Information Security Assurance – Technical Lead (Hybrid - 3 Days in Office)

Headquarters 2, United States

Freddie Mac

We are supporting America's homeowners and renters while serving as a stabilizing force in the U.S. housing finance system.

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At Freddie Mac, you will do important work to build a better housing finance system and you’ll be part of a team helping to make homeownership and rental housing more accessible and affordable across the nation.

Position Overview:

Freddie Mac is looking for a senior professional to support the Information Security (IS) department in improving security maturity by performing technical assessments and managing security exceptions in a Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) function.

Our Impact:

  • Perform technical security assessments against applications and platforms, and track findings to remediation

  • Manage common security metrics

  • Provide oversight of security risks associated with all operating activities of Enterprise Operations and Technology (EO&T) organization

  • Help teams proactively identify and address risks before they cause harm to the enterprise

Your Impact:

  • Assist in identifying and communicating control deficiencies and the associated risks

  • Support security teams in creating new controls or updating existing controls, creating Standard Operating Procedures, and defining the correct level of evidence to demonstrate control execution

  • Support security teams in remediating control failures

  • Provide quality control reviews and guidance to junior staff members

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or related experience

  • 8 or more years of experience in Information Security, or equivalent technical experience

  • Familiarity with PKI, encryption in transit, and encryption at rest

  • Familiarity with Identity and Access Management and Privileged Access Management

  • Experience with network, infrastructure, or operating system security including system hardening

  • Experience with Financial Services or other highly-regulated industry strongly preferred

  • Industry certifications, such as CISM, CISSP, or relevant GIAC certs are a plus

Keys to Success in this Role:

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

  • Ability to understand IT business processes and management objectives

  • Ability to rapidly learn new technologies and identify process improvements and efficiencies

  • Ability to work & collaborate effectively in a team environment

Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.

Today, Freddie Mac makes home possible for one in four home borrowers and is one of the largest sources of financing for multifamily housing. Join our smart, creative and dedicated team and you’ll do important work for the housing finance system and make a difference in the lives of others.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with differing abilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

CA Applicants:  Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Notice to External Search Firms: Freddie Mac partners with BountyJobs for contingency search business through outside firms. Resumes received outside the BountyJobs system will be considered unsolicited and Freddie Mac will not be obligated to pay a placement fee. If interested in learning more, please visit www.BountyJobs.com and register with our referral code: MAC.

Time-type:Full time

FLSA Status:Exempt

Freddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.

This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $134,000 - $202,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.
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Category: Leadership Jobs

Tags: CISM CISSP Compliance Encryption Finance GIAC Governance IAM PKI Security assessment

Perks/benefits: Career development Competitive pay Equity / stock options

Region: North America
Country: United States

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