Cybersecurity Lead

G&W Electric Co is seeking a highly skilled Cybersecurity Lead to join our team. As a key member of our organization, you will be responsible for developing and implementing enterprise-wide information security policies, strategies, and architectures.

• Develop and implement security policies, standards, and procedures to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of corporate data and information technology assets.
• Assess risks and establish controls to ensure security compliance aligned to a cybersecurity framework.
• Manage varying levels of risk tolerance and exposure across the organization, prioritizing remediation initiatives based on a risk versus reward strategy.
• Coordinate processes and procedures related to physical security, business continuity and disaster recovery planning, incident response, risk mitigation, data privacy, and audit compliance.
• Conduct vulnerability audits, risk assessments, and penetration tests to identify security threats and vulnerabilities.
• Implement processes and methods for auditing and addressing non-compliance to information security standards, working with responsible parties to ensure timely mitigation.
• Create and manage performance metrics to measure the effectiveness of new and existing cybersecurity capabilities, tools, and services.
• Report cybersecurity performance against metrics, measuring overall maturity of the program.
• Establish employee security awareness programs and ensure all employees are trained.
• Coordinate cybersecurity incident response in the event of a security breach.
• Coordinate responses to customer cybersecurity assessments.

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, MIS, or related field.
• 5-7 years of IT security experience.
• 2+ years of leading a cybersecurity program.
• Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GIAC, and/or SSCP.
• Extensive experience with regulatory compliance standards and cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST, ISO, SOX, GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, COBIT, and PCI DSS.
• Advanced knowledge and use of security tools and controls (active directory services, anti-virus/anti-malware, endpoint detection and response, network access control, data loss prevention, privileged access, firewall management, and security information and event management).
• Experience in strategic planning, budget management, and project management.
• Ability to coordinate multiple assignments simultaneously, while setting and hitting deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business terms.
• Exceptional customer service skills, with strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Proactive self-starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong business and technical acumen, preferably with a manufacturing background.
• Strong experience with cloud technologies.

G&W Electric Co is a global leader in engineered electrical power grid solutions, with a reputation for product quality, innovation, and world-class customer service. We believe that our greatest asset is our employees, and we are committed to cultivating an engaging work environment that embraces our core values and develops our talent. As a global organization, we are dedicated to providing challenging opportunities, rewarding excellence, and combining individual expertise to achieve a higher level of shared success.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.