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Sr. Cloud Security Controls Governance Specialist

Washington, District of Columbia;Chicago, Illinois

Job Description:

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This Sr. Cloud Security Controls Governance Specialist is responsible for assessing the bank's Third-Party SaaS cloud technologies, applications, and overall security controls to identify potential risks and vulnerabilities that may impact Bank of America's information security. Key responsibilities include conducting security assessments, identifying risks, ensuring compliance with security standards, and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to mitigate risks. Job expectations include providing expert technical guidance to support partners and adapting testing methods to emerging cyber security regulations and evolving threats, while developing others on the team. Generally requires 7+ years of related experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct cloud security review of third-party vendor SaaS solutions for compliance to bank cloud security policies and controls by utilizing external threat frameworks, internal threat intelligence, and systems documentation

• Leverages risk management practices, and internal escalation processes to document findings for remediation

• Develop and implement security controls for cloud infrastructure SaaS based on industry best practices, compliance requirements, and bank security policies.

• Develop and maintain documentation for cloud security controls, policies, and procedures that evaluates API security, data protection strategies, and identity management controls in the banks third-party SaaS solutions.

• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of existing cloud security controls and recommend enhancements.

• Participate in internal and external audits to demonstrate compliance with cloud security requirements.

• Act as a liaison between the security team and other departments to promote a security-first culture.

• Stay current with emerging cloud security trends, technologies, and best practices.

Requirements:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong knowledge of the bank Third Party processes

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to communicate security risks effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Excellent collaboration and negotiation skills with vendors and internal teams.

• Continuous learning mindset and adaptability to evolving security challenges.

• Strong understanding of cloud security principles and best practices of public cloud service providers.

• Extensive knowledge of security tools and technologies such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, DLP, firewalls, PKI, and identity management.

• Extensive knowledge of public cloud service providers and the threats to workloads within those environments

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40

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