Job Description
About Legence Legence (Nasdaq: LGN) is a leading provider of engineering, consulting, installation, and maintenance services for mission-critical systems in buildings. The company specializes in designing, fabricating, and installing complex HVAC, process piping, and other mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems—enhancing energy efficiency, reliability, and sustainability in new and existing facilities. Legence also delivers long-term performance through strategic upgrades and holistic solutions. Serving some of the world’s most technically demanding sectors, Legence counts over 60% of the Nasdaq-100 Index among its clients. Location: Remote, United States. Near Legence office preferred. The Lead Cybersecurity Specialist within the Legence IT Security organization will be responsible for helping advance the company’s overall security posture. This role goes beyond operational support to include architecture, risk strategy, and cross-functional leadership. This role will work with other IT pillars and team members to implement, and continuously improve security controls that protect enterprise systems, cloud environments, and data against evolving threats while aligning with business objectives and regulatory requirements. This role will provide team leadership to junior staff members About the Role We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Cybersecurity Specialist to lead a team of cyber analysts tasked with advancing Legence ’s security posture and reducing risk. This role is critical to ensuring the integrity, reliability, and security of our IT systems and processes. The ideal candidate will bring deep cyber experience, the ability to develop team members, the ability to communicate with business and IT partners, and a focus in ITGC audits, tool selection, continuous improvement, and cross-functional project management. Key Responsibilities Cloud Security & Architecture ◦ Ensure the implementation and governance of secure cloud architectures across platform