Cybersecurity Lead Engineer - London - McCormick & Company

Description

Cybersecurity Lead Engineer – Technology and Engineering (HYBRID)

McCormick Canada continues its long track record of growth and is a respected leader in the spice, seasoning, flavouring and specialty food industry. Our consumer products division serves retail grocery customers and emerging channels with Club House, Billy Bee and McCormick products, while our Custom Flavour Solutions division serves food service distributors and other respected food manufacturers across Canada. McCormick Canada is part of the world leader in spice and seasonings, McCormick & Company Inc.

The Power of People is one of our five pillars. It has been the foundation for McCormick's success for decades. There is something inspiring about working at McCormick. We have created an unusually dedicated workforce by fostering a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values. Without our employees, our success is not possible. Our commitment to our customers, our consumers and our employees is unsurpassed.

McCormick & Company, Inc., a world leader in the spice, flavor and seasonings industry, is seeking a full time Cybersecurity Lead Engineer – Technology and Engineering. This position will report to the Sr. Manager Cybersecurity - Technology and Engineering.

Position Overview

The Cybersecurity Lead Engineer will be a member of a global team of security engineers, architects and practitioners who are enabling business growth and access to information, data, and services from anywhere with a security and risk minded approach. The role requires a broad range of knowledge, skills, and experience in IT (Information Technology) and IT security, including network, server, endpoint, cloud, operational technology (OT) and other environments to ensure security is incorporated into all components of our environment as per our standards and aligned to our risk framework. Specific in depth or subject matter expertise is expected in three or more technologies or capability areas.

This role will serve as both a security architect and engineer while working with lower-level engineers, analysts, and/or service providers to help support, maintain and operate security technologies and is critical to implement and configure security products and solutions to meet our requirements in an agile way, balancing risk, functionality and speed to deliver. The role will also be responsible for working with customers, IT teams and service provider teams to review and process security requests, continuously improve service delivery for the function, upholding IT Service Management SLAs and meeting compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and execution of the security and engineering practice strategy and roadmap.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and automation within the network security domain.
• Stay current with emerging security trends, threats, and technologies to ensure proactive defense measures.
• Lead the security projects, coordinating with cross-functional teams to meet project goals.
• Manage and maintain firewalls, VPN (Virtual Private Networks) solutions, cloud security posture, and other security technologies.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance during the planning and execution of network security projects and ensure projects adhere to security standards and best practices.
• Implement and enforce security policies, procedures, and controls to comply with industry standards such as NIST and ISO 27001.
• Perform risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies to address identified vulnerabilities.
• Develop and maintain secure baseline configurations for all security devices.
• Design and implement network security architecture to protect McCormick's assets and data.
• Evaluate and recommend new security technologies and solutions to enhance the network security posture.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders, including management, IT teams, and external partners.
• Provide clear and concise reports and documentation on security considerations, assessments, and projects.
• Participate in daily network security and technology operations to ensure timely incidents and service request management.
• Oversee the deployment, management, and optimization of network security tools and technologies.
• Mentor and train other network security engineers and analysts. Share knowledge and best practices with team members and other stakeholders.
• Participate in continuous learning and professional development activities.
• Participation in an on-call rotation for security incident response may be required
• Maintain all cyber security diagrams, inventories, and documentation, including CMDB.
• Analyze business requirements and specifications and propose solutions that fit standards, compliance, and operational requirements.
• Documents use cases and work with agile teams to document user stories.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science or relevant field.
• Three or More of: GIAC Certified, CCSK, OCSP, CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), Cloud Certified (AWS, GCP, Azure), CEH, ITIL, CCNS, CISC, CPFA, RHCE, Microsoft Certification, Security+, Checkpoint CCSE or other related security certification
• 8-12 years' experience in a cyber security role
• Broad and in-depth knowledge of cyber security technologies
• Strong experience with Checkpoint firewalls, Ivanti VPN (or similar), Zscaler, and cloud security technologies.
• 8 years' experience working in a 24x7 global enterprise environment
• 5 years' experience in cyber security solutions
• Proficiency in secure baseline configuration and network security architecture design
• Extensive experience planning and deploying both business and IT initiatives and experience with architecture and implementations of IT/OT Security solutions.
• Proven ability to drive security processes, remediation, and standards within a complex business environment while maintaining continuity of business operations.
• Comprehensive technical knowledge of all areas within IT plus a comprehensive understanding of all business functions and how their processes and resources interact is required.

Other Skills And Competencies

• Must be able to multi-task and set priorities
• Must have experience leading and working in a collaborative, multi-disciplined, globally diverse team environment.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to communicate appropriately at all levels of the organization; this includes written and verbal communications as well as visualizations
• Strong consultative skills
• Positive approach to customer service with demonstrated ability to handle high pressure support needs in a calm, respectful, and efficient manner
• Must be able to provide sound, convincing arguments based on qualitative data.
• Conflict resolution skills.
• Attention to detail and follow through.
• Demonstrated ability to manage both technical and business relationships and liaise on the information needs of the business to IT and system constraints back to the business.
• Ability to maintain confidential and personal information.
• Demonstrated leader of continuous improvement ideas and implementations
• Ability to operate a multi-cultural and multi-lingual environment both with team members and internal customers (critical)
• Ability to discuss technical information with non-technical individuals across multiple cultures in multiple countries. (critical)
• English fluency (critical)

Throughout the selection process, accommodations for applicants with disabilities are available upon request. Please notify HR if required.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Project Management and Information Technology
• Industries: Food and Beverage Services, Food and Beverage Manufacturing, and Manufacturing