Provide independent assessments of information security risks, controls, and processes across technology environments, applications, infrastructure, and third‑party relationships
Evaluate the design and effectiveness of security controls against established frameworks, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices
Identify, analyze, and communicate cybersecurity risks, vulnerabilities, control weaknesses, and emerging threats to risk and business stakeholders
Support governance and oversight of security domains including identity and access management, vulnerability management, cloud security, application security, data protection, and cybersecurity operations
Conduct risk assessments for new technologies, projects, systems, and business initiatives to evaluate potential security and operational risks
Provide effective challenge to first‑line security practices, risk decisions, control implementations, and remediation strategies
Monitor and assess information security metrics, key risk indicators (KRIs), control effectiveness measures, and trends to identify emerging risks and opportunities for improvement
Support development and maintenance of information security risk management policies, standards, methodologies, and governance processes
Participate in regulatory examinations, internal audits, risk reviews, and compliance assessments by preparing analysis, documentation, and responses to requests
Partner with Technology, Information Security, Compliance, Enterprise Risk, Internal Audit, and business stakeholders to strengthen risk management practices and improve control maturity
Prepare reporting and presentations that communicate technical risks, control gaps, and security trends to a variety of audiences
Support oversight of third‑party technology providers and critical vendor security risk management activities
Stay current on cybersecurity threats, regulatory developments, emerging technologies, and industry practices to evaluate potential impacts to the organization
Requirements
Bachelors degree in field relevant to role (or 4 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree)
4 – 6 years of relevant experience
Knowledge of information security frameworks and standards such as NIST CSF, NIST 800‑53, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, or FFIEC guidance
Familiarity with regulatory expectations applicable to financial services environments
Understanding of cybersecurity domains, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), cloud security, network security, and data protection
Ability to provide solutions for the safe usage of AI technologies in a financial services organization
Experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP) governance
Experience with Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI ChatGPT, Anthropic Claude and other similar technologies
Familiarity with AI security tools such as Palo Alto Prisma AI runtime security (AIRS), Crowdstrike Falcon AI Detection and Response (AIDR) or other similar tools
Deep experience with securing and governing Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Experience with cloud security tooling such as Orca, Prisma Access Cloud, Wiz or other similar tools
Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to evaluate complex security and technology risks
Ability to provide objective risk assessments and effective challenge while building collaborative stakeholder relationships
Support the ability to “shift left” and incorporate security early on and throughout the development lifecycle
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into business‑focused risk discussions