Cybersecurity and Risk Manager - Hands On

The Cybersecurity and Risk Manager will serve as a shared, hands-on cybersecurity resource supporting Data Guide Cable (DGC), LUTZE, and Amphenol Energy Technologies (AET). The role focuses on identifying cybersecurity risk and implementing technical and process improvements across business systems, networks, cloud services, endpoints, identities, and manufacturing technology environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess cybersecurity risks, vulnerabilities, and control gaps, select appropriate corrective actions, and drive remediation to verified closure.
• Configure, deploy, administer, and optimize cybersecurity tools and platforms, including firewalls, EDR, SIEM, email security, MFA, vulnerability management, and monitoring solutions.
• Implement and maintain security controls across endpoints, servers, networks, Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID, cloud environments, and manufacturing systems.
• Conduct vulnerability scanning, security assessments, system hardening, patch management, and configuration remediation activities.
• Monitor, investigate, and respond to security alerts, incidents, and suspicious activity, including containment, remediation, recovery, and root cause analysis.
• Administer identity and access management controls, covering privileged access, account lifecycle management, MFA, conditional access, and periodic access reviews.
• Evaluate network, cloud, and operational technology (OT) environments and implement practical security improvements such as segmentation, secure remote access, logging, and monitoring.
• Collaborate with IT teams, Operations, vendors, and third-party providers to implement solutions, resolve security issues, and support secure business operations.
• Validate effectiveness of security controls and remediation through testing, monitoring, evidence review, and follow-up assessments.
• Maintain cybersecurity documentation, risk assessments, remediation records, procedures, and technical standards.
• Support business continuity, disaster recovery, backup security, and resilience activities for critical business and manufacturing systems.
• Provide leadership with clear updates on security risks, remediation progress, implementation status, and key cybersecurity initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on cybersecurity experience implementing, managing, and troubleshooting security technologies and controls.
• Proven capability to identify security issues, define corrective actions, implement solutions, and confirm successful remediation through closure.
• Strong technical expertise across Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID/Active Directory, Windows systems, networking, cloud security, and cybersecurity operations.
• Experience configuring and supporting security technologies including firewalls, EDR, SIEM, email security, intrusion detection, MFA, vulnerability management, and security monitoring tools.
• Experience with vulnerability assessments, system hardening, patch management, incident response, access control reviews, and security remediation activities.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, industrial, operational technology (OT), or other complex multi-site environments.
• Ability to balance cybersecurity requirements with operational and business continuity needs in production environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, project management, documentation, and communication skills.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks and best practices including NIST, CIS Controls, and ISO 27001.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, Security+, GIAC, CEH, Microsoft Security, or equivalent are preferred.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 50–60%.

Technologies

• Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID, Active Directory, Windows
• Firewalls, EDR, SIEM, email security, MFA
• Vulnerability management, monitoring solutions, intrusion detection
• Conditional access, operational technology (OT)
• Segmentation, secure remote access, logging
• NIST, CIS Controls, ISO 27001

Location and Travel

The position may be based in the Chicago, Illinois area or Gardner, Massachusetts area, with the role listed as onsite in Gardner, MA.

• Travel is approximately 50–60% to Charlotte, NC; Houston, TX; Chicago, IL; Gardner, MA; customer locations; and other Amphenol business units.
• Travel activities include on-site assessments, implementations, remediation work, incident response, integrations, audits, and engagement with local leadership and IT teams.

Compensation

USD 130,000 - 160,000 per year. Minimum experience requirement: 5 years.