Information Security Manager (Event Management) (remote)

As part of Freddie Mac’s return to the office pilot, all employees, contingent workers and visitors must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to be on-site unless they have an approved accommodation.

Position Overview:

The Information Security group at Freddie Mac has an exciting and challenging opportunity for someone who is interested in bringing their passion, dedication, and expertise to lead the Information Security Event Management team! You will lead the engineering efforts to design, build and maintain new Splunk SaaS platform and expand log collection across large hybrid environment.

Responsibilities:

• Manage oversight and operational responsibility for the design, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise Event Management security tools
• Works closely with Incident Response and Forensics teams to gather requirements and support their needs
• Develop and sustain long-standing relationships with internal Business Technology Owners (BTO) and 3rd party vendors
• Lead negotiations between Information Security, vendors, BTOs and other internal teams
• Work with key stakeholders internally to ensure complete coverage of log collection for applications and infrastructure in hybrid environment
• Develop and maintain plans for all vendor activities, metrics and communications to Leadership
• Create and update process documentation, controls, and SOPs
• Supervise and lead employees of various roles and technical skill levels.

**This position can be performed from a remote location in the U.S.***

Our impact:

The Freddie Mac’s Information Security Event Management team is responsible for ensuring vital security events are logged and collected centrally in the SIEM. These include on-prem and cloud infrastructure, applications, databases, endpoints, SaaS systems, and others.

Your impact:

Bring leadership and expertise in managing people, processes, and technologies required to deliver an effective Security Event Management, while working with internal Business Technology Owners (BTOs) and 3rd party vendors.

Qualifications:

• 8-10 years of professional experience with 3+ years of management experience.
• Experience owning security tools and managing related engineering operations
• Understanding of Logging and Event Management best practices
• Familiar with Linux and Windows operating systems, Cloud technologies, SaaS
• Experience leading projects and initiatives
• Preferred certifications: Splunk Enterprise, CISSP, AWS/GCP/Azure, GIAC

Keys to Success in this Role

• Strong negotiation, management, and decision-making skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Strategic thinking
• Project management skills
• Interpersonal skills.
• Knowledgeable on Security tools
• Detail oriented

Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.

Today, Freddie Mac makes home possible for one in four home borrowers and is one of the largest sources of financing for multifamily housing. Join our smart, creative and dedicated team and you’ll do important work for the housing finance system and make a difference in the lives of others.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with differing abilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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Time-type:Full time

Job Category:Information Technology

FLSA Status:Exempt

Job ID : JR5947