Overview:

Sumo Logic, a leader in continuous intelligence, is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Cybersecurity Technical Program Manager (TPM) to join our team. As a TPM at Sumo Logic, you will work on high-impact projects at the cutting edge of cybersecurity and application security (AppSec), helping to drive our growth by designing simple, scalable solutions to complex security challenges. You will collaborate with Security, Functional Leaders and engineering teams to deliver transformative change across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead High-Impact Security Projects: Manage and execute large-scale, complex cybersecurity initiatives that deliver critical solutions, significant security improvements, and innovative mechanisms, or phase out outdated systems. Collaborate with multiple teams across the organization to achieve these goals.
• Strategic Program Management: Develop and execute the overall strategy for major security programs, successfully managing all stages from concept to delivery. Ensure programs meet challenging business goals and demonstrate measurable improvements in security efficiency or user experience for customers, employees, and the business.
• System and Security Architecture Expertise: Gain a deep understanding of the architecture of the systems and security frameworks you work with, including workflows, APIs, runtime characteristics, design constraints, and maintenance needs. Influence technical priorities and business strategies through data-driven insights.
• Security Compliance and Best Practices: Ensure all security initiatives comply with industry standards and regulatory requirements. Implement and promote security best practices, standards, and compliance requirements across the organization.
• Effective Communication: Articulate ideas clearly, both verbally and in writing, to diverse audiences including Directors and VPs. Foster constructive dialogue, reconcile differing viewpoints, and lead the resolution of contentious issues to build consensus. Partner effectively with customers, stakeholders, and engineering teams.
• Process Simplification: Enhance productivity and effectiveness by adding, refining, and removing security procedures as needed. Apply project management best practices to streamline processes and improve team performance.
• Consistent Delivery: Routinely deliver high-quality security solutions by defining clear goals and objectives. Drive decisive actions regarding project prioritization and progression. Proactively identify risks and communicate them to your team and stakeholders, along with mitigation plans to prevent roadblocks.

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience: Experience in technical program management or a related role, with a focus on cybersecurity, application security (AppSec), or information security.
• Technical Skills: Strong technical background with experience in security operations, application security, and vulnerability management.
• Project Management: Proven track record of managing complex security projects using Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
• Leadership: Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to motivate and manage cross-functional teams.
• Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Tools: Proficiency with security tools such as Sumo Logic, IDS/IPS, vulnerability scanners, and project management tools like Jira, Confluence, or similar.

Desired Qualifications:

• Certifications: CISSP, CISM, CEH, PMP, Scrum Master, or other relevant security and project management certifications.
• Industry Knowledge: In-depth understanding of cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, and OWASP.
• Cloud Security: Experience with cloud security principles and technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Regulatory Compliance: Familiarity with regulatory requirements such as GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS.
• Security Compliance: Knowledge of security compliance requirements and standards is a plus.

About Us

Sumo Logic, Inc. empowers the people who power modern, digital business. Sumo Logic enables customers to deliver reliable and secure cloud-native applications through its Sumo Logic SaaS Analytics Log Platform, which helps practitioners and developers ensure application reliability, secure and protect against modern security threats, and gain insights into their cloud infrastructures. Customers worldwide rely on Sumo Logic to get powerful real-time analytics and insights across observability and security solutions for their cloud-native applications. For more information, visit www.sumologic.com.

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The expected annual base salary range for this position is$132,000 - $179,000. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors which include (but aren’t limited to) role level, skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, location, and experience. In addition to base pay, certain roles are eligible to participate in our bonus or commission plans, as well as our benefits offerings, and equity awards.