable.
• Work with other IT Leadership to determine priorities and resolve resource constraints.
• Maintain awareness of competitive threats and architectural opportunities, and prepare application/platform roadmaps that address these trends and issues, balancing trade-offs between usability, security, and performance needs.
• Grow and develop high performing teams using appropriate staffing sourcing and talent development.
• Evaluate risks (solution, business, technology, staffing), and develop plans and actions to mitigate those risks.
• Manage technology cost/benefit & ROI, particularly in their area (includes managing licensing, benefit realization, & TCO).
• Facilitate and improve Information Technology processes.
• May participate in on-call rotation for escalation purposes.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

When You Will Work

• Core working hours: 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday
• Cross time zone coverage: Overlap with Central (CT) and Pacific (PT) team members, requiring scheduling availability across standard ET hours.
• On-call rotation schedule: 1 week on, 3 weeks off. Available 24/7 during your rotation week to coordinate staff and communicate with leadership during emergencies or network outages.

What You Bring To The Table

• Eight years previous information technology experience with two years previous supervisory experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field required
• Ability to foster and develop partnering relationships with business function leaders and other teams.
• Strong collaboration & influencing skills.
• Ability to identify, grow and develop team members.
• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be organized and have strong planning skills and problem-solving capabilities.
• Must have the ability to balance multiple priorities and be able to work both independently and within a team environment.
• In-depth, working knowledge of enterprise-level network architectures and operations.
• Hands-on working knowledge of implementing Zero Trust Networking principles and micro-segmentation models.
• Formal cybersecurity training, certifications, or direct security experience preferred.
• Strong practical knowledge of Palo Alto Networks security products and solutions preferred.

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Gordon Food Service values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service customer to provide a letter of support from their management if they are selected for the interview process.

Equal Employment Opportunity is a matter of policy at Gordon Food Service, Inc. and we are committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to [e-mail] and use the words “Accommodation Request” in your subject line.

All Gordon Food Service locations are tobacco-free.

Gordon Food Service is a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment drug tests.