Information Security Risk Analyst II

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Job Description This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Location expectations

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

U.S. Bank is seeking an Information Security Risk Analyst II to evaluate complex information security findings and manage risk across enterprise applications and infrastructure. This role combines technical security analysis, risk assessment, issues management, and stakeholder partnership to help the organization identify legitimate security risks and drive them through remediation and closure.

This person will independently manage a portfolio of security findings from initial intake and validation through ownership assignment, corrective action planning, remediation, and closure. They will analyze technical security concerns, determine business and technology impact, align findings with applicable policies and controls, and communicate clear risk treatment recommendations to application owners, technology teams, and business stakeholders.

Main Responsibilities:

Evaluate security observations to determine legitimacy, severity, business impact, and appropriate risk treatment.

Analyze application architectures, infrastructure environments, security controls, and defense-in-depth strategies.

Manage a portfolio of active security findings through the full risk lifecycle.

Map findings to applicable security policies, standards, controls, and business ownership.

Identify the appropriate application or technology owners responsible for remediation.

Partner with remediation owners to develop and execute corrective action plans.

Evaluate root causes, control effectiveness, and the adequacy of proposed remediation.

Translate technical security issues into clear business and technology risk.

Maintain accurate risk documentation and lifecycle governance through closure.

Facilitate cross-functional discussions involving application, technology, security, and business stakeholders.

Contribute to testing and validation of the findings management system, supporting efficient findings management and process enhancements.

Work independently on complex security risk scenarios with minimal oversight.

Must Have

Skills:

Five or more years of experience in information security, cybersecurity risk management, compliance, or a related technical security discipline.

Experience performing information security risk analysis or assessments.

Experience evaluating security findings and determining technical and business impact.

Knowledge of enterprise applications, infrastructure, security controls, and defense-in-depth concepts.

Experience owning security findings, risk records, issues, or remediation activities through resolution.

Strong analytical, investigative, and critical-thinking skills.

Ability to identify root causes and evaluate control effectiveness.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to explain technical risks to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Experience influencing stakeholders and driving outcomes across multiple teams or business lines.

Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and take accountability for decisions.

A technical security foundation that supports…