Altera
Infrastructure Cyber Defense Leader
San Jose, California, United States
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About the role
- The role will oversee network security, cloud security, infrastructure protection, vulnerability management, security architecture, cyber resilience, and risk assessment activities.
- This position will work closely with Information Security, Infrastructure, Cloud, Network Engineering, IT Engineering, IT Operations, Compliance, Legal, Internal Audit, and business stakeholders.
- It is best suited for a hands-on security leader who can translate enterprise risk into practical security controls, measurable outcomes, and resilient technology architectures.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain infrastructure security roadmaps aligned to business priorities, technology strategy, threat intelligence, and applicable security frameworks.
- Partner with Network Engineering to design and implement secure connectivity across corporate, cloud, data center, engineering and third-party environments.
- Improve segmentation and access controls for sensitive semiconductor design assets, production systems, engineering networks, and high-value intellectual property.
- Support investigation and remediation of network-based threats, misconfigurations, unauthorized access, and control failures.
Skills
- Coordinate internal teams, technology owners, and service providers through clear accountability and escalation processes.
- Foster a culture of operational ownership, timely escalation, practical risk management, and measurable improvement.
- Cloud Security - Azure and AWS
Compensation
- $53k-$800k
Benefits
- Establish measurable improvements in network visibility, control coverage, policy hygiene, and response readiness.
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