[Hiring] Manager, Cyber Architecture @University of Southern California

Role Description

As the Manager, Cyber Architecture, you will be an integral leader of the cybersecurity department while also collaborating with stakeholders across the university ecosystem, and reporting to the Director, Cyber Architecture and Engineering. This is a full-time exempt position, eligible for all of USC’s fantastic Benefits + Perks. This opportunity is remote.

The Manager, Cyber Architecture manages the university’s overall security architecture, ensuring the integrity of IT systems and maintaining compliance with all applicable regulatory standards. Leads the specialized teams responsible for executing cybersecurity strategies in alignment with established architectural principles. Manages assessments and recommends security solutions at the enterprise or local level across the university.

The Manager, Cyber Architecture will:

• Manage assessments and recommend security solutions at the enterprise or local level across the university, including research security.
• Design robust security systems and respond swiftly to potential vulnerabilities.
• Provide key input with defined security architecture guidelines.
• Provide technical security-related perspectives upon request.
• Perform regular reporting on security metrics.
• Lead the strategic development and execution of the university’s comprehensive security architecture, ensuring alignment with architectural principles.
• Shape and influence security policies, perform thorough assessments, and advocate for enterprise-wide security solutions, emphasizing research security.
• Direct specialized teams to implement security strategies effectively, fostering a culture of excellence and compliance.
• Participate in staff management activities (e.g., hiring, coaching, training, performance reviews, pay actions, and promotions).
• Offer recommendations to leadership on security monitoring and incident response strategies based on informed analysis.
• Provide expert technical insights on security-related matters upon request, serving as a resource for the organization.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure the security architecture supports the university's goals and risk management strategies.
• Maintain a forward-looking perspective on security trends and technologies, ensuring the architecture evolves to meet emerging threats and opportunities.
• Ensure architecture evolves with changes in legal, regulatory, and technology environments that may affect operations, and communicate updates to senior management and staff.
• Encourage a workplace culture where all employees are valued, value others, and have the opportunity to contribute through their ideas, words, and actions, in accordance with the USC Code of Ethics.

Qualifications

• 7 years of experience in security architecture design and network security and/or related fields.
• A bachelor’s degree or combined experience and education as substitute for minimum education.
• Extensive experience in security architecture design, with the ability to conceptualize and implement effective security frameworks.
• Proven knowledge of network security technologies and solutions.
• Understanding of cybersecurity best practices and the ability to apply them effectively.
• Working knowledge of network security concepts and strategies, including fundamentals and attack strategies.
• Familiarity with application frameworks, security concepts, and strategies, to allow for secure application environments.
• Experience with Operational Technology architecture requirements and concepts.
• Knowledge of modern data center technologies (e.g., virtualization, containerization, cloud computing, disaster recovery).
• Technical expertise necessary to deliver enabling technologies and applications that support the university's objectives.
• Ability to design, evaluate and document processes, leading teams in process review and improvement.
• Understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and Infrastructure Development Lifecycle (IDLC) processes, integrating security considerations throughout.

Requirements

• 10 years of related experience.
• A bachelor’s degree in information science or computer science or computer engineering or in related field(s); or combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education.
• Proven leadership experience.
• Experience in a university environment.
• Familiarity with existing university security architecture.
• Cyber certification (e.g., CISSP, GIAC, CISM).

Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is $205,068.39 to $225,319.41. To support the well-being of our faculty and staff, USC provides benefits-eligible employees with a broad range of perks to help protect their and their dependents’ health, wealth, and future. These benefits are available as part of the overall compensation and total rewards package.