Forbes
Lead Engineer, Cybersecurity
Jersey City, NJ · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$165k-$175kDetected 1 day ago
Cloud PlatformsCI/CDCybersecurityNetwork SecurityDetection EngineeringIncident ResponseComplianceProcurementPerformance ManagementFirewallHIPAALeadershipCommunicationCISSP
About the role
- Forbes is an iconic global media brand that has symbolized success for over a century.
- Fueled by journalism that informs and inspires, Forbes spotlights the doers and doings shaping industries, achieving success and making an impact on the world.
- Forbes connects and convenes the most influential communities ranging from billionaires, business leaders and rising entrepreneurs to creators and innovators.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and manage a distributed team of onshore employees and offshore contractors supporting corporate technology and web platform security.
- Manage direct reports, goal setting, performance reviews, professional development, and day-to-day prioritization of work.
- Serve as the governance lead for all cybersecurity matters across the organization, setting direction, standards, and priorities.
- Develop and maintain company-wide cybersecurity policies, standards, procedures, and technical documentation.
- Partner with Legal on vendor security preparation and review, including NDAs, data processing agreements (DPAs), and vendor risk assessments.
- Manage cybersecurity projects, operational requests, and remediation initiatives, ensuring timely execution and resolution.
- Support PCI and other compliance initiatives, audits, and security assessments, including evidence collection and questionnaire responses.
- Maintain security metrics, reporting, and operational dashboards to provide visibility into organizational risk.
- Manage endpoint detection and response (EDR) and endpoint protection across the enterprise device fleet.
- Manage enterprise network security, including next-generation firewalls, switching infrastructure, and cloud network environments.
Requirements
- The ideal candidate:
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
- CISSP, CCSP, CISM, Security+ and/or GIAC certifications preferred.
- 7+ years of cybersecurity experience, including cloud security, infrastructure security, network security, or security engineering.
- Experience managing enterprise productivity suites, identity and access management platforms, public cloud platforms, and endpoint protection and threat detection solutions.
- Hands-on experience with enterprise firewalls, network infrastructure, and cloud networking across multiple cloud providers.
- Practical experience applying AI tools to security and engineering workflows, such as automation, detection, triage, and reporting, and familiarity with governing safe AI adoption across an enterprise.
- Strong scripting and automation skills for security workflow and identity lifecycle automation.
- Experience supporting PCI audits, compliance assessments, and security reviews.
Skills
- This is a hybrid position based at Forbes' Jersey City headquarters, with an expectation of working in the office 2-3 days per week.
- Candidates should reside in New Jersey, New York, or the greater New York City metropolitan area.
Compensation
- The annual base salary range for this role is $165,000 - $175,000.
Benefits
- Serve as the organization's designated HIPAA Security Officer, ensuring compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule and overseeing the protection of electronic protected health information (ePHI).
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