Information Security Principal Engineer

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What You’ll be Doing:

As an Information Security Principal Engineer, you will be a driving force in shaping and implementing our security and compliance strategies. Your deep expertise will be crucial in planning, architecting, and documenting best-in-class information security practices, directly contributing to the successful delivery of secure solutions for our public sector clients.

During a Typical Day You’ll:

• Strategic Security Leadership: Provide expert guidance and strategic direction in the development and implementation of comprehensive security programs, policies, and procedures.
• Advanced Risk Management Expertise: Lead the development and execution of sophisticated risk management strategies, leveraging GRC tools, risk registers, and advanced risk assessment methodologies.
• Insightful Security Analysis & Reporting: Drive the analysis of complex security monitoring data, generating actionable intelligence and high-level reports for both technical and executive audiences.
• Influential Communication & Presentation: Effectively communicate complex cybersecurity concepts with clarity and authority to diverse audiences, from technical teams to executive leadership, maintaining a professional and influential demeanor.
• End-to-End Security Lifecycle Ownership: Provide expert oversight and guidance across the entire cybersecurity and IT lifecycle, from secure design principles to operational security, incident triage, and proactive monitoring.
• Strategic Assessment & Planning: Lead the definition and assessment of complex project security plans, negotiate assessment scope at a high level, and strategically coordinate assessment logistics and rules of engagement.
• Incident Response Leadership: Provide expert support and potentially lead critical incident response activities, including strategic triage, mitigation planning, executive communication, and in-depth post-mortem and evolutionary assessments.
• Driving Proactive Vulnerability Management: Lead and oversee comprehensive vulnerability assessment programs, ensuring effective risk tracking, prioritization, and strategic mitigation efforts.
• Authoritative Security Documentation Development: Architect and oversee the development of high-level information security documentation, including System Security Plans (SSPs), Security Risk Assessment Reports (SAR), and strategic security policies.
• Cloud Security Visionary: Provide expert guidance and strategic direction on security requirements for complex cloud architectures, ideally with deep experience in the cybersecurity risks associated with cloud-based Communication as a Service (CaaS) solutions.
• Guiding Secure Implementation: Provide direct, expert-level guidance and champion Information Security and Compliance best practices for the secure installation and integration of system fixes, updates, and security enhancements.
• Deep Framework Mastery: Leverage your in-depth familiarity and extensive experience with NIST 800-53 revs 4 & 5 and CSF-based control assessments to drive strategic security decisions.
• Broad Compliance Expertise: Apply your conceptual and practitioner-level knowledge of FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST, HIPAA, ISO 27001, and other relevant security frameworks to strategic initiatives.
• Strategic RFP Engagement: Lead the security review and response process for RFPs in a collaborative, cross-discipline team environment.
• Exceptional Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: Leverage your strong analytical abilities to dissect complex security requirements and event data, developing strategic solutions and providing impactful recommendations at a principal level.

What You Bring to Role:

• 10+ Years of Strategic Security Program Development: A proven track record of leading and developing comprehensive security programs, policies, and procedures.
• Deep Technical Foundation: Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or a highly relevant IT discipline (or equivalent advanced experience).
• Mastery of Security Tools: Extensive practical experience with a wide range of security and monitoring tools.
• Advanced Data Analytics for Security: Significant experience in leveraging data analytics for strategic risk assessment, risk register management, and advanced security event data mining.
• Exceptional Communication & Presentation Skills: Demonstrated ability to present complex cybersecurity topics with authority and influence to executive, managerial, and technical audiences.
• Extensive Cybersecurity & IT Lifecycle Expertise: Deep experience leading and providing strategic guidance across the entire cybersecurity and information technology lifecycle.
• Strategic Project & Assessment Leadership: Proven ability to define and strategically assess complex project plans, negotiate assessment scope at a high level, and lead assessment coordination.
• Proven Incident Response Leadership Capabilities: Demonstrated experience leading and directing incident response activities for significant security events.
• Extensive Vulnerability Management Leadership: A strong track record of leading and directing comprehensive vulnerability assessment and risk mitigation programs.
• Expertise in Security Documentation Development: Deep experience in architecting and overseeing the development of critical information security documentation.
• Advanced Cloud Security Expertise: Significant experience with the security implications and lifecycle activities of complex cloud architectures, ideally with CaaS experience.
• Authoritative Guidance on Security Best Practices: Proven ability to provide direct, expert-level guidance on Information Security and Compliance best practices.
• Deep Expertise in Security Frameworks: In-depth, practical experience leveraging NIST 800-53 revs 4 & 5 and CSF, along with a strong understanding of FedRAMP, FISMA, HIPAA, and ISO 27001.
• Strategic RFP Contribution: Proven experience leading security reviews and responses for RFPs in complex, cross-functional environments.
• Exceptional Analytical and Strategic Thinking: Ability to analyze highly complex security requirements and data, developing strategic solutions and providing impactful recommendations at a principal level.
• Preferred Leadership Certifications: CISSP, CRISC, CCSK, and CISA certifications are highly preferred.
• Federal Security Clearance Eligibility: Must be able to pass multiple Federal Background Checks.

Must reside in one of the following states: Alabama, Connecticut, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania ,Texas, or Virginia. 

What You Can Expect

·Working with a company and team that is supportive of your career and professional development

·An inclusive culture and community minded organization where giving back is encouraged

·A global team of curious lifelong learners guided by our company values

·Paid time off (PTO) plus wellness and healthcare benefits

·And yes... a great compensation package and performance bonus opportunities, benefits you'd expect and maybe a few perks that would pleasantly surprise you (like tuition reimbursement)

·Visit TTEC Benefits for U.S. Employees | TTEC for more information.

The anticipated range is $130-140,000. Actual compensation offers to a candidate may vary based upon geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill levels

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