Job Information
United Airlines Senior Manager - Product Cybersecurity (Remote) in Chicago, Illinois
Description
Connecting People. Uniting the World. There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines! As a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world — with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees — we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly.
We’re on a path toward becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Join our Cybersecurity and Digital Risk (CDR) team to help us also become the leading cyber-safe airline in the industry. United’s CDR team is tasked with keeping our customers’ and employees’ information safe and secure. Our primary mission is to embed cybersecurity into the DNA of United Airlines by reducing business risk through implementation of strong cybersecurity standard methodologies.
United offers a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy and well-traveled. From employee-run "Business Resource Group" communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401k and privileges like space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world and help us keep our airline cyber safe? Apply today!
Key Responsibilities:
The Senior Manager - Product Cybersecurity is a technical leader responsible for managing a team of highly innovative cybersecurity engineers responsible for developing and maintaining end-to-end security architecture of United’s product(s)/application(s)/service(s). This person will create and implement a vision for security across all products within the United portfolio.
- Cybersecurity Process Management and Administration
Provide periodic updates, education and presentations to staff and management on various aspects of cybersecurity
Accountable for administrative management of cybersecurity professionals, either as direct reports or sourced – HR administration, salary administration, time reporting, etc.
Define, prioritize, allocate resources, track, and provide status reporting of work assignments, projects, and programs
Reviews and is responsible for departmental budgets and resource allocations
- Interface
Monitors changes in legislation and compliance standards that affect assigned areas of responsibility and proactively acts to update standards, practices and architectures based on this information
Manages, coordinates, and evaluates the work of assigned cybersecurity department to ensure the security, confidentiality, integrity & availability of United’s systems, products, and services
Builds relationships and partners with functional areas across the business to raise awareness and support for cybersecurity
Coordinates department activities with internal/external technology & business owners/service providers
Provides overall resource/project management for department, including matching people to projects, obtaining needed resources, etc.
Maintains relationships with internal and external audit agencies to facilitate execution of audits
- Execution/Support
Manages the development and implementation of cybersecurity strategies
Works with cross functional teams to develop, document and implement cybersecurity standards and architectures
Manages the planning, documentation and execution of cybersecurity evaluations and testing
Coordinates remediation of non-compliant items to meet applicable compliance standards
Is available to respond to unplanned cybersecurity & risk management events including crisis situations
United values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the “desired” qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes. We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table.
Qualifications
What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):
Bachelor's degree required (STEM)
At least 9 years of related experience
Strong and proven ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience and team members
Experience with threat modeling or other risk identification techniques, and risk management
Experience managing teams to identify strategic and tactical risk
Experience partnering and influencing multi-functional teams to drive security improvements
Experience driving prioritization of security risks/vulnerabilities and ensuring that they are properly understood by the business and fixed and/or mitigated
Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions and recommendations and drive actions
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Demonstrated ability to convey complex technical subjects in a concise and direct manner
Demonstrated problem solving, critical thinking, logical structuring skills and a willingness to learn and stretch outside of your comfort zone
Demonstrated knowledge on threat landscape, security threat and vulnerability management, and security monitoring and analytics
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position
What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):
Master's degree or equivalent experience
One or more of the following: CEH, GSEC, CISM, Comp TIA Security +, CISSP, CISA, SSCP, CASP+, OSCP, AWS Solution Architect Pro
12+ years of relative experience
Working knowledge and/or hands on experience with as many as possible of the following areas: Operating system & platform security, Networking Security and an understanding of network and web related protocols, Voice over IP and unified communication security
Strong subject matter expertise in the fields of IT security and risk management
Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure security
Experience with cloud native products and in-depth understanding microservice topologies and implementations
Expertise in application development and dev-ops security technologies and integration
Demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges
Experience within the transformation of traditional data center security measures into industry adopted cloud technologies
Proven track record with compliance frameworks and requirements
Accustomed to a fast-paced and Agile development environment
Experience providing training and mentorship
Ability to perform manual security code reviews
Ability to interpret dynamic/static analysis tools, and penetration test results
United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation.
Posting End Date: 7/1/2024
Posted Range: 126,225-185,130
Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT