Senior Director Analyst, Infrastructure Security

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Brazil.

📋 Description

• Develop creative and thought-provoking content that is both highly engaging and essential.

• Generate new concepts through thought leadership and provide actionable strategies.

• Analyze and predict market trends and transformations.

• Offer practical advice related to the specified content area through virtual or in-person engagements.

• Create and present high-value materials for Gartner events, industry conferences, and client briefings.

• Support sales initiatives by representing market insights to assist Insights teams in content creation and client engagement.

• Actively engage in discussions around innovation, ideation, and research.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 12 years of experience in infrastructure cybersecurity, secure network architecture, or related IT fields, ideally within advanced enterprise settings.

• Knowledge of the Brazilian market, including key vendors and trends influencing regional cybersecurity strategies.

• Business proficiency in Brazilian Portuguese.

• Capability to analyze, develop, and clearly communicate technology and business adoption scenarios.

• Proficiency in modern infrastructure security frameworks, including SASE, SSE, Zero Trust, and identity-centric security models.

• Extensive understanding of cloud security best practices, endpoint security, patch management, backup, and recovery processes.

• Awareness and intellectual curiosity regarding emerging cyber threats to IT infrastructure, including post-quantum attacks, AI-driven cyber threats, and multi-layer extortion ransomware.

• Familiarity with industry cybersecurity standards such as NIST CSF 2.0, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 42001, and NIST AI RMF.

• Insight into geopolitical and sovereignty issues across regions pertaining to infrastructure security and compliance.

• Familiarity with major cybersecurity solutions and services, including U.S. and international service providers, managed security services, and emerging technologies and vendors.

• Comprehensive understanding of enterprise connectivity and security drivers, including cloud adoption, distributed workforces, application modernization, and the increasing need for integrated security and network architectures.

• Executive presence; capable of establishing immediate credibility with executives and stakeholders.

• Strong organizational abilities; adept at working under tight deadlines while producing high-quality outcomes.

• Exceptional research and writing competencies.

• Excellent written and verbal communication, analytical, and presentation skills; able to engage clients and respond effectively to inquiries.

• Proficient in data analysis and synthesis; capable of applying patterns and frameworks while formulating and defending conclusions for client challenges.

• Subject-matter expertise; comfortable delivering presentations at both large and small events.

• Strong commercial and financial insight.

• In-depth knowledge of the global competitive landscape relevant to the subject area and its market interactions.

• Ability to work autonomously while being motivated to collaborate across teams and support others' workflows in a global, multicultural environment.

• High learning agility and the ability to navigate complex matrixed settings.

• Capacity to effectively represent Gartner's research methodologies and strategies at all organizational levels.

• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% (when applicable).

🏝️ Benefits

• Healthcare.

• Private pension plan.

• Flexible working hours.

• Paid leave.

• Remote work options.