Vice President

Vice President of Security Architecture and AutomationFreddie Mac has an exciting and challenging leadership opportunity for a Vice President of Security Architecture and Automation. The focus will be on improving operational efficiencies and reliability of the existing on-premise Security tools ecosystem while transforming the teams to work in an increasingly cloud native environment as Freddie embraces and then moves primarily into the public cloud.We are seeking a motivated individual who will play a leadership role in our transformation into an Agile & DevOps focused organization with aspirations of being cloud native. The candidate should have a strong ability to adapt and apply Security expertise to a varying array of issues relating to the "industrialization" and operation of the Freddie Security tools platform at scale as well as periodic maintenance and integration with new and existing tools/applications. The end goal is to create a seamless transition of the existing Security tool ecosystem to cloud native architectures and assist application teams with their transition all while maintaining operational stability.Your impact:Set vision, lead and coach security architecture and automation teams accountable for designing and architecting cloud solutions and cloud security controls.Adopt and champion Agile methodologies to improve workflow velocity and leadership visibility into project timelines and efficiency.Maintain vigilance about current threat vectors and expertise of the ecosystem of cloud security-related tools.Develop security patterns to enable developers to design and build applications with appropriate security controls.Drive and adopt a culture driven by data where key performance indicators are gathered from top to bottom and fed to automated tooling to improve system reliability and performance.Standardize and automate security tools configuration/patching processes in the cloud.Prototype new security tools and technologies based on organizational strategy and evolving threats while looking for opportunities to optimize, consolidate and manage out tools that no longer meet company needs.Automate security testing in the CI/CD pipelines to improve application development lifecycle.Qualifications:Minimum of 15 years leading Security teams supporting cloud adoption at an enterprise scale; with a preference for experience leading threat protection efforts for legacy applications being deployed to the cloudMinimum of 12 years of leadership experience in Enterprise ITBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, related field or equivalent work experienceExcellent leadership skill, communication, and collaboration skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teamsExperience (at scale) with managing information security on platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform; with a preference for experience working in a hybrid public/private cloud modelThorough understanding of and experience implementing security technologiesHigh level understanding of cloud PaaS systems such as OpenShift, Cloud Foundry, or similar systemHigh level understanding of containerization tech such as Docker and KubernetesExperience with VMWare a plusExperience participating in discussions with senior leadership to understand the vision and strategic goals being supported by the teamExperience communicating project and budget status to senior leadership on regular, defined intervalsExperience with business financial management, compliance and regulatory requirements, program management, change management and risk managementKeys to success in this role:Strong coaching and mentoring skillsThinking and acting strategicallyStrong communication and ability to influence without authorityAbility to use data to identify and control drivers to achieve successEnsure compliance with corporate policies and standardsProactive in identifying existing issues and question the status quoHave passion for driving business, culture, and technology change in dynamic and complex operating environments