Manager of Information Security

About Lumen

Lumen connects the world. We are igniting business growth by connecting people, data and applications – quickly, securely, and effortlessly. Together, we are building a culture and company from the people up – committed to teamwork, trust and transparency. People power progress.

We’re looking for top-tier talent and offer the flexibility you need to thrive and deliver lasting impact. Join us as we digitally connect the world and shape the future.

The Role

The Manager, Information Security leads the Information Security Identity team that is responsible for delivering security requirements and coordinating information security risk assessments to ensure compliance with corporate policy, standards, procedures and industry best practices.  This group has responsibility for:

• Providing and maintaining the Information Security Policy, Methods & Procedures, Technical Standards, Technical Best Practices and Processes to ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices.
• Managing the process for exceptions to the Information Security Policy.
• Assessing new or enhanced products and services, networks, systems and applications, and providing security requirements to the business and partners to ensure compliance with the Information Security Policy, and regulatory and industry obligations.
• Providing security requirements and information for proposals (RFPs), sales inquiries, customer questionnaires, contracts (commercial and government) and security audits.
• Integrating and supporting the security tools used by the Information Security staff.
• Improving Lumen's security posture related to, but not exclusively to, Cloud Identity Service Providers

Reporting directly to the Director of Identity Management, the manager will participate in strategic planning of the Information Security organization’s short, mid and long-range goals.  The successful candidate will have experience in leading a technical staff and possess strong communications skills and experience in presenting technical issues to a wide variety of audiences.  In addition, the manager must possess broad technical knowledge of current and emerging technologies used both within the corporate infrastructure and in delivering customer-facing services. 

Location

This is a remote opportunity open to candidates located anywhere in the U.S.

The Main Responsibilities

• Assist the Director in overseeing the responsibilities of the Information Security Identity program, managing day-to-day performance of the staff.
• Assist the Director in developing and implementing the Information Security Policy and supporting standards, processes, and best practices, ensuring they are consistent with authoritative sources and corporate strategic objectives.
• Assist the Drector in maintaining appropriate metrics to measure information security risk to the corporation.  Ensure reports and findings are delivered in a timely and appropriate manner to upper management and executive leadership.
• Recruit, hire, train, develop, and supervise the performance of information security professionals in the Information Security Identity  program.  Perform employee performance reviews and make compensation recommendations.
• Consult with internal clients on security topics and policy interpretation.
• Assess operational business processes to identify opportunities to integrate security risk assessments for greatest impact.
• Coordinate activities across multiple departments and business units.
• Evaluate, and work with External Vendors to ensure that Lumen's Security implementations protect Lumen.

What We Look For in a Candidate

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3+ years experience in performing security support, application security, system and Cloud Identity security.
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Applicable professional/technical certifications should be in place, or candidate must be willing to pursue.
• Must possess broad technical knowledge of current and emerging technologies used both within the corporate infrastructure and in delivering customer facing services.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and experience in presenting technical issues to all levels of management, as well as non-technical staff.
• Experience implementing and supporting OAUTH2 conversion, SSO, SCIM provisioning
• Ability to obtain GSA suitably certification

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional/technical certifications, such as CISSP, GPEN, GWAPT, GISEC, CISM or CISA.
• Knowledge of information security industry and regulatory obligations (ISO 27001/27002, SOX, PCI, NIST Framework, FISMA, HIPAA, NACHA, and SSAE-16).
• Experience in leading teams of technical personnel.
• Knowledge of project management practices.
• Experience in large Enterprise data centers and/or networks.

Compensation

This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience and other relevant factors.

Location Based Pay Ranges:

$103,711 - $138,281 in these states: AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, WI, WV, and WY.
$108,896 - $145,195 in these states: CO, HI, MI, MN, NC, NH, NV, OR, and RI.
$114,082 - $152,109 in these states: AK, CA, CT, DC, DE, IL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, TX, VA, and WA.

Lumen offers a comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing. We're able to answer any additional questions you may have about our bonus structure (short-term incentives, long-term incentives and/or sales compensation) as you move through the selection process.

Learn more about Lumen's:

• Benefits
• Bonus Structure

What to Expect Next

Based on your job application information you may be given the opportunity to complete a video interview immediately after applying. This will include a set of questions for you to record a response to in addition to Game Challenges. Completion of this video interview is a requirement in order to be considered for our open position. Now not a good time? No worries, we will also send you an email with a link to complete the video interview. We strongly recommend that you complete this within 5 days of your application date.

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Background Screening

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Disclaimer

The job responsibilities described above indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to include a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities for this job. Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on evolving business needs and conditions.

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