Manager Cyber Security

Job Description

MANAGER- CYBER SECURITY | ATLANTA, US

Travelport is the brains behind many of your travel bookings, providing the technology that powers plane, car and hotel reservations. We simplify the technical aspects of travel and are looking for top thinkers to lead our security efforts. How you’ll make an impact Lead and manage security incidents across Travelport’s environment, acting as incident commander during cyber and fraud events. Oversee day‑to‑day security operations, threat hunting, and monitoring, guiding Level 1–3 analysts and MSSPs. Drive continuous optimization of security tools (SIEM, IAM, WAF, IDS, DLP, vulnerability management, malware and AI-driven capabilities) and establish clear metrics, procedures, and response standards to protect enterprise assets. Your role in action Lead activities to tune and optimize all security tools used in the Travelport environment (IAM, WAF, IDS, Vulnerability Management, DLP, SIEM, Anti‑Virus, IDM, IOC ingestion, malware analysis, AI usage, etc.). Manage security operations day‑to‑day tasks and responsibilities, threat‑hunt activities and security monitoring for Level 1, 2, and 3 analysts, both full‑time employees and MSSP staff. Create and maintain security metrics for immediate requests as needed for reports and distribution. Develop and maintain standard practices and procedures to respond appropriately to internal and external threats. Assess potential risks and vulnerabilities in the network, providing actionable recommendations for malicious activity. Review risk and security assessments of applications, databases, servers and networking technologies, tuning detection rules and alerts within monitoring solutions. Follow Information Security processes, policies, and procedures in line with industry best practices. Lead and provide oversight for the Security Operations team in monitoring activities and events in Travelport’s environment to ensure anomalous behavior is detected, identified, classified and acted upon. Manage Cyber Security Engineers on new security projects, researching new tools and solutions, performing RFPs, POCs, infrastructure build‑out, testing, production roll‑out, configuration, runbooks, etc. Develop and execute corrective action and remediation plans when issues are identified to mitigate exploitation risk. Could this be you? 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, security operations, or related technical domains. Proven experience leading and supervising teams, including work assignment, performance evaluation, decision‑making, and delivery timelines. Recognized as a subject matter expert with exposure across multiple applications and adjacent systems. Strong experience planning and managing multiple projects or teams simultaneously. Deep technical expertise in at least one core security domain or product, with solid knowledge of adjacent systems. Hands‑on experience optimizing and improving security processes, metrics, and operational controls. Strong understanding of enterprise application delivery and system integration to support business and client needs. Ability to quickly assess environments, identify gaps, and recommend scalable improvements. Information Systems, Network Security Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred. Security certifications highly preferred: CISSP, CISA, CISM, ISSAP, OSCP, OSWP. Additional industry certifications are a plus: CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, MCSE, CCSA, CCSE, CCSM. Offer $160,000 Benefits We offer a comprehensive benefit program that includes medical, dental, vision, employer‑paid disability and basic life insurance, voluntary life options, a competitive 401(k) match, and many other voluntary benefits. A generous paid time off policy, hybrid working model, and an annual volunteer day off are also provided. We also offer a New Child leave policy: the birthing parent receives 16 weeks of paid time off and the non‑birthing parent receives 8 weeks. Equal Opportunity We are an equal opportunities employer and will consider all qualified applicants purely on their skills and abilities. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation, if needed. #J-18808-Ljbffr Travelport