Information Security Threat Management Senior Specialist

Job Description:

Job Title: Information Security Threat Management Senior Specialist

Corporate Title:  VP

Location:  Dublin

Company Overview:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.  Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities, and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Location Overview:

Our Central Park office in Leopardstown, boasts modern facilities based in Dublin’s premium business park. With an onsite gym and staff restaurant, all your daily needs are conveniently catered for. Travel options include the LUAS network and the Central Park shuttle service between Dublin City Centre and Central Park. We also provide tax saver tickets as part of our award-winning benefits package, which means getting to work has never been so easy.

Role Description:

Due to an increase in our programme portfolio, we are looking for a Senior Threat Management Specialist to join our EMEA based Global Information Security team. The Cyber Threat Evaluation and Prevention (CTEP) team evaluates threats and emerging risks, assesses cybersecurity controls, and defines actions for risk reduction. The four key steps in the cyber threat defense process are: threat intake, control evaluation, resolution, and quality assurance. The CTEP program integrates across Global Information Security, leveraging current risk assessments and control testing to identify gaps for action by Control Owners, Action Owners, and/or Policy/Standard owners. The program aims to evaluate and enhance Bank of America’s risk and control environment for cybersecurity threats and emerging risks.

Responsibilities:

Examine threat evaluation information and oversee engagement with control owners to resolve issues, address vulnerabilities, and reduce risk by driving remediation efforts.

You will be able to reduce risk by leading and driving remediation work in alignment with the known threat environment, ensuring strategic oversight of the process.

You will be working with relevant control owners/teams to understand and identify areas for improvement in the identification of and recovery from information security threats and incidents, while providing senior-level guidance to enhance overall cybersecurity posture.

What we are looking for:

• Extensive knowledge and experience with information security controls, including the ability to provide oversight and direction to analysts in implementing these controls.

• Extensive data analysis skills, with the capability to interpret complex data and provide actionable insights for cybersecurity risk management.

• Exceptional communication and relationship management skills, particularly in leading cross-functional teams and engaging with senior stakeholders.

• Proven leadership qualities: ambitious, disciplined, hardworking, resilient, and committed to continuous learning.

• Highly organized project management skills, with the ability to oversee multiple cybersecurity projects and ensure timely execution.

Skills that will help:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Business Administration, or a related field

• Ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical business owners, with experience providing strategic guidance.

• Proficiency with Jira, and experience using it to manage complex cybersecurity projects.

Benefits of working at Bank of America:

Ireland

Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner

• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons

• 20 days of back-up childcare and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum 

• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc.

• Access to an Employee Assistance Program for confidential support and help for everyday matters

• Access to free counselling through the Employee Assistance Program and virtual GP services through our private health care plan

• Ability to donate to charities of your choice and the bank will match your contribution

• Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership program and receive discounted entry to some of Ireland’s most iconic cultural institutions and exhibitions.

• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local community.

Bank of America:

Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long term success. It’s important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.

We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, membership of the Traveller community, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, civil status,  socio-economic background, family status or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.