Chief Cybersecurity Strategist (Director Level) - Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Oakland, CA 94601
About the Job
Requisition ID # 160099 Job Category: Project / Program Management Job Level: Director/ChiefBusiness Unit: Information TechnologyWork Type: HybridJob Location: OaklandDepartment OverviewThe Information Technology (IT) organization designs, develops, operates and maintains the technology and telecommunications systems that enable PG&E to meet its commitment to providing safe, reliable and affordable service to customers.IT partners with the business by increasing capabilities through the development of additional functionality, implementing new technologies, reducing costs, increasing productivity, and facilitating organizational and business effectiveness through enabling technologies.Position SummaryThe Chief Cybersecurity Strategist is an individual contributor who is responsible for creating a broad vision for the ecosystem of security tools to optimize for efficiency, effectiveness, cost and ability to derive high quality, actionable intelligence.
This individual will work with architecture and engineering teams, as well as operations teams to understand current state, and constantly research and present a compelling roadmap for security tools covering IT, OT, multi-cloud and third-party attack surfaces.
The individual will own the remit of ensuring proper use of AI in defense and the ability to detect AI-based attacks.
They will also be responsible for leading the “bend the cost curve” initiative for cybersecurity through platform enablement and tools consolidation where it makes sense.
This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need.
The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory.Reporting RelationshipThe Chief Cybersecurity Strategist reports directly to the Vice President, Cybersecurity and is a high level individual contributor role.Job ResponsibilitiesProvide vision for security tools arsenalChampion tools coverage and consolidation strategyCreate and maintain visuals of technologies versus capabilitiesManage roadmap of tools to show consolidation and replacementsUnderstand evolving threat landscape to plan for how to detect and defend betterStrategize and plan for both effectiveness and efficiency in tools ecosystemWork with Arch/Engineering team on platform consolidation strategyProvide updates and perspectives to cyber leadership teamCreate and manage decision-making framework for tool selection within security ecosystemCreate, maintain and strategize on data flow and integration across separate systems for additional intelligenceWork with all Cyber stakeholders and IT stakeholders to understand tools needs and create roadmap based on decision frameworkMeasure, manage and increase usage of existing toolsLook at strategic overhaul of tools ecosystem to build a brand-new scalable model of tools and data across CybersecurityWork with Architecture/Engineering team to determine how to build AI-enabled capabilities into security tools ecosystemWork with Enterprise Architecture, Products and Enterprise Platforms and Infrastructure and Cloud Services team on leveraging tools outside of security purview for strategic benefits to SecurityStrategize, plan and architect integrations of cloud monitoring tools into rest of security ecosystemWork with Security Intelligence and Operations Center (SIOC) Sec Engineering to strategize and document integrations with Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM) platformConduct research on on-prem and cloud PaaS/SaaS tools to weave into security defense fabricShare learnings with the cyber leadership team and manage business justifications for addition/removal of tools and servicesWork with project teams as applicable to understand and document changes to tools ecosystem and ensure benefits realization with swap-out and closing out of contractsOwn “Bend the Cost Curve” initiative for Cybersecurity related to technology spend to derive and ensure savings. Travel 10-15%Leadership QualitiesPG&E expects its leaders to conduct themselves with the highest ethics and integrity and to embody specific leadership qualities.Strategic MindsetSeeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.A Leader in the Community and IndustryEffectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.
Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.Demonstrates Safety LeadershipA safety champion in words and deeds with respect to both employee and public safety.Maintaining an environment of open dialog and free of retaliation.Influences and InspiresUsing various- communications that convey a clear understanding of the needs of different audiences.Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related dynamics.Optimizes Team Performance Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.Creating a climate where people are developed and motivated to do their best to help the organization.
Values Diversity and Creates InclusionRecognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.Fiscally ResponsibleInterpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.Leads Ethically and in a Compliant MannerSponsoring and sustaining a high integrity speak-up corporate culture which prioritizes ethics, safety and compliance.Building on necessary level of industry, company and subject-matter expertise, including laws and regulations.Provides a High Level of Customer ServiceBuilding strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.CompensationPG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting.
This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors. A reasonable salary range is:Bay Area Minimum: $160,000Bay Area Maximum: $270,000Background QualificationsMinimumBachelors Degree in job-related discipline or equivalent experienceJob-related experience, 12 yearsDesiredAdvanced degree in a relevant field such as data management, computer science, information technology, systems engineering, operational governance, or other applicable disciplineUtility industry experience, electric or gas, or other job-related, 7 yearsExperience with Operational Technology, Industrial Control SystemsExperience in or leading an operational cybersecurity teamExperience with AI-based security technologyExperience creating a security data lakeExperience with NERC CIP, TSA and FERC utility industry regulationsExperience in a leadership role on complex, high risk projectsExperience in strategic planning or other related effortsConsulting experience
This individual will work with architecture and engineering teams, as well as operations teams to understand current state, and constantly research and present a compelling roadmap for security tools covering IT, OT, multi-cloud and third-party attack surfaces.
The individual will own the remit of ensuring proper use of AI in defense and the ability to detect AI-based attacks.
They will also be responsible for leading the “bend the cost curve” initiative for cybersecurity through platform enablement and tools consolidation where it makes sense.
This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need.
The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory.Reporting RelationshipThe Chief Cybersecurity Strategist reports directly to the Vice President, Cybersecurity and is a high level individual contributor role.Job ResponsibilitiesProvide vision for security tools arsenalChampion tools coverage and consolidation strategyCreate and maintain visuals of technologies versus capabilitiesManage roadmap of tools to show consolidation and replacementsUnderstand evolving threat landscape to plan for how to detect and defend betterStrategize and plan for both effectiveness and efficiency in tools ecosystemWork with Arch/Engineering team on platform consolidation strategyProvide updates and perspectives to cyber leadership teamCreate and manage decision-making framework for tool selection within security ecosystemCreate, maintain and strategize on data flow and integration across separate systems for additional intelligenceWork with all Cyber stakeholders and IT stakeholders to understand tools needs and create roadmap based on decision frameworkMeasure, manage and increase usage of existing toolsLook at strategic overhaul of tools ecosystem to build a brand-new scalable model of tools and data across CybersecurityWork with Architecture/Engineering team to determine how to build AI-enabled capabilities into security tools ecosystemWork with Enterprise Architecture, Products and Enterprise Platforms and Infrastructure and Cloud Services team on leveraging tools outside of security purview for strategic benefits to SecurityStrategize, plan and architect integrations of cloud monitoring tools into rest of security ecosystemWork with Security Intelligence and Operations Center (SIOC) Sec Engineering to strategize and document integrations with Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM) platformConduct research on on-prem and cloud PaaS/SaaS tools to weave into security defense fabricShare learnings with the cyber leadership team and manage business justifications for addition/removal of tools and servicesWork with project teams as applicable to understand and document changes to tools ecosystem and ensure benefits realization with swap-out and closing out of contractsOwn “Bend the Cost Curve” initiative for Cybersecurity related to technology spend to derive and ensure savings. Travel 10-15%Leadership QualitiesPG&E expects its leaders to conduct themselves with the highest ethics and integrity and to embody specific leadership qualities.Strategic MindsetSeeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.A Leader in the Community and IndustryEffectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.
Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.Demonstrates Safety LeadershipA safety champion in words and deeds with respect to both employee and public safety.Maintaining an environment of open dialog and free of retaliation.Influences and InspiresUsing various- communications that convey a clear understanding of the needs of different audiences.Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related dynamics.Optimizes Team Performance Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.Creating a climate where people are developed and motivated to do their best to help the organization.
Values Diversity and Creates InclusionRecognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.Fiscally ResponsibleInterpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.Leads Ethically and in a Compliant MannerSponsoring and sustaining a high integrity speak-up corporate culture which prioritizes ethics, safety and compliance.Building on necessary level of industry, company and subject-matter expertise, including laws and regulations.Provides a High Level of Customer ServiceBuilding strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.CompensationPG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting.
This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors. A reasonable salary range is:Bay Area Minimum: $160,000Bay Area Maximum: $270,000Background QualificationsMinimumBachelors Degree in job-related discipline or equivalent experienceJob-related experience, 12 yearsDesiredAdvanced degree in a relevant field such as data management, computer science, information technology, systems engineering, operational governance, or other applicable disciplineUtility industry experience, electric or gas, or other job-related, 7 yearsExperience with Operational Technology, Industrial Control SystemsExperience in or leading an operational cybersecurity teamExperience with AI-based security technologyExperience creating a security data lakeExperience with NERC CIP, TSA and FERC utility industry regulationsExperience in a leadership role on complex, high risk projectsExperience in strategic planning or other related effortsConsulting experience
Source : Pacific Gas and Electric Company