Why we’re hiring:

The role of Manager, IT Security at VML St. Louis is a crucial position within the Technology Infrastructure department. Reporting directly to the Director of Technology Infrastructure & Security Services, the incumbent will be responsible for overseeing and managing the company’s IT security measures and networking infrastructure. This role plays a pivotal part in maintaining the integrity and confidentiality of the organization’s information systems and ensuring the smooth operation of its networking environment. 

What you’ll be doing:

• IT Security Management, ensure security complies with all client and other security requirements, and lead team participation in audits
• Networking Infrastructure, oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of the organization’s networking infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
• Team Leadership, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure a high level of expertise and efficiency.
• Motivate and mentor the team, facilitate individual growth, enable cross training, and appropriately address performance issues
• Compliance and Governance, collaborate with legal and compliance teams to address any issues related to data privacy, confidentiality, and security.
• Incident Response and Disaster Recovery
• Plan and manage the quality implementation of solutions and projects
• Perform day-to-day maintenance, administration, service fulfillment and problem resolution activities
• Build trusted relationships with business partners and other IT teams in order to achieve results
• Participate in rotation of after hours on-call responsibilities and monthly weekend maintenance
• Follow industry standard ITSM processes (e.g. changes, incidents and problems) and document work
• Improve processes, define standards and guidelines, and ensure accurate documentation
• Contribute to overall infrastructure strategy based on both technical and business knowledge
• Evaluate and select vendor partners and tools
• Collaborate with other IT teams to implement firewall rule changes and site-to-site VPNs
• Develop documentation and implementation plans for assigned projects
• Manage team consisting of Analysts, Engineers, and Architects.

Who you’ll be working with:

The Manager, IT Security reports to the Director, Technology Infrastructure & Security Services, and will liaise with our global security teams.

What you’ll need:

Qualifications:

• 5-10 years’ experience in multi-site enterprise experience in IT
• 3 – 4 years’ experience managing others
• Strong background in designing, implementing, and managing complex networking infrastructure.
• Leadership experience with a demonstrated ability to lead and develop a high-performing team.
• Understands cloud services, and how it must enable the business
• Working knowledge of risk and security frameworks and best practices (e.g. NIST, SANS, STIGs)
• Significant experience, ideally in the healthcare or financial industries, with building and running a highly secure network. HITRUST experience highly desirable.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field. Advanced degree or relevant certifications (CISSP, CISM, CCNP, etc.) is a plus. Equivalent work experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.

General Knowledge/Skills:

• Ability to learn on the fly.
• Comprehensive knowledge of cloud networking and security for major cloud service providers (CSPs) such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Service (AWS), and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Comprehensive knowledge of Palo Alto NGF, and security solutions
• IPv4 & IPv6
• Strong Customer service and organizational skills. Meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to accept constructive internal comments.
• Problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented office.
• Proven success working with various team interactions and stepping in as needed to cover peak workloads.

Additional Requirements:

• Willingness to stay updated with the latest cloud technologies and trends.
• Ability to adapt to evolving business needs and technology landscapes.
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance (HITRUST, HIPAA, SOC II, etc.)
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Azure DevOps)

Who you are:

You’re open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are accepting: of new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You’re optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You’re extraordinary: We are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we’ll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We promote a culture of people that do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?