Experienced Full Stack Cybersecurity Leader – Network Protection and Advanced Threat Management

Join blithequark, a pioneering airline, in its mission to become the safest digital airline in the industry. As a Senior Manager - Product Cybersecurity, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of air travel by protecting the digital assets of blithequark and its customers.

About blithequark

At blithequark, we are committed to elevating and providing valuable opportunities in the places where we work, live, and fly. As a global airline with a vast network of clients and employees, we have a unique responsibility to prioritize network security and protect our customers' and employees' data. Our mission is to embed network security into the DNA of blithequark by reducing business risk through the execution of robust online protection standards.

Why Join blithequark?

We offer a competitive benefits package designed to keep you happy, healthy, and well-traveled. From employee-led "Business Asset Gathering" communities to top-notch benefits like parental leave, 401k, and perks like space-available travel, blithequark is a unique work environment. Are you ready to join the journey to the far corners of the globe and help us safeguard our airline's digital presence? Apply today!

Key Responsibilities:

As a Senior Manager - Product Cybersecurity, you will be responsible for leading a team of highly innovative network security engineers in creating and maintaining a comprehensive security design for blithequark's products, applications, and services. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Providing regular updates, training, and presentations to staff and management on various aspects of network security
• Responsible for the administrative management of network security experts, either as direct reports or through HR organization, pay organization, time reporting, etc.
• Defining, prioritizing, allocating resources, tracking, and providing status reporting of work tasks, activities, and projects
• Conducting and being responsible for departmental budgets and resource allocations

Interface:

* Screening changes in regulations and compliance principles that affect assigned areas of responsibility and proactively acts to update norms, practices, and models based on this information

• Managing, organizing, and assessing the work of assigned network security division to ensure the security, integrity, confidentiality, and availability of blithequark's systems, products, and services
• Building relationships and partnerships with functional areas across the organization to raise awareness and support for network security
• Facilitating division activities with internal/external technology and vendors/partners
• Providing general asset/project management for the division, including matching individuals to projects, acquiring required resources, etc.
• Maintaining relationships with internal and external audit organizations to collaborate on the execution of audits

Execution/Support:

* Managing the development and execution of network security strategies

• Working with cross-functional teams to create, document, and execute network security policies and designs
• Managing the preparation, documentation, and execution of network security assessments and testing
• Organizing remediation of vulnerable items to meet material compliance requirements
• Available to respond to impromptu network security and risk management events, including emergency situations

What We Value:

We value diverse experiences, perspectives, and support every individual who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the "ideal" qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check all the boxes. We are always looking for people who will bring a new perspective to the table.

Requirements:

What's Required to Succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

* Bachelor's degree required (STEM)

• At least 9 years of related experience
• Strong and demonstrated ability to communicate technical ideas to a non-technical audience and colleagues
• Experience with threat modeling or other risk identification strategies, and risk management
• Experience managing teams to identify key and strategic risks
• Experience collaborating and influencing multi-functional teams to drive security enhancements
• Experience driving prioritization of security risks/weaknesses and ensuring they are properly understood by the business and fixed or mitigated
• Strong logical and quantitative skills with the ability to analyze data and metrics to support hypotheses and proposals and drive actions
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to convey complex technical subjects in a concise and clear manner
• Shown critical thinking, decision-making, and organizational skills and a willingness to learn and stretch beyond your comfort zone
• Shown knowledge of threat landscape, security risk, and weakness management, and security monitoring and analysis
• Legally authorized to work in the US for any employer without sponsorship
• Successful completion of interview expected to meet work capability
• Reliable, consistent attendance is a fundamental requirement of the position

What Will Help You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications):

* Graduate degree or equivalent experience

• At least one of the following: CEH, GSEC, CISM, CompTIA Security+, CISSP, CISA, SSCP, CASP+, OSCP, AWS Solutions Architect - Professional
• 12+ years of related experience
• Working knowledge and/or hands-on experience with as many as possible of the following areas: Operating System and Platform Security, Network Security, and a understanding of network and web-related protocols, Voice over IP and converged communication security
• Strong topic expertise in the fields of IT security and risk management
• Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure security
• Experience with cloud-native products and in-depth understanding of microservice architectures and deployments
• Ability in application development and dev-ops security technologies and integration
• Shown ability to ponder business, product, and technical challenges
• Experience within the transition of traditional data center security efforts into industry-adopted cloud advancements
• Demonstrated history with compliance systems and requirements
• Familiar with a fast-paced and agile development environment
• Experience providing training and mentorship
• Ability to perform manual security code audits
• Ability to decipher dynamic/static analysis tools, and penetration test results

Equal Opportunity Employer:

blithequark is an equal opportunity employer. blithequark initiates, utilizes, trains, adjusts, and advances regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by relevant law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are given reasonable accommodations to participate in the application process or screening, to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

If you are ready to join the journey to become the safest digital airline in the industry, apply today! Apply for this job