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Entergy Information Security Engineer Sr Lead in Woodlands, Texas
Information Security Engineer Sr Lead
Date: Jul 3, 2024
Location: The Woodlands, Texas, United States
Company: Entergy
Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid
Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC
Brief Position Description
The Physical Security Engineer Sr, Lead designs, deploys and maintains physical security systems such as access control, intrusion detection, video surveillance, and other security systems as required to protect Entergy’s personnel, property, and assets and to ensure that it complies with NERC CIP regulatory requirements. Scope of the role includes corporate offices, field offices, substations, non-nuclear power generation sites, control centers and data centers. The Engineer will assist in maintaining a world-class, premiere physical security program that provides employees with a seamless experience while keeping them and our assets secure.
Key responsibilities include:
Leads in the product evaluation and selection process
Develop processes and physical security standards
Train other engineers and technicians on processes and standards
Ensures alignment to and the enforcement of documented hardware standards
Works with Corporate Security to perform site assessments and determine requirements
Provides ROM level estimates to customers for fundings
Provides detailed design documents and scope of work for RFQ/RFP processes
Works with vendors to obtain estimates
Works with project manager to establish schedules and budget
Oversees implementation of physical security projects
Ensures quality control is maintained throughout project implementation
Be the subject matter expert in all areas of physical security systems
Provide peer checks and oversight of work products by other engineers
Collaborates in the development and execution of strategy, roadmap, and delivery plans for Physical Security technology
Collaborate with peers across all IT and Security organizations
Presentation to auditors, CSO, compliance teams, management, and customers
Provides assurance that approved physical security system designs are maintained for assigned sites
Performs functional testing and documentation of results to ensure equipment remains compliant
Enforcement of processes and procedures to implement, manage and retire physical security systems
Enforcement of processes and procedures for the appropriate use of physical access controls
Tier 3 engineer support for contractors and other tier 2 support groups
Day-to-day operations and maintenance of physical security systems and components
Support of NERC CIP audits, investigations or other physical security incidents as required
Experience needed
Ten or more years of enterprise experience with physical security systems in a distributed environment
Ten years hands-on experience managing physical security systems and technologies such as video monitoring and recording systems, card access control systems, ingress/egress control points or other physical perimeter monitoring systems
Ten years’ experience leading teams of people, including internal and outsourced resources
Five years’ experience working in NERC CIP regulatory environment
Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position
Ability to work independently as part of a larger team with strong organizational and time management skills
Working understanding of physical security systems concepts and technologies required
Broad knowledge of security operations and incident response (monitoring, log gathering, event correlation, configuration, databases, etc.)
Understanding of tools and technologies for physical security such as card access controls, video surveillance, cameras, motion/intrusion detection, etc.
Understanding of security operations, access management, intrusion detection, and physical security
Understanding of security, risk, and control frameworks and standards such as ISO 27001 and 27002, SANS-CAG, NIST, FISMA, COBIT, COSO and ITIL
Knowledge of current IT Security trends and evolutions in physical security
Thorough understanding of IP networks, VLANs and wireless communications used in physical security applications
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Available to travel, may be extensive at times based on business needs or in response to storms
Capable of organizing work demands and meeting deadlines
Excellent work ethic requiring minimum direct supervision
Education required
Bachelor’s degree in industrial controls, IT or a related discipline or advanced work experience applicable to the role
Any certificates, licenses, etc., required for the position
Security Certifications (PSP, CPP, CISSP, CISM, Sec+, CEH) a plus
Any specifically applicable vendor certifications (Genetec, Lenel) are a plus or willingness to earn at least one within the first year of employment as part of individual development if not already certified
WORKING CONDITIONS
As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties. This position requires travel throughout the Entergy territory in support of our systems.
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Primary Location: Texas-The Woodlands Texas : The Woodlands || Texas : Woodlands
Job Function : Professional
FLSA Status : Professional
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code : NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings : 1
Req ID: 115154
Travel Percentage :25% to 50%
An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please clickhere (https://jobs.entergy.com/content/EEO/?locale=en_US) to view the EEI page, or see statements below.
EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
Accessibility: Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click here (humanr@entergy.com?subject=Accessibility) and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.
Additional Responsibilities: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
Entergy Pay Transparency Policy Statement: The Entergy System of Companies (the Company) will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c). Equal Opportunity (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/manual/fccm/2l-equal-opportunity-clauses-and-other-requirements/2l00-equal-opportunity) and Pay Transparency (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf) .
Pay Transparency Notice:
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision (dol.gov) (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf)
The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. Please contact HRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.
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