# Cybersecurity Assurance Manager

**Company**: Southern Company
**Location**: Atlanta
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: IT
**Industry**: Energy

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## Description

Southern Company's Cybersecurity organization is committed to reducing risk using a threat-informed approach. We are seeking a leader to provide leadership and direction for the Company's governance, cybersecurity risk management, and Department of Defense cyber compliance while driving continuous improvement in security controls.

The role is responsible for multiple individual program leaders, overseeing the Manager of Vulnerability Management and Validation, and collaborating closely with the Security Leadership Team. This Manager combines broad cybersecurity and business knowledge to reduce the company's cyber risk posture over time. This leader serves as a trusted advisor to executive leadership by translating technical assurance outcomes into clear, business-relevant risk insights.

Key responsibilities include:

* Hire, develop, inspire, reward, and retain a highly qualified and diverse team
* Apply strong leadership and strategic thinking to a diverse set of opportunities and challenges
* Create an environment that fosters accountability and engagement at all levels
* Establish and maintain excellent working relationships and partnerships across the Technology Organization functions, business partners, and external vendors and suppliers

The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of cybersecurity experience in architecture, engineering, operations, or compliance, and 5+ years of experience in leading teams. They should also have demonstrated ability to be an inclusive leader, strong leadership abilities, and outstanding credibility and ability to build strong relationships within the company and industry.

## Skills

### Required
- cybersecurity
- risk management
- leadership
- team management
- communication
- problem-solving
- adversary techniques
- NIST CSF
- NIST 800-53
- ISO 27001/27002
- CIS
- Cloud Security Alliance (CSA)