AT&T is hiring: Associate Director-Cybersecurity in Charlotte

Overview

Join our team as a Cybersecurity Supervisor, where you will lead the charge in safeguarding AT&T's firewall and firewall infrastructure. You will oversee a team of cybersecurity professionals and manage day-to-day operations and projects aimed at securing customers, assets, data, IT systems, and networks. This role requires an office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is located in the posted location. No relocation is offered.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Team Management: effectively manage and guide a team of cybersecurity experts, ensuring efficient workflow and task completion.
• Operational Excellence: ensure daily firewall policy management tasks are executed accurately and promptly to support AT&T\'s broader business objectives.
• Strategic Impact: maintain momentum on security hardening initiatives, mentor and develop the team, and keep members updated with the latest security practices and technological advancements.
• Technical Oversight: manage and troubleshoot TCP/IP network configurations and firewalls across Checkpoint, Juniper, Palo Alto, Cisco, and Fortinet technologies.
• Project Management: lead and manage significant projects, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.
• Customer Service: deliver exceptional technical customer service and promptly address escalated issues to minimize disruptions.
• Security Enforcement: implement and enforce best practices in security and perimeter technologies and ensure compliance with security policies.
• Business Integration: align cybersecurity initiatives with business goals and understand security operations, data centers, networking, and audit requirements.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: interact with vendors, external partners, application development teams, technical support, and leadership; provide technical assessments and problem-solving expertise.
• On-Call Support: provide 24x7 on-call leadership support as required to address urgent security issues and maintain continuity.
• Risk Management: diagnose and resolve potential security risks, outages, and other critical events; continually review security infrastructure and lead protection improvements.

Qualifications

• Preferred Master\'s degree in Information Systems, Engineering or Cyber Security related fields.
• Requires 8-10 years of related experience.
• 3-5 years of experience managing highly technical security teams preferred.
• 8-10 years of experience in cybersecurity.
• Proven experience configuring, managing, and troubleshooting TCP/IP networks and firewalls across an extensive enterprise footprint.
• Excellent customer service and project management skills in a fast-paced, highly technical environment.
• Ability to enforce best practices in security and perimeter technologies.
• Strong understanding of cloud services, data centers, application development, hosting, and audit requirements.
• Occasional 24x7 on-call leadership support during technical security issues.

Position Details

• Supervisory: Yes
• Salary: Associate Director-Cybersecurity earns between $155,400.00 - $233,200.00 USD annually, with additional rewards as offered by AT&T. Starting salary may vary by geography, experience, and education/training.
• Employment type: Full-time
• Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
• Weekly Hours: 40
• Time Type: Regular

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (approximately 23 days vacation plus 9 holidays)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Additional sick leave where available
• Adoption Reimbursement
• Disability Benefits (short/long term)
• Life and accidental death insurance
• Supplemental benefit programs and EAP
• Wellness programs and employee discounts on eligible AT&T products

Legal and Misc

AT&T is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer. Reasonable accommodations are provided for qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made.