Cyber Security Technical Advisor (GRC) – AVP

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Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 120,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.

Job Summary:

This role is a member of the CISO of America’s team and will provide control design guidance and conduct independent control assessments within the Cybersecurity GRC function. The primary focus will be on the design, implementation, and testing of security controls, ensuring that technical systems and information assets are appropriately protected within the Cloud and on-prem environments. The role also emphasizes comprehensive risk management, including the identification, assessment, and management of inherent, control, and residual risks.

Primary Responsibilities:

Regulatory and Compliance

• Maintain a high degree of knowledge with current and proposed security changes impacting regulatory, privacy, and security industry best practice guidance, leveraging technological solutions to meet enterprise needs.
• Evaluate the extent to which the first line of defense is aligned with internal and external control standards, as well as regulatory and audit requirements.

Communication and Guidance

• Provide clear and consistent communications to lines of business related to cybersecurity topics. Guide the lines of business through assessments, translating the technology/security questions so that they can be understood by the business; then guide them as to how to gather the required information.

Risk Management and Control

• Ensure that internal controls designed to mitigate technology and cyber risks are managed, mitigated, and commensurate with the business risk.
• Support Information Security oversight and governance by ensuring the control environment is monitored through relevant KRI/KPIs.
• Ensure gaps are addressed via remediation plans with timely resolution which address root cause of control failures.

Reporting

• Compile and distribute program level reporting to relevant stakeholders.

Implementation and Sustainability

• Drive implementation, sustainability, and maturity of the firm’s Information Security control framework.

Qualifications:

• Experience: Minimum of 5-7 years' experience in a combination of risk management, information security, and IT roles.  Prior audit experience a plus.  High technical knowledge across Cybersecurity domains such as Identity Access Management, Data Security, Configuration Management, Log Generation, Incident Response, security risk assessment/testing methodologies, Secure Software Development Lifecycle, evaluating the adequacy and efficiency of internal controls; and identifying issues resulting from internal and/or external compliance examinations especially in cloud environments.
• Cloud Security: In-depth knowledge of cloud security practices and technologies for major providers.
• Documentation: Experience in writing process documentation and designing/executing control test scripts.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Knowledge of domestic and international banking regulations (Reg W, Basel II, FFIEC, GDPR, etc.) and experience with enforcement agencies oversight activities (regulatory examinations, matters requiring attention (MRAs), consent orders, etc.) within a global systemically important financial institution's information technology and information security environments.
• Technical Understanding: Understanding of the regulatory environment and regulations related to technology risk, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and Federal Reserve Board (FRB) expectations.
• Certifications: Professional certifications such as CCAK, CISA, CRISC, CISM, CGEIT, CSX, CISSP.
• Collaboration: Ability to constructively work both independently and in collaborative environments involving all levels of management and employees.
• Multitasking: Ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently, prioritize, and efficiently complete responsibilities while maintaining the highest quality.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in related IT or Information Security disciplines.
• Skills: Excellent analytical, organizational, and conceptual skills. Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Education & Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Security or a closely related discipline, or equivalent related experience

The typical base pay range for this role is between $110K - $135K depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below.

MUFG Benefits Summary

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (including (i) the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, (ii) the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, (iii) the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and (iv) the California Fair Chance Act) to the extent that (a) an applicant is not subject to a statutory disqualification pursuant to Section 3(a)(39) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act, and (b) they do not conflict with the background screening requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the National Futures Association (NFA). The major responsibilities listed above are the material job duties of this role for which the Company reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of conditional offer of employment, if any.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran and military status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status of an individual or that individual’s associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.