Senior Manager - Cybersecurity

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As a team member, you will engage in impactful work through global collaboration and the use of emerging technologies, join an inclusive culture where every team member is valued and working toward a greater purpose, and be empowered to reach your full potential through various development programs designed to accelerate your growth.

Plexus offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support team members' wellbeing, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, retirement savings, and opportunities for professional development. We also prioritize work-life balance and offer a variety of perks to enhance the team member experience. For more information, visit our US benefits website at usbenefits.plexus.com. Our commitment to pay range transparency fosters an equitable workplace, where everyone can feel valued. The annual compensation range for this position is stated below. The salary offered within this range will be based upon the geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level. Salary Range:

Purpose Statement: The Senior Manager - Cybersecurity will be responsible for the execution of the global cybersecurity strategy, ensuring alignment between business objectives and the evolving technology landscape. This includes providing strategic and technical leadership, establishing and maintaining security design standards, overseeing enterprise security architectures, frameworks and controls, managing the incident response lifecycle, driving the development and execution of the cybersecurity tool roadmap, and managing cybersecurity risk to support growth, efficiency, innovation, and a strong security posture.

Key Job Accountabilities:

• Provide strategic and technical leadership to a team of highly skilled security engineers and analysts, empowering them in their work in security operations, security architecture, and security automation, while ensuring effective incident response and data loss prevention.

• Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise security architectures, standards and controls, identity and access management, data protection, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and endpoint security solutions, to protect the organization's network and systems.

• Responsible for the vulnerability management lifecycle, including assessment and remediation tracking and reporting.

• Responsible for the cybersecurity tool roadmap (SIEM, EDR, CSPM, DLP etc). Evaluate and recommend new security technologies and solutions to enhance the organization's security posture and address emerging threats.

• Responsible for the entire incident response lifecycle, from initial detection and analysis to containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident activity, ensuring timely and effective resolution of security incidents. Develop and maintain the incident readiness and resiliency. Maintain the incident response plan (IRP), conduct regular exercises and simulations to test its effectiveness, and ensure that the team is prepared to respond to various types of security incidents.

• Responsible to exemplify and hold their team accountable to demonstrating the Plexus Core Values. Will focus on evaluating potential, driving succession planning, and ensuring their employees receive the development and coaching required to realize their full potential.

Additional Job Accountabilities:

• Collaborate with the Cybersecurity Program Management team and other cross-functional stakeholders to develop, implement, and maintain security policies, standards, and procedures to ensure compliance with relevant regulations, industry standards, and best practices (e.g., NIST CSF, CMMC, ISO 27001).

• Support internal and external security audits and compliance activities.

• Prepare and present regular reports on security metrics and industry trends. Communicate security status, incidents, risks, and vulnerabilities to stakeholders.

• Optimize the use of security tools to enhance detection, prevention, and response capabilities through the use of automation and orchestration to improve efficiency.

Education/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 8 - 10+ years of experience in the related field, or a Master's degree and at least 5 years of experience in the related field. Previous experience in a management role is required.

• Ability to communicate complex security concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences

• Strong understanding of industry best practice cybersecurity frameworks (NIST, ISO, CIS, STIG)

• Experience with emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning, and IoT.

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to strategically analyze business objectives, assess associated cybersecurity risks, and translate those insights into effective and secure technical solutions.

• Experience with creating and documenting cybersecurity standards and technology roadmaps.

• Proven experience securing cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) at scale, with a deep understanding of cloud security best practices, architecture, and threat models.

• Preferred: Industry certifications but not required (CISSP, CISM, Security+).

This document does not represent a contract of employment and is not intended to capture every possible assignment the incumbent could be asked to perform.

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