Director, Cybersecurity Job at Venture Global LNG in Arlington

Venture Global LNG (“Venture Global”) is a long-term, low-cost provider of American-produced liquefied natural gas. The company’s two Louisiana-based export projects service the global demand for North American natural gas and support the long-term development of clean and reliable North American energy supplies. Using reliable, proven technology in an innovative plant design configuration, Venture Global’s modular, mid-scale plant design will replace traditional designs as it allows for the same efficiency and operational reliability at significantly lower capital cost.

The Cyber Security Director at VG is a senior-level executive responsible for overseeing VGLNG’s entire cybersecurity strategy, including the design, implementation, and maintenance of security protocols to protect critical data and infrastructure, managing a team of security professionals, and ensuring compliance with industry regulations, all while staying updated on emerging cyber threats and vulnerabilities; essentially acting as the primary leader in safeguarding the organization's digital assets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy aligned with business objectives, identifying potential risks and implementing preventative measures.
• Provide security expertise on prioritizing and managing information security risks and initiatives.
• Escalate and manage cyber security risk.
• Lead the incident response team in managing and mitigating cyber security incidents, including breach investigations and containment actions.
• Oversee the design and implementation of security architectures across the organization's IT infrastructure, including network security, endpoint protection, and data encryption.
• Ensure adherence to relevant cybersecurity regulations and industry standards, including data privacy laws. Stay current on the changing regulatory environment and understand the impacts to the organization.
• Develop and deliver cybersecurity awareness training programs for employees at all levels to promote best practices.
• Regularly communicate cybersecurity status updates to executive leadership and stakeholders, including key performance indicators (KPIs) and threat intelligence.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in computer science, or management information systems.
• 15 or more years of professional experience solving business problems with technology solutions at an energy facility or related industry.
• Deep understanding of cybersecurity principles, including network security, application security, threat intelligence, incident response, and vulnerability management.
• Proven experience managing cybersecurity teams and projects.
• Strong leadership and communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior executives.
• Expertise in relevant cybersecurity frameworks like NIST, ISO 27001, and GDPR.
• Experience with information technology audit or compliance management and performing security risk assessments.
• Knowledge of emerging cybersecurity threats and technologies.
• Relevant cybersecurity certifications (CISSP, CISA, CISM) preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and respond to cyber threats.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams.
• Self-motivated and directed, with the ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.

Venture Global LNG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

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