Bank Of America Travelling Cyber Security Assurance Assessor 

United States, Illinois, Chicago 

573895201

Job Description:

Job Description:
This job is responsible for performing information security reviews of third parties that provide services to the bank. Key responsibilities include working with third parties to collect and review documentation including playbooks and evidence during an assessment to determine if information security controls are in place and documenting the controls in place in assessment workpapers. Key responsibilities span pre-assessment, assessment, and/or remediation activities.

Responsibilities:

• Partners with third parties to ensure they are prepared for information security assessments including answering detailed questions
• Evaluates a third parties information security risk with a holistic lens to determine if they meet Bank of America requirements
• Discusses any information security gaps in the service provider's program with the third party
• Escalates issues or risks identified during the assessment
• Manages relationships with third parties and Enterprise Vendor Managers
• The ability to interact with internal or external stakeholders including business partners and/or external parties to identify, analyze, and resolve complex problems or security gaps.
• The ability to objectively assess information from various sources and synthesize it towards making a reasoned judgment
• The ability to assess the security, effectiveness, and practicality of technology systems

Required Skills:
• Experience in Information Security and/or IT Audit
• Technical writing and verbal communication skill
• Ability to effectively work with partners at varying knowledge and organization levels.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with both technology/development and business partners – ability to translate between these two constituencies.
• Technical skills include the domains of information security and business continuity including:
- Information Security Controls (Infrastructure Security, Access Management, Physical Security, Application Security, etc.)
- IT Compliance, SOX Compliance
- Change Management
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Solid grasp of NIST, PCI, ISO, SDLC, COBIT, and ITIL standards

Desired Skills:
• Information Security certifications, including ISO27002 / CISSP / CEH / CISM / CISA
• Knowledge of NIST guidelines