Reiss Sebastian Wilburn

About Reiss Sebastian Wilburn

I\'m a strategic IT leader and program manager with 15+ years of experience aligning technology with business vision to deliver measurable outcomes. My career spans cybersecurity, infrastructure modernization, and enterprise transformation, with a consistent focus on risk mitigation, governance, and process improvement.I’ve led cross-functional teams through complex initiatives—revitalizing asset management systems, deploying zero-trust architecture, and implementing scalable automation strategies. I’m known for translating complexity into clarity, building trust across stakeholders, and fostering environments where people and performance thrive.Beyond delivery, I bring a coaching mindset to every engagement. I mentor teams, develop talent, and guide organizations through change with empathy and integrity. I believe in sustainable innovation—solutions that serve both technology and the people who use it.I’m currently exploring opportunities where I can combine technical strategy, mentorship, and systems thinking to help organizations lead change confidently and inclusively.

Experience

1. Senior Program Manager

   Siemens Digital Industries Software

   Aug 2025 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   In this role, I was brought in to unify security and compliance initiatives across a complex, hybrid environment—modernizing threat detection, centralizing security standards, and automating governance while aligning cross-functional teams on a clear delivery roadmap.Compliance workflow modernization: Simplifying review/approval paths and removing duplicate steps to increase agility and governance clarity.Security standards hub: Partnering with Security, Compliance, and Engineering to build a centralized repository with versioning, change tracking, and reusable templates.Data-centric documentation framework: Guiding the shift from fragmented documents to an integrated, governed model that improves discoverability and reuse.Threat detection modernization (Anvilogic): Leading rollout across hybrid infrastructure to strengthen detection coverage and response accuracy.Cross-functional orchestration: Aligning roadmaps and risk reviews across Security, Operations, and Engineering to support proactive architecture decisions.Real-time security visibility: Enabling unified telemetry and dashboards to support audit readiness and faster incident response.Incident management uplift: Piloting improvements to triage, runbooks, and handoffs between Support, Platform/Apps, and Observability teams.Governance automation: Designing an automated, centralized model for the security-control lifecycle to replace manual, time-intensive processes.

Education

• DePaul University

  Bachelor of Science, Telecommunication Management

• DePaul University

  MS, Applied Technology