AVP, Information Security (Security Operations)

United Wholesale Mortgage•Pontiac, MI

About The Position

At UWM we are looking for the best people. In this position, the candidate will play a key role in leading our responsive and capable Information Security team. We have experienced explosive growth as a leader in the Financial Services industry, and we are looking for an established Information Security professional to help lead our Information Security team. The AVP, Information Security will work to provide the highest quality information assurance program to our business teams and customers. Working in a fast-paced environment, the AVP, Information Security will lead the leaders of individual teams to develop and implement security processes and solutions, including ongoing assessment and compliance to required security guidelines across the enterprise computing environment. The AVP, Information Security will also be responsible for mentoring and growing Team Leaders and Team Members of Information Security professionals with diverse skills and responsibilities across a number of platforms. We are looking for someone with a strong background in Information Security and a proven ability to execute and deliver under pressure and meet deadlines, while possessing exemplary communication and leadership abilities. The ideal candidate for this position will have experience across all domains in the Information Security Common Body of Knowledge. Overall responsibility for the Teams and Leaders involved in the engineering of detections and response to those detections from those policies and controls from the Security Operations Center. Oversee teams that have responsibilities for the testing, detection and remediation of vulnerabilities in our systems, including an embedded team of application security engineers. Lead the design, construction, and implementation phases of complex systems and projects and work with senior security leadership in establishing information security strategy Support the priorities planned and organized by the Security Architects in accordance with the roadmap for security architecture Approve security recommendations and design security fixes, particularly with regard to security findings and internally developed applications Support the team in responding to risk assessments, vulnerability assessments, penetration tests and internal or external audits, as well as intrusion attempts and other forms of cyber crime Co-develops standard security documentation to ensure the effective use of system and application information, to detect anomalous behavior and ensure compliance with policy and regulatory requirements supporting leading security frameworks Mentor and lead Information Security leaders and professionals, facilitating communication between teams and collaboration across teams, while driving projects and initiatives to completion and supporting the organization’s guiding pillars and leadership goals

Requirements

Minimum 8 years’ experience in Information Security roles of increasing responsibility, resulting in strong familiarity with all security principles and disciplines
Extensive experience with standard security tools and platforms, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, endpoint security and encryption, vulnerability scanners, email filtering solutions, web application firewalls, and data loss prevention, among others
Experience with execution and delivery of security solutions, platforms, and projects
Proven leadership, project management, and organizational skills, as well as experience with customer management and client service
Excellent written communication skills, along with outstanding analytic, problem solving and decision making skills

Nice To Haves

Four year degree in a relevant field or an equivalent amount of post-secondary education and experience
Experience in the mortgage or financial services industry
Experience in leading team comprised of leaders and team members, experience leading leaders
CISSP, CISA, CEH, CSSLP, CHFI, CCSP, GCIH, GCIA, PCNSE or other pertinent industry-recognized certifications

Responsibilities

Overall responsibility for the Teams and Leaders involved in the engineering of detections and response to those detections from those policies and controls from the Security Operations Center.
Oversee teams that have responsibilities for the testing, detection and remediation of vulnerabilities in our systems, including an embedded team of application security engineers.
Lead the design, construction, and implementation phases of complex systems and projects and work with senior security leadership in establishing information security strategy
Support the priorities planned and organized by the Security Architects in accordance with the roadmap for security architecture
Approve security recommendations and design security fixes, particularly with regard to security findings and internally developed applications
Support the team in responding to risk assessments, vulnerability assessments, penetration tests and internal or external audits, as well as intrusion attempts and other forms of cyber crime
Co-develops standard security documentation to ensure the effective use of system and application information, to detect anomalous behavior and ensure compliance with policy and regulatory requirements supporting leading security frameworks
Mentor and lead Information Security leaders and professionals, facilitating communication between teams and collaboration across teams, while driving projects and initiatives to completion and supporting the organization’s guiding pillars and leadership goals

Benefits

Paid Time Off (PTO) after just 30 days
Additional parental and maternity leave benefits after 12 months
Adoption reimbursement program
Paid volunteer hours
Paid training and career development
Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
401k with employer match
Mortgage discount and area business discounts
Free membership to our large, state-of-the-art fitness center, including exercise classes such as yoga and Zumba, various sports leagues and a full-size basketball court
Wellness area, including an in-house primary-care physician’s office, full-time massage therapist and hair salon
Gourmet cafeteria featuring homemade breakfast and lunch
Convenience store featuring healthy grab-and-go snacks
In-house Starbucks and Dunkin
Indoor/outdoor café with Wi-Fi