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Infrastructure Cyber Defense Leader

Altera · San Jose, California, United States · On-site

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About Altera

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About the role

The role will oversee network security, cloud security, infrastructure protection, vulnerability management, security architecture, cyber resilience, and risk assessment activities. The successful candidate will help protect semiconductor design environments, operations, intellectual property, corporate systems, engineering platforms, and critical business services. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, equivalent experience may be considered
  • 10+ years of experience in infrastructure security, network security, cloud security, security architecture, vulnerability management, cyber resilience, or a related discipline
  • Experience leading infrastructure security programs across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments
  • Hands-on experience with enterprise network security controls, cloud security architecture, infrastructure hardening, vulnerability management, and security risk assessments
  • Strong experience securing Microsoft Azure and AWS environments
  • Experience designing or reviewing security architectures for networks, cloud platforms, data centers, identity services, applications, and infrastructure technologies
More about this role

About the Role

Altera is seeking a technically capable Infrastructure Cyber Defense Leader to lead enterprise infrastructure security strategy, operations, and continuous improvement across network, cloud, on-premises, and hybrid technology environments.

The role will oversee network security, cloud security, infrastructure protection, vulnerability management, security architecture, cyber resilience, and risk assessment activities. The successful candidate will help protect semiconductor design environments, operations, intellectual property, corporate systems, engineering platforms, and critical business services.

This position will work closely with Information Security, Infrastructure, Cloud, Network Engineering, IT Engineering, IT Operations, Compliance, Legal, Internal Audit, and business stakeholders. It is best suited for a hands-on security leader who can translate enterprise risk into practical security controls, measurable outcomes, and resilient technology architectures.

What You’ll Do

Infrastructure Defense Strategy and Operations

  • Lead the strategy, operating model, and day-to-day execution of infrastructure defense capabilities across enterprise, cloud, data...

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