Director Security – Vulnerability Management

The manager is looking for someone that has experience with: containers, cloud, automation, pen test knowledge and CI/CD security.

The team for this role is in Seattle.

If you are already located in one of our hubs (Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, or Los Angeles), you can work from that location.

However, if you are located elsewhere, you must be open to relocating to Seattle or one of our hubs once employees return to the office.

The Director, Security Engineering supports the Vulnerability Management team functions.

These teams work to improve the security posture of Nordstrom technology by identifying, scoping, and prioritizing vulnerabilities in our processes and systems.

These teams provide guidance on their remediation and drive accountability across engineering organizations.

In this role, you’ll report to the Senior Director of Information Security and Asset Management and be directly responsible for setting and executing on the engineering and vulnerability security strategy.

Responsibilities
Build and maintain effective relationships with business, product, and technology partners to drive strategic and operational roadmaps that augment our security.

Develop vision, roadmaps, and plans with senior leadership team to expand the programs, evaluate teams’ tools and process maturity, and provide solutions to close any gaps.

Mature and support managers and their teams in delivering high quality and effective services.

Strive to continuously improve current vulnerability assessment coverage, depth, quality, and capabilities through new services or processes, and use results to refine program strategy.

Work with asset management functions to provide insights and refine accuracy.

Work across teams and organizations to identify and prioritize security weaknesses and ensure reasonable resolution timelines.

Identify opportunities for improvement in coverage of intelligence and monitoring.

Work with sensitive and confidential information about our business, customer accounts, and corporate presence.

Leverage measurement and statistical reports on significant trends from our security relevant data to make data-informed decisions.

Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications
Proven track record of leading vulnerability management teams with proven knowledge and competence in security concepts and strategies and the ability to successfully implement them.

Self-starter with the ability to make independent decisions and the judgment to know when to seek guidance.

Fundamental understanding of risk vs severity.

8-12 years’ experience in security, with 3+ of those years spent in leadership roles.

Experience in a cloud / on-premises hybrid infrastructure security.

Comfort in a diverse technology environment spanning multiple operating systems and architectures.

Ability to foster collaborative, open, working relationships with technology and other stakeholders.

Understanding of enterprise, network, system/endpoint, and application-level security issues and risks.

Broad understanding of retail business processes, business applications, data flows, and requirements desired.

Proven ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization, as well as with external parties.

Assertive and proactive in identifying, communicating, and resolving issues and concerns.

Wry sense of humor preferred.

We’ve got you covered…

Our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits.

Nordstrom is proud to offer a variety of benefits to support employees and their families, including:

Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away Life Insurance and Disability Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources

A few more important points…

The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job.

It’s not all-inclusive.

There may be additional duties, responsibilities and qualifications for this job.

Nordstrom will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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