Stephen Hepner
20+ years\' success in Information Security operational and architectural roles
- Role
- Senior Information Security Architect at Kohl's
- Location
- Milwaukee, WI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Stephen Hepner
My name is Stephen Hepner, and I am an experienced IT professional. Known for matching client needs to security solutions, I am skilled at analyzing customer requirements and monitoring risks and resources through all phases of project development. As an experienced and goal-oriented professional, executives and business owners know they can rely on my ability to provide exceptional service, resources, and methods to meet ever-changing objectives and ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements, based on my expertise in the following areas:Strategic PlanningProject ManagementRisk ManagementStakeholder RelationshipsInformation Security
Experience
Senior Information Security Architect
Oct 2011 — Present · Menomonee Falls, WI, US
I plan and implement information security strategies, helping the application teams develop secure environments for projects. Playing a key role in the firewall replacement project, I updated nearly 1200 stores with Unified Threat Management (UTM) devices. I am currently leading a security analytics project to build the next-generation product beyond the current Security Incident Event Management (SIEM).Key Achievements:• Led review of Network Intrusion Prevention Systems, working with cross-functional teams to perform detailed technology comparisons.• Work with Identity and Access Management (IAM) team to deploy BeyondTrust (Privileged Identity Management/Privileged Access Management-PIM/PAM) tool.• Promoted security as key component of all projects, using business process modeling to create workflow and questionnaire to determine base requirements and testing needs.• Defined framework for Security Assurance to perform their testing against, collaborating with team to resolve escalations and refine processes.• Created integration framework, fostering cooperation between Information Technology (IT) and Credit divisions and developed effective working relationships.
Education
Manchester University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science
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