Senior Specialist, Cyber Security Architecture

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become a Senior Specialist, Cyber Security Architecture at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you'll partner closely with the Cybersecurity Technology team to evaluate the effectiveness of our existing cybersecurity tools, gather and maintain customer requirements, and support our Cybersecurity Architects in evaluating and designing new cybersecurity solutions that protect the grid and the customers who depend on it.

As a Senior Specialist, Cyber Security Architecture , your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Responsibilities

- Performs security risk, vulnerability assessments, and business impact analysis for medium complexity information systems.
- Carries out project reporting for assigned projects, monitoring project status, timeline and budgets. Assists in the planning and implementation of current and future security domains including those which may introduce new service areas.
- Adopts and follows security controls, processes, and procedures to manage risk across all information system environments (infrastructure, network, and applications) with the assistance of the application and infrastructure management teams.
- Monitors technology risk, identifies root cause or key themes, recommends for resolution. Investigates suspected attacks and manages security incidents. Uses forensics where appropriate. Reviews and shapes the production of evidence to support internal and external audits.
- Implements appropriate security measures for information systems and applications that control access to data, and prevents unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure of information.
- Develops and maintains metrics, alerts, dashboards, and reports for security monitoring.
- Maintains incident response plans and performs incident response activities as directed and in accordance with established procedures and guidelines and those of federal authorities.
- A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Minimum Qualifications

- Five or more years of experience in information technology, information security and/or cybersecurity. US Citizenship Required.

Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Systems, or a related field are a plus.

- Experience in cybersecurity engineering, including evaluating, testing, and assessing the effectiveness of security tools and controls across infrastructure, network, and application environments.

- Project management experience, with the ability to gather and maintain customer/stakeholder requirements, track project status and timelines, and coordinate across cross-functional teams.

- Familiarity with cybersecurity architecture practices and the ability to support architects in evaluating and designing new security solutions

- Relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, Security+, CISM, or PMP).

Additional Information

- This position’s work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days.  Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work and reside in the state of California.  Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.

- Visit our Candidate Resource (https://www.edisoncareers.com/page/show/Candidate-Resources) page to get meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, hiring process, and more!

- Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

- The primary work location for this position is Rosemead, CA.

- This position has been identified as a NERC/CIP impacted position - Prior to being hired, the successful candidate must pass a Personnel Risk Assessment (PRA) or Background Investigation. Once hired, the candidate must complete specified training prior to gaining un-escorted access to assigned work location and performing necessary job duties.

- Relocation does not apply to this position.

About Southern California Edison

The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We’re fueling the kind of innovation that’s changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, you’ll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.

Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities 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 accommodations at [email protected] or (626) 302-3456 and select option 2.