Cyber Security Manager

We are a global company with offices in the US, Europe and Asia. In these centers, we carry out the various stages of product development, from initial concept to mass production of ready-to-sell units. We embrace a vertically integrated business model with strategic design, manufacturing, distribution, sales and support centers around the world to maximize our value to customers.

Garmin Cluj is a software engineering location within GARMIN, with over 500 colleagues working on the development of products in the aviation, automotive, fitness, outdoor, and marine sectors. We create products that are engineered on the inside for life on the outside. We do this so that our customers can make the most of the time they spend pursuing their passions.

As a Cyber Security Manager, you will:

• Lead and direct multiple cyber security teams including people, processes and technology.
• Establish and execute technology strategy and vision for global Garmin cyber security programs.
• Work with key business stakeholders in the development, application, and enforcement of Garmin’s cyber security focus.
• Develop and define necessary cybersecurity policies, procedures, and advocate best practices.
• Be accountable for all elements of delivery, from defining vision and developing strategy and maturity roadmaps, through implementation, execution, and ongoing operations.

We believe that collaboration leads to the best ideas, and we rely heavily on team interaction. As a hybrid role based in Cluj-Napoca, this position will require at least 3 days in the office each week.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Director of Cyber Security, as well as infrastructure and Cyber Security management globally to ensure security solution, process, and approach consistency.
• Lead, manage, and monitor security projects and provide expert input for other IT projects.
• Leverage sound project management methodologies to enable project delivery.
• Help prioritize work to ensure appropriate order of execution.
• Define operational metrics, objectives, and key performance indicators to ensure operational excellence.
• Ensure continuous improvement of policies, procedures and technology (including automation) to enable risk reduction, business enablement and operational efficiencies.
• Sponsor security architectural efforts, bring balance and influence architectural decisions, business requirements, and security vision.
• Orchestrate objectives and tasks across global teams to ensure integration and collaboration.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders and associates, technical and non-technical audiences.
• Create trust and influence throughout the organization, including when not in direct control and/or authority.
• Advocate for the customer to the Cyber Security team and ensure the Cyber Security team understands appropriate criticality of solutions and situations.
• Collaborate with business/technology teams on enterprise objectives, initiatives and information security risk to ensure robust security.
• Escalate incidents to management in a timely manner with appropriate information regarding risk, action times, and root cause analysis.
• Manage budgets, roadmaps, and delivering technically sound and business enabling solutions.
• Management of multiple security projects at one time.
• Detailed work in documenting and understanding current security controls and proposing future security controls.
• Assess and adapt existing operational programs and develop capabilities to ensure ongoing success.
• Build and maintain high performing team(s) by recruiting, developing, and retaining outstanding talent.
• Promote team member engagement and effectiveness by providing constructive feedback and promoting personal development, including writing and conducting annual performance appraisals.
• Develop and manage team and individual performance and capacity metrics to identify successful operations or areas needing improvement, ensuring all organizational objectives are met.
• Demonstrate ongoing personal development, professional growth, and continuous education.

Manifest passion, skill and drive to take on responsibilities in one of the areas below with the aptitude to learn the other:

 For Cyber Security Engineering:

• Develop strategy to evaluate, design, or plan the implementation of new or updated information security hardware or software, and analyze its impact on the existing environment.
• Advise/review Security Design and recommend security systems/controls in accordance with best practices.
• Coordinate response, triage, and escalation of business impacting incidents caused by cyber security technology failure.
• Manage deployment, maintenance, and procurement of cyber technology.

For Cyber Security Operations:

• Manage incident detection, investigation and response.

• Develop and lead cyber threat intelligence to identify and analyze cyber threat actor groups, techniques, and tactics to make informed information security defenses/technology decisions.
• Manage the oversight of technical risk assessments, such as vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, risk reviews for new applications.

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Computer Science or Management Information Systems AND a minimum of 10 years relevant experience including 5 years of leadership experience as a Cyber Security professional.
• Knowledge of analysis, design, and configuration of complex IT applications, local and wide area networks, heterogeneous server systems, and regulatory and security requirements.
• Demonstrated experience successfully coordinating teams and multiple projects.
• Experience with formal software systems change control techniques.
• Solid understanding of general security concerns in areas such as servers, network topology/access controls, endpoint security, change/problem management, and Cyber Security monitoring.
• Ability to work proactively and effectively with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated proficient and effective leadership skills with the ability to lead a team.
• Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Team-oriented, possess a positive attitude and work well with others.
• Demonstrates proficient organizational, problem solving and project management abilities.
• Able to communicate complex issues in both oral and written form in terms clearly understood by highly technical and non-technical audiences.

Benefits to enhance your experience:

• 24 days off each year plus extra vacation days based on years at Garmin and compensation for legal holidays.
• Health package subscription and yearly budget for glasses.
• Monthly budget for sports and wellbeing activities.
• Local and global career development programs (training, mentorship, technical and leadership development, and more).
• Access to e-learning platforms and support for technical conferences attendance.
• Loyalty bonus within the company, plus other special bonuses (for holidays and personal life events).
• Meal tickets.

Yours exclusively when part of our team:

• Significant discount for Garmin products.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Contribution to the retirement plan (Pillar 3).
• Garmin products available for testing and borrowing.
• A comprehensive event series championing wellbeing, sports, and community tailored to foster holistic health (featuring sports events, classes, hackathons, parties, and more).
• Other benefits which we invite you to discover along the recruitment process.

Garmin Cluj is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, national origin, sex, age or disability.