Malcolm Gatewood
MSIT, PMP, A-CSM, A-CSPO | Technical Program Manager | Security Operations Lead at Ciena
- Role
- Technical Program Manager Security Operations Lead at Ciena
- Location
- Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Malcolm Gatewood
An eccentric, extroverted & transparent individual, with well developed Program/Project Management & Senior Cyber Security Analyst skill sets; particularly in Security Governance, Risk, Compliance, Trust, Architecture, Engineering and Automation.Currently, I\'m a Cyber Security Technical Program Manager/Security Operations Lead at Ciena. Also a current PMP certification holder (2022). A Master of Science Graduate in Information Technology from North Carolina A&T State University (Fall 2017). A Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude Graduate in Computer Science at North Carolina A&T State University (Fall 2012). I am continuing to develop my Cyber Security capabilities, Program/Project Management skillset, while maximizing my leadership abilities and learning experience.EXPERTISE:~Program, Portfolio & Project Management~Establishing & Maintaining Strong Connections with People~In-Person & Virtual Presentations & Communications~Security Architecture & Engineering Strategy, Leadership & Deployment (Network Security, Endpoint Security, SIEM/Splunk, Cloud Security, Data Security & Identity Access Management)~Governance, Risk, Compliance & Trust: 3rd Party/Vendor Cyber Risk Evaluations, Consultations & Assessments~Agile Practitioner (Scrum & Kanban): Advanced Certified Scrum Master (2025) & Advanced Certified Product Owner (2025), via Scrum Alliance~Change Management: Certified Prosci Change Management Practitioner (2021)~External Vendor Management & Contract Negotiations~Fiscal Year/Quarterly Budget & Financial Spend Tracking~Handling Operational Cases & Escalated Critical/High Incident Management, including ESP, ServiceNow & Remedy utilization.
Experience
Technical Program Manager Security Operations Lead
Feb 2024 — Present · Raleigh, NC, US
Technical Program & Portfolio Manager for Ciena\'s Security Architecture & Engineering (SA & E) Organization. Managing all of SA & E\'s Key Initiatives end to end to mature Ciena\'s Security posture. Tracks Fiscal Yearly spending on all Security Tools in use for coverage. PM\'d the full implementation of Ciena\'s 1st CNAPP Tool: Wiz-Product Owner for all SA & E teams/domains (Network Security, Platforms & Automation(SIEM/Splunk), Endpoint Security, Cloud Security, Data Security & Identity Access Management). Manage Key Projects/Deliverables via Jira & Microsoft Loop/Teams. Lead Scrum Ceremonies: Backlog Grooming & Sprint Planning-Lead Program/Project Manager & Scrum Master for Cloud Security, Data Security & Identity Access Management. Facilitate Scrum Ceremonies: Daily Stand-Up, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective & PI Planning.
Education
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Master of Science (MS), Information Technology
2017 — 2017
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Computer Science, (IT, Database and Network Security, Programming)
2008 — 2012
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