Cyber Defense Technical Director III

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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:

Responsible for the continuous improvement of the Cybersecurity Operations function at Truist. Will drive the design, implementation or improvement of security controls and processes that protect the banks enterprise network, systems, and critical third-party suppliers. Responsible for the continuous development and education of Senior leaders and their staff across Cybersecurity on the latest threats and mitigation methods. Will build and operate an enterprise-wide program to implement and/or improve security controls across enterprise technology and business products and processes.

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.

• ​​Continuously monitor and identify new cyber security threats to the bank.

• Develop/invent/improve highly innovative solutions across the CyberSecurity organization impacting multiple information security technologies, theories and/or techniques that achieve CCS strategy.

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive Cyber Operations strategy that is data driven and utilizes industry frameworks enabling the continuous improvement of controls that protect and defend bank systems 24x7x365.

• ​Educate senior cybersecurity leadership on new threats, tactics and techniques being used by malicious attackers.

• ​Influence Senior Cyber Security leadership and their staff to adopt and own new security controls or improvements when identified. 

• Lead highly complex and visible projects with notable risk and complexity.

• ​Support cybersecurity leadership in the identification and evaluation of new controls, tools, and suppliers used to protect the bank. 

• ​Develop and operate a department-wide training plan for all staff to maintain a consistent and up to date level of skills. 

• Provide briefings to C-Level executives on current CyberSecurity threats as needed.

• Present and/or develop materials for the banks regulators as needed. ​

• Proactively engage with stakeholders across enterprise technology and all lines of business to make them aware and influence adoption of security controls, which includes managing up, out, and down to avoid surprises and position our solutions to be successful.

Note: The differentiating factor between levels of Cyber Defense Technical Director are the years of experience performing the Required Qualifications, breadth and complexity of responsibility, deep technical knowledge required of Cyber threats and mitigations, interactions with all levels of leadership including C-Level and external regulators and experience developing large technical teams.  

QUALIFICATIONS

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 or equivalent

• 20 years’ technical experience working in cybersecurity

• 10 years’ experience as a leader or influencer of large technical team teams

• 10 yeas’ experience in strategic planning, operational planning, and execution 

• 5 years building and operating technical training and development programs for large organizations.

• 15 years managing complex and unstructured work.

• 10 years’ experience and intermediate-level technical knowledge of cyber defense controls/tools 

• 5 years' experience in penetration testing of large enterprise networks

• 15 years’ experience and basic functional knowledge of tools and processes for the broader Cyber Defense capability

• 10 years’ experience and expert-level strength in soft skills and interpersonal communications

• 10 years' experience interacting with and influencing senior leaders

• 5 years’ experience collaborating with the following functions: a) infrastructure b) application development c) application support d) business unit risk management e) technology risk f) audit and g) external auditors.

• 5 years' experience developing and/or managing remediation plans of complex CyberSecurity risks.

• 15 years’ experience in strategic planning and applying industry best practices to operations (NIST, FFIEC)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree

• Active Government Clearance

• Experience working in the Cyber Security Intelligence Community

• Experience developing and/or operating enterprise Threat hunting program.

• Experience within a large financial services organization

• Regulators presentation

• Financial services experience

• Large complex networks

• Red teaming / pen testing

• CISSP Certification

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.

Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace.

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