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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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
- SS&C TechnologiesCurrentMay 2021–Present· 5 yrs 5 mos
- Chief Information Security Officer, Division, SS&C Wealth, Investment and TechnologyCurrent2025–Present
- Director of Cybersecurity Engineering | Network Security Engineering | Threat & Vulnerability OpsNov 2021–2025
- Principal - Security Site Reliability EngineerMay 2021–Nov 2021
- Jul 2015–May 2021· 5 yrs 10 mos
- Information Security Engineer IIIOct 2019–May 2021
- Data Security Analyst III2017–Oct 2019
- Test Automation Engineer IIJul 2015–2017
- Mar 2015–Jul 2015· 4 mos
- Software Test Engineer IIIMar 2015–Jul 2015
- May 2014–Sep 2014· 4 mos
- StudentMay 2014–Sep 2014
- 2006–Sep 2014· 8 yrs 8 mos
- Recruiting Sub-Station ManagerApr 2009–Mar 2012
- Armament Program Manager2006–Mar 2009
- Aug 2002–Nov 2005· 3 yrs 3 mos
- Aviation Ordnance TechnicianAug 2002–Nov 2005
Education
Master of Cybersecurity
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
University of Alabama at BirminghamOrganizational Leadership
Highlands CollegeBS in Information and Computer Science
Network and Security
Park UniversityIS/IT PMP Certificate Course
Villanova UniversitySoftware Development & Testing Specialist Ceritfication (MSSA)
Computer Science
Central Texas College