American Airlines · 6 hours ago
Manager, IT Vulnerability Management
Fort Worth, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expAmerican Airlines is a leading airline company seeking a Manager for their IT Vulnerability Management team. The role involves driving the Cybersecurity program by implementing processes and procedures for security and vulnerability management, ensuring compliance, and managing cross-functional teams.
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Responsibilities
Leads and manages the Configuration Security and Vulnerability Management programs
Develops and drives the program strategy and roadmap according to American Airlines’ Cybersecurity vision, frameworks, and policies
Designs, deploys, maintains, and fine-tunes Configuration Security and Vulnerability Management solutions
Develops workflows with external teams: Application Security, and Cloud Security
Ensures effective configuration security and compliance posture, and vulnerability detection and remediation
Identifies chronic operational and security issues and ensures that they are managed appropriately
Manages and escalates roadblocks that may jeopardize security operations or increase risk to the company
Creates and maintains technical security policies, standards, configuration baselines, benchmarks, guidelines, and SOPs
Interfaces and collaborates with cross-functional teams and organizations, esp. to identify and engineer improvements, and remediate security vulnerabilities and mitigate risks
Conducts new technology/product evaluations through Proof of Concept (PoC) with other engineers and architects
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
5 years of Information Technology related experience
4 years of Information Security related experience
2 years of management/leadership experience
Hands-on experience with Configuration Security and Vulnerability Management solutions, like Tanium, Tenable, Defender, Qualys, and Nucleus
Working experience with scripting or programming (shell scripting, PowerShell, Python, etc.)
Information Security Certification such as: CISSP, CISM, CISA, CEH, GCIH, GCIA, GCFA, GREM
Familiarity with NIST Special Publications (e.g. 800-53, 800-37)
Familiarity with PCI DSS Compliance standards and scanning practices
Experience managing work using Agile principles for planning and delivery
Strong technical aptitude, attention to detail and high commitment to quality
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Solution oriented, can define various pragmatic alternatives leading to appropriate Cybersecurity outcomes
Ability to work independently with a high degree of initiative
Preferred
Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
10+ years of Information Security related experience
Benefits
Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.
Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more
Company
American Airlines
American Airlines is an airline company that operates a diverse fleet of aircraft, including narrow-body and wide-body jets. It is a sub-organization of American Airlines.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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2015-01-01Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Doug Parker
Chairman and former CEO at American Airlines
David Seymour
Chief Operating Officer
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