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Taylor J. Harris

Division Chief Information Security Officer (Div. CISO) | SS&C Wealth, Investment & Technology (WIT)

SS&C Technologies•Greater Birmingham, Alabama Area, United States

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Experience24+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

With over 15 years of experience in the IT and security fields, I am a cybersecurity leader and expert who is passionate about ensuring the operational integrity and security of valuable business assets. I have a Green Belt Lean Six Sigma certification and a proven track record of applying continuous process improvement principles to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of security programs and systems. As the Director of Cybersecurity Engineering at SS&C Technologies, I direct three teams in managing network security engineering, threat and vulnerability operations, and security site reliability engineering. I deliver strategic leadership and direction in driving all technologies within the Global Security Operations department, as well as all automation and remediation capabilities for the Security Operation Center and the Vulnerability Management program. I also liaise between operations and software engineering teams to enable them to rapidly build, deploy, and operate various systems and infrastructure components. I enjoy working with diverse and talented teams to tackle complex and challenging projects and to achieve our shared goals. I am always eager to learn new skills and to explore new opportunities to grow and contribute to the cybersecurity field.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • May 2021–Present· 5 yrs 5 mos
    • Chief Information Security Officer, Division, SS&C Wealth, Investment and TechnologyCurrent
      2025–Present
    • Director of Cybersecurity Engineering | Network Security Engineering | Threat & Vulnerability Ops
      Nov 2021–2025
    • Principal - Security Site Reliability Engineer
      May 2021–Nov 2021
  • Jul 2015–May 2021· 5 yrs 10 mos
    • Information Security Engineer III
      Oct 2019–May 2021
    • Data Security Analyst III
      2017–Oct 2019
    • Test Automation Engineer II
      Jul 2015–2017
  • Mar 2015–Jul 2015· 4 mos
    • Software Test Engineer III
      Mar 2015–Jul 2015
    • Student
      May 2014–Sep 2014
  • 2006–Sep 2014· 8 yrs 8 mos
    • Recruiting Sub-Station Manager
      Apr 2009–Mar 2012
    • Armament Program Manager
      2006–Mar 2009
  • Aug 2002–Nov 2005· 3 yrs 3 mos
    • Aviation Ordnance Technician
      Aug 2002–Nov 2005

Education

Master of Cybersecurity

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Organizational Leadership

Highlands College

BS in Information and Computer Science

Network and Security

Park University

IS/IT PMP Certificate Course

Villanova University

Software Development & Testing Specialist Ceritfication (MSSA)

Computer Science

Central Texas College

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Strategic LeadershipSecurity Operations CenterNetwork SecurityVulnerability AssessmentData PrivacySecurity Architecture DesignSecurity AwarenessSecurity Incident ResponseTechnical OperationsSecurityInformation Security ManagementIT Security Best PracticesBusiness ContinuityExecutive LeadershipCyber Security RiskTeam DevelopmentCyber OperationsBuild Strong RelationshipsSecurity ControlsCyber-security