WIAM Team Lead - Monitoring & Logging

This role offers a hybrid work schedule; offering the flexibility to work remotely two days a week, while providing the opportunity for in-person collaboration at our Buffalo, NY Tech Hub.

Overview:  

Manages the activities of one or multiple cybersecurity teams. Responsible for financial and human capital planning to ensure short- and long-term priorities support and protect the Bank from internal and external cybersecurity threats. Responsible for establishing and management of the WIAM Monitoring and Logging team. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement comprehensive plan, policies, and procedures related to immediate function(s) of oversight.
• Identify priorities within function(s) of oversight and raise to senior leadership to incorporate into financial plan.
• Collaborate across WIAM functions to identify and develop Monitoring & logging use cases to identify and remediate Access Management security relevant events across the technology stack.
• Build a team of Monitoring and Logging professionals.
• Create and implement security controls related to immediate function(s) of oversight to mitigate risk and secure the bank.
• Coordinate initiatives assessing the security implications of new/updated methodologies to enhance overall cybersecurity controls and processes.
• Partner with incident response teams to ensure that plans are regularly reviewed, updated, and tested to align with emerging threats and best practices.
• Oversee technology and systems, including identifying, evaluating, and recommending systems to use within immediate function of oversight.
• Partner with more senior Cybersecurity leaders to establish and maintain appropriate cyber controls, policies, and procedures.
• Develop and execute workforce plan, including recruiting and developing team members to align with their career goals and support the broader cyber team's needs.
• Contribute to the delivery of the Bankwide information security training and awareness program.
• Build strong partnerships with stakeholders to ensure immediate function(s) of oversight meets the Cybersecurity objectives.
• Exercise usual authority of a manager concerning staffing, performance appraisals, promotions, salary recommendations, performance management and terminations.
• Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies, and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite. Design, implement, maintain, and enhance internal controls to mitigate risk on an ongoing basis. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
• Promote an environment that supports diversity and reflects the M&T Bank brand.
• Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
• Complete other related duties as assigned

Scope of Responsibilities:

• Primary partners: Cybersecurity Senior Managers and Managers.
• Stakeholders: Technology team and the Bank.
• Work is accomplished with limited direction; translates Cybersecurity imperatives to objectives within team.
• Provides input for budget as it pertains to specific team needs, and accountable for meeting budget.
• This role manages one or more functions/teams/departments within Cybersecurity:
  • Identity and Access Management – regulate and secure user access to digital resources, ensuring proper authentication and authorization measures are in place to protect sensitive information and prevent unauthorized access. Functions/teams may include service & delivery, privileged access management, infrastructure & tooling, governance & oversight, monitoring & logging

Manager Responsibility:

Typically leads a team of 5-10 FTEs (entry to mid-level individual contributors)

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years’ relevant work experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 9 years’ higher education and/or work experience
• Demonstrated advanced knowledge of Cybersecurity principles.
• Minimum 4 years’ work experience in/with the specific cybersecurity function.
• Minimum 1 year’s managerial experience.

Education and Experience Preferred:

• Minimum of 2 years’ managerial experience.
• Proven ability to train and mentor cybersecurity individual contributors.
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proficient persuasive communication skills to gain buy-in of others.
• Experience prioritizing across competing priorities and quickly changing landscape.
• Experience in a highly regulated industry environment.
• Understanding of financial services regulations, compliance requirements, and risk management practices.

M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $110,635.01 - $184,391.68 Annual (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.

LocationBuffalo, New York, United States of America