Cyber Incident Management Senior Specialist

Job Title:

Cyber Incident Management Senior Specialist

Corporate

Title:

Vice President

Location:

Chester

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Res

Cyber Incident Response and Management is part of the Cyber Response & Recovery Team who provide a globally coordinated and managed response capability for information security events and incidents that may impact the confidentiality, integrity, and/or availability of the Bank’s information and information systems or has privacy implications.

The role of the Cyber Incident Management Senior Specialist is to coordinate the response and recovery activities from information security incidents. This includes collaboration with appropriate response, assist with determining the root cause of incidents and work with stakeholders and responsible parties to remediate any identified control gaps or failures;
Escalate issues to management in a timely manner with appropriate information regarding severity, exposure, and action items; this role requires critical thinking and investigative mindset coupled effective written, and verbal communication skills.

This is a senior role with high visibility at the global level including interacting with and providing direct updates to executives and senior leadership stakeholders. A Cyber Incident Management Senior Specialist provides their knowledge and expertise in incident response to lead, mentor, and challenge associates on the team.

This is a full-time role (40 hours per week), with standard working hours of 7:00AM to 6:00PM, 4 days per week (Sunday to Wednesday or Wednesday to Saturday) to align with the nature of the support provided by the team. Additional flexibility may occasionally be required to support business, operational, or project deliverables

• You will have established oversight of information security events and cyber incidents and communicate analysis, containment, and remediation efforts to all business partners.
• As a Senior incident manager you will be able to evaluate, communicate, and contain cyber security incidents while collaborating with other security teams, technology organizations, and line of business partners.
• You will be responsible for oversight of day-to-day Incident Response Operations, with autonomy to make critical decisions during triage.
• You will be a Global Point of Contact for incident escalations, responsible for immediate coordination of resources to mitigate risk.

• Proven experience handling Information Security related events and incidents
• An excellent verbal and written communicator who can adapt to their audience.
• Decisive and can make difficult decisions in what can be a high-pressure environment.

• CompTIA Security+ or equivalent qualification
• Familiarity with security vulnerabilities exploits and APT tools, techniques, and procedures.
• Management or leadership experience

• At Bank of America, we strive to prioritise employees’ health and wellbeing – it’s what makes us a Great Place to Work.
• Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner
• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons
• We offer 26-weeks paid maternity leave, 16-weeks paid paternity leave and inclusive family leave arrangements for working parents and carers including 20 days of back-up childcare including access to school holiday clubs and 20 days of…