Staff Security Consultant II

While working in a dynamic, global environment, you will be responsible for researching and tracking information security technologies and processes.  Your primary duties will allow you to use your Security consultancy and basic technical knowledge to help enhance the security posture of our owned Digital and eCommerce platforms. Occasional outside normal business hours and on-call duties may be required.

Responsibilities:

• Partner and collaborate with business leaders and stakeholders across divisions to proactively identify and assess cyber risks, aligning with business objectives and regulatory requirements. 

• Lead efforts to clearly articulate security risks and remediation strategies to senior business and technology stakeholders. Foster strong relationships with product teams to ensure a risk-based approach to security is integrated into all stages of the product lifecycle.
  
   
• Oversee and guide the execution of IT systems risk assessments and control validation processes. Ensure robust risk management practices are in place and continually refined to address evolving threats.
  
   
• Coordinate and lead cross-functional teams to promote and implement changes related to IT compliance, risk management, and data privacy. Serve as a senior advisor to stakeholders, driving a culture of security and compliance.
  
   
• Leverage extensive experience to provide strategic security architectural advice and guidance. Work with Security Architecture and Engineering division to ensure security architecture and engineering are aligned with industry’s best practices and effectively mitigate identified risks.
  
   
• Lead sophisticated threat modeling exercises to ensure the deployment of appropriate security services tailored to specific risks. Communicate complex security threats and solutions to executive stakeholders with clarity and precision.
  
   
• Develop and present comprehensive IT security reports, trackers, and dashboards to senior management. Use data-driven insights to inform strategic decisions and continuous improvement initiatives. Monitor and analyze security metrics, identifying trends, issues, and areas for improvement, and recommending remedial actions as needed.
  
   
• Provide guidance and support on security-related matters, including data protection, access controls, incident response, and compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, NIST, PCI-DSS).
  
   
• Assist in coordinating stakeholders to socialize and drive change regarding IT compliance, IT risk management and data privacy.
  
   
• Facilitate regular security audits of our digital platforms, applications, and network infrastructure to identify vulnerabilities, risks, and areas for improvement.
  
   
• Support incident response activities and forensic investigation as needed.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree preferred and/or minimum 7-10 years of working experience in relevant cybersecurity disciplines with multiple teams/projects concurrently.
• Maintain at least one internationally recognized cybersecurity certification, to include but not limited to CISSP, CISM, CEH, or Security+ etc.
• Able to successfully communicate with technical and non-technical partners.
• Background in security consulting within large global matrixed organizations.
• Experience working in a global team spanning multiple locations preferred.
  
   
  
  Preferred Qualifications:
• Knowledge of cloud environment topics including secrets management, infrastructure as code, and serverless technologies
• Experience in designing and deploying common enterprise security services and processes, including, but not limited to:
  • Identity and Access Management, Privileged Access Management, Network and Firewall Security, Endpoint Protection, Certificate and Key Management, Data Protection/Privacy, Website Security, SOC/SEIM, and Vulnerability Management
• Knowledge of Web Application Firewalls and HTTP communication

Salary: $130,500 - $153,600 annually + bonus eligibility

This is the expected salary range for this position. Ultimately, in establishing pay, we'll consider the successful candidate’s location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Benefits: Employees (and their eligible family members) may enroll in the following types of insurance coverage: medical, dental, vision, legal, and accidental death and dismemberment, as well as FSA/HSA (depending on enrolled medical plan). Yum! also provides short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance. Employees may enroll in our 401(k) plan. Yum! provides 4 weeks of vacation, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, a floating day off and 2 paid days for volunteer time each calendar year.  To learn more about working at Yum!  -Click here.

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This posting will be open for a minimum of two weeks. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until a candidate is selected.

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