Vice President of Enterprise Security Architecture

Caesars Entertainment

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About The Position

The Vice President, Enterprise Security Architecture, is a highly technical and strategic role responsible for help lead the design and implementation of robust security frameworks that align with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices. This position serves as both a senior technical executive and people leader, managing staff while providing strategic security guidance, developing enterprise-wide security architectures, and ensuring the integration of security controls into technology solutions. This leader will collaborate with IT, business leaders, and security teams to mitigate risk while enabling innovation and digital transformation.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field; a Master’s degree is preferred.
• Certifications: CISSP, CISM, SABSA, TOGAF, or AWS/Azure Security certifications are a plus.
• Experience: 15+ years in cybersecurity and IT, including 7+ years in architecture roles and 5+ years in a leadership position.
• Deep knowledge of: Security architecture frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, SABSA, TOGAF). Cloud security principles (AWS, Azure, GCP). Identity and access management (IAM, SSO, MFA, PAM, Zero Trust). Network security (firewalls, micro-segmentation, SD-WAN, VPN). Secure software development and DevSecOps methodologies. Security logging, monitoring, and SIEM solutions.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present complex security concepts to executives and technical teams.
• Strategic mindset with a balance of technical depth and business acumen.
• Ability to influence and drive security initiatives across large enterprises.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive security mindset.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in regulated industries (gaming, finance, healthcare, government, etc.).
• Experience with security automation and AI-driven security solutions.
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, HITRUST, and CMMC.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the enterprise security architecture, ensuring alignment with business objectives and IT strategies.
• Design and implement security frameworks based on industry standards (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, TOGAF, SABSA).
• Define security principles, reference architectures, and roadmaps to guide secure technology adoption.
• Collaborate with IT and business teams to integrate security into cloud, DevOps, data, and application architectures.
• Establish security policies, standards, and best practices for enterprise-wide adoption.
• Conduct risk assessments to identify, evaluate, and mitigate security threats.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and industry requirements (e.g., GDPR, CMMC, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOX).
• Define security controls for emerging technologies, including AI, IoT, and casino-specific devices such as slot machines.
• Guide the secure design of enterprise systems, cloud architectures, networks, and applications.
• Evaluate and recommend security tools, technologies, and frameworks for enterprise use.
• Partner with DevOps and engineering teams to implement secure coding and CI/CD security practices.
• Drive Zero Trust adoption and secure access management strategies.
• Provide architectural support for incident response, threat intelligence, and forensic investigations.
• Define security monitoring, logging, and detection capabilities for proactive threat management.
• Collaborate with SOC, SIEM, and security operations teams to enhance threat visibility.
• Serve as a security advisor to IT, executive leadership, and cross-functional teams.
• Educate stakeholders on security risks, best practices, and secure design principles.
• Mentor and manage cybersecurity teams, IT engineers, and IT staff.
• Lead and inspire a team of security architects and engineers, fostering a culture of security excellence.

Benefits

• Work on cutting-edge security projects that shape enterprise cybersecurity strategy.
• Collaborate with industry-leading security professionals and executives.
• Opportunity to influence security programs across the entire Caesars Empire environments nationwide.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees