• Effectively manage and guide a team of cybersecurity experts, ensuring efficient workflow and task completion.
• Ensure daily firewall policy management tasks are executed accurately and promptly to support AT&T's broader business objectives.
• Maintain momentum on key security hardening initiatives to safeguard our infrastructure and operations.
• Mentor and develop a team of cybersecurity professionals, fostering continuous learning and career development.
• Equip team members with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel in their roles.
• Keep team members updated with the latest security practices and technological advancements.
• Manage and troubleshoot TCP/IP network configurations and firewalls across Checkpoint, Juniper, Palo Alto, Cisco, and Fortinet technologies.
• Lead and manage significant projects, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.
• Deliver exceptional customer service in a technical and fast-paced environment.
• Promptly address and resolve escalated issues to minimize operational disruptions.
• Implement and enforce best practices in security and perimeter technologies.
• Ensure compliance with security policies to protect organizational assets.
• Understand security operations, business services, data centers, networking, and audit requirements.
• Align cybersecurity initiatives with business goals, enhancing operational efficiency and security.
• Interact with vendors, external partners, application development teams, technical support, and leadership.
• Provide technical assessments, analysis, and problem-solving expertise to stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and issue resolution.
• Provide 24x7 on-call leadership support as required to address urgent security issues and maintain operational continuity.
• Diagnosing and resolving potential security risks, outages, and other critical events.
• Continual review of the security infrastructure/services and lead efforts to improve protection of our digital assets and operational resilience.

Required Qualifications

• Requires 8-10 years of related experience.
• 8-10 years of experience in cybersecurity.
• Proven experience in configuring, managing, and troubleshooting TCP/IP networks and firewalls across an extensive enterprise footprint.
• Excellent customer service and project management skills in a fast-paced, highly technical environment.
• Ability to enforce best practices in security and perimeter technologies.
• Strong understanding of cloud services, content management, data centers, application development, hosting, and audit requirements.
• Provide occasional 24x7 on-call leadership support during technical security issues.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred Master's degree in Information Systems, Engineering or Cyber Security related fields.
• 3-5 years of experience managing highly technical security teams preferred.

• This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.
• The Associate Director-Cybersecurity earns between $155,400.00-$233,200.00 USD Annual, not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.

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Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
• Adoption Reimbursement
• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Extensive employee wellness programs
• Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone.

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• #LI-Onsite – Full-time office role

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• Weekly Hours: 40
• Time Type: Regular
• Location: Alpharetta, Georgia

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• It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.