Cybersecurity Program Senior Strategist

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Regular or Temporary:

Regular

Language Fluency:  English (Required)

Work Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Please review the following job description:

Provides technical expertise and leadership to internal business clients for their Cybersecurity related projects and initiatives by working with Corporate Information Security Management, external vendors, and internal lines of business. Responsible for the full lifecycle of cybersecurity and readiness exercise activities, including designing, developing, and conducting post-exercise evaluation processes that will strengthen cybersecurity incident response and coordination processes throughout Truist. Candidate will work to scope and build exercises and processes and coordinate with all relevant areas of the organization to communicate lessons learned from exercises to improve cybersecurity response and resilience. Candidate will craft exercises and discussion guides based on threat intelligence and business processes, building a commitment to corporate cybersecurity continuous improvement and collaborative incident response.

The candidate will contextualize cybersecurity threat intelligence and incident response procedures for business and executive audiences. Design security-focused exercises in accordance with existing playbooks and processes. Manage exercise projects, including performing initial scoping and leading regular meetings to obtain information, provide status updates, and troubleshoot issues. Deliver walkthroughs, seminars, and tabletop exercises with a variety of participants from various business and technical teams. Conduct post-exercise interviews and debriefings; identify, record, and report on action items and exercise feedback. Write post-exercise reports for a variety of audiences, summarizing exercise events and providing next-steps guidance to report recipients. Stay up to date on information security threats and trends and summarize and contextualize this information to non-technical personnel.

***Based on location, this role may require Mon-Thurs on-site work hours***
***This role is not approved for H1B visa sponsorship***

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job.  Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below.  Specific activities may change from time to time.
• Collaborate with lines of business and internal IT groups in evaluating and gathering technical requirements for business clients’ projects and initiatives.
• Research clients’ requirements to develop potential technical solutions by interacting with any internal and/or external solution providers and subject matter experts.
• Communicate and document potential solutions, impact analysis, benefits/risks, implementation requirements, and recommended approach.
• Oversee and conduct a variety of analysis to guide program strategy and develop short- and long-term plans.
• Make recommendations regarding cybersecurity related projects and initiatives.
• Consults with business leaders on the development of policies, processes and practices.
• Remain aware of the corporate technology, infrastructure, standards, processes, and strategic direction and use these tools to help guide the client in accomplishing their business goals.

Required Qualifications:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, technology related field or equivalent education and related training
• Five years of demonstrated progressive experience in Cybersecurity experience
• Foundational knowledge of cybersecurity terms, concepts, disciplines and frameworks

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of financial services industry and all applicable regulations and industry standards
• Cyber security certifications such a CISA, CISSP

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.

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