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Senior Risk Specialist, Cybersecurity

Walmart

Job Description

Posted on: 
September 17, 2024

Summary and company overview

Position:

Senior Risk Specialist, Cybersecurity

Job Location:

10790 Parkridge Blvd, Reston, VA 20191

Company Overview:

NA

Responsibilities

  • Monitors, analyzes, and remediates IT security risks and vulnerabilities by adhering to defined operating procedures; reviewing metrics to identify outliers, inefficiencies, and non-standard actions associated with operational processes and reporting the findings; identifying improvement opportunities and providing feedback to senior team members and management; and participating in meetings for any initiatives or tasks that will alter current processes.
  • Analyzes and identifies risk by understanding factors of influence to impact and likelihood; building working knowledge and relationship between risk and governance; building expertise in risk analysis in multiple layers of security specialty (for example, Physical, Governance, Technical, etc.); and tracking the remediation of known vulnerabilities.
  • Manages the execution of security initiatives by prioritizing critical issues for root-cause analysis; ensuring resolution of critical issues; monitoring progress versus plan; escalating complex or difficult issues; utilizing scope-change orders to track changes to the project; tracking expenditures and budgets; providing informational presentations; managing stakeholder expectations; holding self and project team accountable for project delivery; and developing performance reports.
  • Leads business customers through delivery processes in completing paperwork (for example, budgets, staffing plans, change management plans, document of understanding, scope statements, and other required artifacts) by meeting with business units to develop delivery plans; creating communication plans for leadership, delivery team, and stakeholders; working with the business unit and delivery team to determine approved delivery parameters; managing the approval process for changes to delivery and/or scope; prioritizing competing demands, organizational changes, and new responsibilities; and collaborating with stakeholders to assess costs and establish the return on investment (ROI).
  • Provides and supports the implementation of security governance by assisting in the process of governance administration and maintenance; ensuring familiarity with Walmart Information Security policies, standards, procedures and best practices; modeling various governance concepts (for example, ITIL, COBIT, Six Sigma, CMM); identifying gaps in security governance and policies; and comparing and contrasting Walmart practices and industry standards.
  • Coordinates compliance efforts in one area of regulatory specialty by monitoring the implementation of specific information security controls; ensuring familiarity with regulatory concepts (for example, ISO, SOX, PCI, HIPAA); developing an understanding of multiple areas of compliance; and assisting in compliance assessments and remediation processes.

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications:

  • Master's degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field OR Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field plus 2 years of experience in information technology or related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Must have experience with: Cybersecurity principles of confidentiality, integrity, availability; cybersecurity practices to govern, protect, detect and respond to security risks; implementing security standards with a focus on risk assessment and management; Conducting comprehensive risk analyses, including identifying, assessing, and prioritizing cybersecurity risks; Assessing and managing cybersecurity risks associated with third-party vendors and suppliers; Security controls across domains, including access control, network security, incident response, and physical security; Documentation and report-writing to communicate assessment findings, risk assessments, and mitigation recommendations; Standardizing security controls and assessment criteria for consistency and comparability; business processes and the ability to align cybersecurity and governance efforts with organizational goals; cybersecurity regulations and standards relevant to the organization, such as NIST, HIPAA, PCI, or ISO; and secure software development practices, including code review, application scanning, and secure coding techniques.

Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills.

Additional commentary

This notice is being provided as a result of the filing of an Application for Permanent Alien Labor Certification. Any person may provide documentary evidence bearing on the application to the Certifying Officer of the Department of Labor: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N-5311, Washington, DC 20210.

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Wal-Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Pay Rate:

$116,006.94

Summary and company overview

Position:

Senior Risk Specialist, Cybersecurity

Job Location:

10790 Parkridge Blvd, Reston, VA 20191

Company Overview:

NA

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