Senior Manager, IT Cyber Security

About the job

VACCINATION REQUIREMENT: MGM Resorts now requires that all new hires who do not exclusively work from home to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 before beginning work effective August 30, 2021 (excluding hourly employees for properties located in Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey or Ohio).

Location:

US, Nevada

Become one of the stars behind The SHOW and become part of the world’s most powerful entertainment brands. Our Company has one exciting mission: To entertain the human race.

Primary Purpose

The Senior Manager Cyber Defense is primarily responsible for managing the day to operations of the Security Operations Center and conducting investigations into allegations of potential violations of a variety of employment laws and related company policies and preparing reports and data analysis for legal and internal audit review; providing guidance to other company departments, including internal audit, fraud, corporate security relative to employment matters; and providing training, guidance and support to human resources professionals and other company departments surrounding investigative methodology and report preparation. This role will also begin the process of building the fusion center which will coordinate the activities of the various departments involved in cyber-criminal investigations. All duties are to be performed in accordance with departmental and MGM Resorts International policies, practices and procedures.

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

• • Manage the day to day operations of the Security Operations Center, to include the Tier1/2 Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) SOC, Incident Response and Threat Intelligence teams.
  • Conduct hotline investigations and prepare in-depth reports for legal and internal audit regarding potential violations of variety of labor and employment laws and regulations and make recommendations to business units to address findings of investigations.
  • Lead sophisticated investigations into potential employment issues and other alleged policy violations as requested by properties or corporate departments.
  • Manage delivery of cyber forensics and electronic discovery efforts to provide to legal or outside counsel upon request for support of cases in litigation.
  • Create a tracking method to enhance metrics on cyber investigations.
  • Act as independent investigator into complaints from HR professionals.
  • Provide guidance and direction to investigations conducted by property personnel, including review of investigative methodology and files, and retrieval of information and documents.
  • Manage investigations being conducted by outside counsel/investigators.
  • Partner with law enforcement and community sharing forums like the Retail Cyber Information Sharing Center (R-CISC) and the National Cyber Forensic Training Association (NCFTA).
  • Represent Information security on the multi-disciplinary threat assessment task force
  • Perform other job-related duties as requested. SUPERVISION:
  • Lead Threat Intel Analyst
  • Lead Cyber Incident Responder
  • Cyber Analyst
  • Incident Responder
    

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent experience
• Two (2) years of experience conducting investigations or audits or related experience; human resources, labor/employment legal or similar field, including basic understanding of labor and employment laws and regulations.

Preferred

• • Previous Workday or other SAS software experience.
  • Previous hospitality/casino industry experience.
  • Previous experience working in a similar resort setting CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
  • GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
  • Investigators/examiners certificate
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • Valid Gaming Registration
    

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Fundamental understanding of cyber investigations and Security Operations Center flows to include the Incident Response and Threat Intelligence processes.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to lead and mentor a team.
• Able to effectively communicate in English, in both written and oral forms.
• Ability to work with and coordinate amongst multiple disciplines, including human resources, security, legal, compliance, and internal audit.
• Ability to multi-task and balance numerous priorities in a fast-paced, detail-oriented environment. Ability to maintain relationships with law enforcement and other government agencies.
• Ability to work independently and exercise discretion and judgment.
• Strong leadership abilities, sound judgment, superior problems-solving and decision-making skills to effectively manage various levels of employee and business units.
• Demonstrate interpersonal skills to deal effectively with all business contacts.
• Excellent customer service skills.