Director, Cybersecurity Architecture

Key Skills

Aartificial intelligence, Analytical and Problem solving, AWS, Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery - CI/CD, Cybersecurity, Data Architecture, Enterprise Architect, High performance computing- HPC, Leadership Skill, Machine learning techniques, Management, Planning and organization, SAP

Job Description

• Lead the Global Information Security Architecture team (with team members located globally across multiple time zones); establish professional acumen expectations, partnerships and year-over-year deliverables.
• Define the future and current state cybersecurity technology stack that will support the current IT state and the ongoing Digital Roadmap.
• Assess and deploy cutting-edge themes/solutions/platforms (such as Generative AI, Machine Learning, etc.) to enable “working smarter, nor harder”.
• Works with Enterprise Architecture to enable the enterprise digital transformation roadmap and phased approach for its execution to transform Kimberly-Clark’s ability to deliver growth capabilities around commercial transformation through digital technologies.
• Research and evaluate new and/or alternative solutions and technologies to enhance operational effectiveness, reduce costs and/or system risks and increase speed to market including overseeing Proof of Concepts/Proof of Technologies.
• Manage a budget that reflects current realities of spend as well as new/emerging or otherwise unseen investments.
• Ensure alignment with industry frameworks and models such as the NIST Cyber Security Framework, MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain/Intelligence Driven Defense, Top 18 CIS (Center for Internet Security) Critical Security Controls, Essential Eight, etc.
• Oversight and ownership to include (but not limited to): Purple Team(s), DevSecOps /Application Security, Mergers and Acquisitions, etc.
• Participate in leading industry Information Security architecture groups/roundtables/body of knowledge to ensure progressive and realistic approach to cybersecurity controls and portfolios/solutions that enable a protective landscape.
• Present at leading forums, conferences, etc. to establish Kimberly-Clark as an industry leader in the Information Security Architecture space.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education and certifications required/ preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent experience; Master’s degree is highly desirable.
• Relevant technical/IT-related certifications, such as: Azure Solutions Architect Expert/AWS Certified Solution Expert/Google Professional Cloud Expert, Cloud Security Alliance CCSK (Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge), or other relevant cloud certifications/credentials, The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) Enterprise Architecture Specialist or Enterprise Architecture Leader, CISSP Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (CISSIP-ISSAP), SAP Certified Technology Professional - System Security Architect , or other relevant industry credentials. 

Experience:

• Proven leadership experience, including mentoring and team development.
• 15+ years of proven and progressive experience in IT.
• 8+ years of experience in technology development, architecture, integration, and management.
• 5+ years of prior hands-on experience as an engineer or architect in the Information Security space.
• Exposure with a global/multi-national company is an asset.

Preferred Skills/Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a leader of people (first and foremost), programs/platforms and overall Information Security architecture vision/strategy.
• Detailed experience developing a protection approach for a cloud-based environment.
• Experience creating cybersecurity strategies across diverse areas of business including implementation of digital strategies, processes, and techniques.
• Full understanding across multiple technical areas – importantly they must understand coding in modern languages including mobile app and backend development, data science and information architecture, modern IT architecture modeling, CICD, automation principles and IT security.
• Familiarity with business and technical concepts such as business process design, applications development, and service management.
• Innovative, detail-oriented, and extremely effective in stressful and challenging environments.
• Demonstrated success in the development of new or existing product strategies from conception to implementation, and solution design.
• Agile development methodology.
• Fluent in leveraging data and metrics to ensure visibility of the environment, trends worthy of awareness and opportunities for improvement.

• Proven ability to foster a digital transformation culture collaboratively and passionately.
• Practical skill, knowledge, and experience in architecting and/or co-leading digital transformation journey in current or past organization with expertise in digital decoupling architecture.
• A senior level knowledge of the system development life cycle, and system and application program development technological alternatives and architecture methodologies for multi-platform environments.
• Strong knowledge of contemporary technology and business trends that allows architecture to solve problems in a creative and cost-effective manner.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Working knowledge of systems architectural concepts and frameworks.
• Demonstrated consulting skills, with change management concepts and strategies, including communication, culture change and performance measurement system use.
• Proven experience in navigating complex organizations, creative problem solving, and rational experimentation.

You were made to do this work: designing new technologies, diving into data, optimizing digital experiences, and constantly developing better, faster ways to get results. You want to be part of a performance culture dedicated to building technology for a purpose that matters. You want to work in an environment that promotes sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the Global Information Security Architecture team.
• Define the future and current state cybersecurity technology stack that will support the current IT state and the ongoing Digital Roadmap.
• Assess and deploy cutting-edge technology that enables “working smarter, nor harder”.
• Works with Enterprise Architecture to enable the enterprise digital transformation roadmap and phased approach for its execution to transform Kimberly-Clark’s ability to deliver growth capabilities around commercial transformation through digital technologies.
• Research and evaluate new and/or alternative solutions and technologies to enhance operational effectiveness, reduce costs and/or system risks and increase speed to market including overseeing Proof of Concepts/Proof of Technologies.