Director, SecOps Engineering - Network and Endpoint Security Service Lead

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

What You'll Be Doing:

The Service Lead, Network and Endpoint Security Services is a critical role responsible for the overall strategy, management, and continuous improvement of the company's network and endpoint security services globally. This includes setting the technology roadmap, prioritizing enhancements, driving service improvements, engaging stakeholders, and optimizing the network and endpoint security technology stacks.

What You Should Bring:

Technology Strategy & Roadmap:

• Define and maintain the long-term strategic roadmap for network and endpoint security services to enable business objectives while addressing risks

• Conduct market research on emerging network and endpoint security technologies and trends to inform roadmap decisions

• Develop and manage an integrated roadmap consolidating input across regions and business areas

Service Enhancement & Optimization: 

• Manage the prioritization and delivery of enhancements to network and endpoint security capabilities based on business impact, risk, and operational criteria

• Drive continuous service improvement through review of service metrics, incident data, and customer feedback

• Optimize the network and endpoint security technology stack, retiring technical debt and driving standardization and consolidation where appropriate

• Foster an environment of innovation, continuous learning, and operational excellence

• Measure and drive service optimization and operational excellence across a global team

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Engage with cross-functional stakeholders to understand business priorities, risks, and constraints

• Evangelize the network and endpoint security strategy and roadmap across the organization, ensuring tight alignment

• Work closely with architecture, engineering, and operations teams on design, deployment, and support of network and endpoint security services

• Mentor and develop individuals across a matrixed, global team; provide clear expectations and regular feedback

Budget & Vendor Management: 

• Develop and manage the annual budget for network and endpoint security services and associated capital expenditures

• Evaluate and select network and endpoint security vendors/products through RFPs and proofs of concept

Your Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical field

• OR a high school diploma with 15+ years of cyber experience

• 12+ years of experience in network/cybersecurity, with deep technical expertise in areas like firewalls, IPS/IDS, DDoS mitigation, DNS security, URL filtering, Web Application Firewalls, EDR, application control, vulnerability management

• 5+ years of experience in technology strategy, roadmap planning and execution in an enterprise environment 

• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Lilly does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN status) for this employment position

Additional Preferences:

• Experience working on emergency, critical, or urgent technology incidents

• Knowledge of security frameworks like NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and CIS Controls

• Experience managing both operational expenses and capital expenditure budgets

• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate technical needs to business priorities and vice versa

• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and team leadership skills

• Relevant cybersecurity certification(s) such as CISSP, CCNP Security, etc. preferred

Additional Information:

• Remote

• Local candidates will be required to work a hybrid model at the Lilly Corporate Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.

• Lilly currently anticipates that the base salary for this position could range from between $154,500 to $261,800 and will depend, in part, on the successful candidate’s qualifications for the role, including education and experience. Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).  Of course, the compensation described above is subject to change and could be higher or lower than the range described above.  Further, Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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