Company Description

Comprised of a market-leading portfolio of best-in-class brands, the businesses of ITW Welding work together to provide premium performance delivered through a breadth of solutions encompassing welding, cutting, consumables, and accessories. ITW Welding North America represents Miller Electric Welding Equipment, Safety & Accessories, Hobart Filler Metals, and Bernard / Tregaskiss MIG Guns.

Miller Electric Mfg. LLC, is headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, and wholly owned by Illinois Tool Works (NYSE: ITW). The company maintains its industry leadership by setting the standard for reliability, quality and responsiveness. Our tagline, “The Power of Blue®,” is inspired by the blue color of Miller equipment.

The company began with an innovation that responded to customer needs, growing from a one-man operation in 1929, to the world’s largest manufacturer of arc welding products. Miller keeps the tradition alive by focusing on its top priority: people.

Job Description

As the Information Security Architect, you will have a tremendous opportunity to impact ITW Welding’s vision and roadmap around defining and implementing the information security strategy, architecture and controls. The Information Security Architect is also responsible for translating business objectives, audit and risk management requirements into specific security processes enabled by our cyber security, IT teams and business teams. As the leader of our Information Security Program, you must demonstrate strong operational skills to drive organizational change and a strong vision to proactively improve decision making.

This role will be highly visible within the ITW Welding/Miller organization and is responsible for ensuring policies and procedures are consistent with company goals, best practices, software compliance, and regulatory requirements.

We are looking for a driven individual that is motivated to succeed with excellent team and project leadership skills. An ideal candidate will understand information security as it relates to manufacturing within a global, publicly traded company and will ensure controls and processes drive employee ownership at all levels in the organization.

What You'll Do

Acts as the technical leader in the development, organizational change management, implementation, and monitoring of the ITW Welding information security program including controls and configurations aligned with security policies and legal, regulatory, and audit requirements.
Leads the development of and/or alignment to technology hardening standards.
Work with Cyber Analyst to establish risk management capabilities.
Works with IT Leadership to develop roadmaps of the information security strategy and develop long range and annual budget plans.
Researches, evaluates, and recommends the implementation of new or updated information security hardware or software.
Provides security consultation to IT management and staff at the highest technical level on all phases of the system development lifecycle.
Consults with IT and cyber security team and business areas to ensure that security is factored into the evaluation, selection, installation, and configuration of hardware, applications, and software.
Assist Cyber Security Analysts who monitor the external environment for emerging threats, and reviews these threats within the Information Security Program
Establish design reviews and ensures technology solutions conform to information security architecture standards.
Reviews of onsite, third party technologies and sets security standards for implementation
Perform the architect role for IT security initiatives.
Reviews mitigations and remediation of security incidents/vulnerabilities to ensure they are appropriate.
Maintains awareness of risk categories and mitigation strategies that require security solutions.
Align current Change Management Process to best practices and Information Security requirements. As a member of the Change Advisory Board, assesses the impact of changes on our security.
Consult and participate in various activities related to the maintenance and support of all IT systems, networks, and devices.
Partner with Infrastructure and Network team members to ensure the availability, continuity and security of IT systems.
Ensure the appropriate level of maintenance and evolutions of the infrastructure, and the achievement of operational service levels defined with the different business lines.

Qualifications

What You'll Need:

Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT technical, or related field
5-7 years of experience with Information Security Architecture or Information Security Leadership
Experience working with legal, audit, and compliance staff within a publicly traded organization
Strong analytical skills
Experience with common information security management frameworks, such as NIST, ISO 2700X, ITIL, and COBIT
Excellent problem-solving abilities with strong customer support orientation
Exhibits a strong ability to handle multiple demands with a sense of urgency, drive, and energy
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
Basic understanding of sales and distribution, manufacturing, and accounting

Preferefd Quliafications

3-5 years of direct report leadership experience managing a team of 3 or more
Proven experience with Organizational Change or Systems Hardening strategies
Certifications in CISSP, CRISC, CISM, GIAC or other security industry certifications

Additional Information

ITW Welding is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential.

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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