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No relocation is offered.\nAT&T's Chief Security Office is seeking an experienced cybersecurity leader to direct the strategy, architecture, governance, and operational effectiveness of the company's enterprise network security program. This position is accountable for the design, governance, and continuous improvement of enterprise firewall architecture, network segmentation strategy, intrusion detection and prevention capabilities (IDS/IPS), and other critical security controls that protect AT&T's infrastructure, applications, data, and services.\nThe Director leads multiple cybersecurity functions responsible for enterprise firewall governance, security architecture, segmentation programs, perimeter defense, threat detection and prevention, compliance, security engineering, and modernization initiatives. This role partners across technology and business organizations to reduce cyber risk, improve operational efficiency, and enable secure business transformation.\nKey Responsibilities and Required Qualifications\nLeads enterprise firewall strategy, architecture, lifecycle management, governance, policy standards, rule management, and access controls.\nModernizes firewall platforms through simplification, automation, scalability, compliance, technical debt reduction, and attack-surface minimization.\nDefines enterprise network segmentation and micro-segmentation strategies that protect critical assets and reduce lateral movement.\nDevelops long-term network security architecture roadmaps with infrastructure, cloud, and application teams, balancing risk reduction and business enablement.\nProvides executive leadership for IDS/IPS, detection engineering, threat prevention, monitoring, analytics, continuous tuning, and incident readiness.\nAdvances scalable security engineering through automation, orchestration, analytics, AI-enabled capabilities, policy automation, and workflow optimization.\nEstablishes governance, audit readiness, executive metrics, dashboards, objectives, and performance indicators that demonstrate measurable risk reduction.\nLeads and develop high-performing cybersecurity teams, set priorities, build future leaders, and influence executive investment and risk decisions.\nBrings 10+ years of cybersecurity or network security experience, including 5+ years leading enterprise-scale programs or engineering teams in complex, regulated environments.\nDemonstrates deep expertise in enterprise firewalls, network segmentation, IDS/IPS, access governance, network and cloud security architecture, threat modeling, secure design, monitoring, and cybersecurity frameworks.\nEducation/Experience:\nMaster's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field with 10+ years of related experience.\nPreferred Qualifications\nCISSP, CISM, CCSP, GIAC, or equivalent industry certifications.\nExperience leading large-scale enterprise firewall governance and security architecture programs.\nExperience implementing enterprise segmentation strategies and threat defense platforms.\nExperience delivering security modernization, automation, and AI-enabled security initiatives.\nExperience developing executive risk metrics and cybersecurity performance dashboards.\nSupervisor: Yes\n\nOur Director-Cybersecurity jobs earn between $188,100.00 - $316,000.00 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.\nJoining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:\nMedical/Dental/Vision coverage\n401(k) plan\nTuition reimbursement program\nPaid Parental Leave\nPaid Caregiver Leave\nAdditional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected\nAdoption Reimbursement\nDisability Benefits (short term and long term)\nLife and Accidental Death Insurance\nSupplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal\nEmployee Assistance Programs (EAP)\nExtensive employee wellness programs\nEmployee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone\nLong Term Grants and Deferred Compensation\nPaid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 28 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays\nWeekly Hours:\n40Time Type:\nRegularLocation:\nAtlanta, Georgia, Charlotte, North Carolina, Dallas, Texas, USA:NJ:Middletown / S Laurel Ave - Bldg A:200 S Laurel Ave Bldg ASalary Range:\n$188,100.00 - $316,000.00AT&T and its subsidiaries are committed to equal employment opportunity. All hiring, promotion, and other employment decisions remain merit-based and free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made. 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