Cyber Security Lead

Company Overview

Regent is a global private equity firm focused on acquiring businesses and realizing exponential growth through operational improvements and strategic capital deployment. Since its inception, Regent has successfully acquired businesses from leading Fortune 500 and large–cap companies. Our investments span around the globe and operate in a wide array of industry verticals. MCO is the operational infrastructure of Regent portfolio companies and an integral part of the overall firm's approach to value creation. We work with change–oriented executives to assist them in making smarter decisions, translate those decisions into actions and deliver the lasting success they need. MCO has the capacity, capability, and scale to support complex, global businesses.

Position Overview

The Cyber Security Manager is responsible for the daily administrative activities required to support the existing security policies, strategies, and systems. Ensures that all security systems are functioning properly and have current maintenance applied. Resolves outstanding alerts from security systems, engaging IT personnel in portfolio companies for issues affecting remote locations. Informs management of key developments and outcomes. Participate in the standardization of security platforms across all portfolio companies.

This is a full–time role, based 5 days a week in our Beverly Hills office.

Benefits & Perks

• Medical/Dental/Vision Care
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Short/long–term Disability
• Holiday/Vacation PTO
• 401K Participation
• AD&D/Life Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Dog Friendly Office
• Employee Discount Programs

Responsibilities

Security Management

• Promote security awareness across the organization and portfolio companies
• Assist IT management in developing training for end users, HR, Legal, and IT Infrastructure and other teams.
• Provide timely communication on developing situations that impact security.
• Provide periodic reports on security events to management.
• Managing Security tools such as SIEM, Firewalls and End point protection tools
• Evaluate security bulletins from software providers such as Adobe and Microsoft and determine applicability for the organization and participate and remediation activities.

Security and Systems Administration

• Work with IT peers on developing and managing the backlog of needed automations and security policies
• Perform daily administrative duties on security systems to ensure that all systems are operating properly. Duties include log reviews, account maintenance, resolution of pending alerts, preparation of daily reports, maintenance of policies/rules, and the application of updates to the software.
• Automate responses and remediation actions for security incidents using APIs and Scripting process
• Review, Triage, and Respond to security incidents, alarms and events generated by the SIEM and other security tools
• Inform the IT leadership group of any issues that affect their areas of support and work closely with them to resolve.
• Security Incident Management.
• Conduct vulnerability/risk assessments and annual PCI–DSS assessments
• Manage Hybrid Perimeter Security and Services such as firewalls, proxy services, WAF, CASB, and Email Security

Regulatory and Legal Compliance

• Process routine employee termination notifications.
• Maintain the SOX security site for users with elevated rights.
• Coordinate activities required for litigation hold and e–Discovery. This includes activities such as the searching of e–mail for hold requests, coordination of forensic data collection with outside agencies, and interacting with internal groups to ensure that data is properly protected.
• Respond to requests from HR or management for employee Internet and e–mail activity logs.

Key Competencies & Attributes

• Ability to collaborate within a team and work well independently.
• Results driven and adaptable
• Business acumen & transparent communication
• Interpersonal savvy
• Highly self–motivated and directed
• Awareness with industry trends, technology innovation
• Teamwork and collaboration focused
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication and presentation skills

Education/Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology preferred
• Minimum Seven (7) years of work experience in Information Technology working with network and/or security systems is required.
• Certification from a recognized computer and network security certification organization is a plus.

Skills/Abilities

• Strong knowledge of networking and network protocols (TCP/UDP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, SSH, FTP, etc.)
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python, PERL, PHP, YARA, Windows Power Shell
• Strong knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems
• Experience working with SIEM products
• Experience working with MFA solutions on cloud apps and VPNs
• Strong analytical and problem–solving skills relating to security operations technologies
• Experience with Sophos and Proofpoint a plus
• Must be a self–starter, work with limited supervision & be able to work well with others in a globally diverse IT environment
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Positive and collaborative can do attitude required

Salary: $175,000 – $230,000