Cyber Security Engineering Manager

Regions Bank•Nashville, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Regions, the Cyber Security Manager is responsible for leading a diverse team of engineers and analysts charged with the daily operations of enforcing, monitoring, and managing cyber security controls to protect the assets of the bank, customers, and associates. This role monitors the domains of security controls including, but not limited to, malware defense, network security, Internet security, security analytics, threat intelligence and defense, cybercrime, data protection, vulnerability management, and customer authentication.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related field and six (6) years of related experience
Or High School Diploma or GED and ten (10) years of related experience
Ability to prioritize assignments while working on multiple projects
Demonstrated ability to effectively engage project teams and leadership within a corporate setting
Excellent writing and oral communication skills
Strong ability to predict and plan for unknown threats
Strong ability to work well with others and place a premium on the group’s success
Strong technical aptitude skills

Nice To Haves

Two (2) years of lead or supervisory/managerial experience
Experience managing Information Technology and/or Information Security projects
Experience with security operations and incident response/handling
Four (4) years of lead or supervisory/managerial experience
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), AWS Certified Security – Specialty, AWS Certified AI Practitioner, or other industry certification.
Proficiency in modern programming and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java, Terraform) used for custom tool development.
Good understanding of current internal and external cyber threats to the financial services sector.
Demonstrated experience securing AWS environments and containerized workloads (Kubernetes/EKS) via code and automation.
Experience managing engineering teams within Agile/Scrum frameworks (Jira, Confluence) and maintaining high-velocity CI/CD pipelines.
Familiarity with Generative AI risks (e.g., prompt injection, data leakage) and engineering defenses against them.
Experience managing Information Technology and/or Information Security projects.
Strong technical aptitude in cloud networking concepts (DNS, TCP/IP, BGP, VPNs, Direct Connect)
Deep understanding of the SDLC and software engineering principles (version control, code review, unit testing).
Proficiency in adapting security engineering practices to high-velocity Agile development cycles

Responsibilities

Develops cyber security architecture/designs, controls, processes, standards, and strategies to ensure alignment with Information Security standards, emerging threats, and overall Information Security strategy
Develops and implements incident response protocols for ongoing threats and attacks
Communicates status of current threat environment, incidents, and projected threats to senior management and executives
Manages the evaluation and testing of hardware, firmware, and software for possible impact on systems security
Coordinates with other managers to integrate Information Security project components with other projects including application development, network, server, and mainframe
Collaborates with Enterprise and Security architecture to design and implement custom controls, and engineering strategies to ensure alignment with Information Security standards and the overall technology roadmap.
Leads the oversight of secure AWS cloud deployments, ensuring infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and cloud-native services meet regulatory and security compliance standards.
Coordinates with Enterprise and Security Architecture to implement governance, threat modeling, and security guardrails for Generative AI (GenAI) initiatives, ensuring the safe adoption of LLMs and AI-driven applications.
Manages a team of engineers through the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), overseeing the development, testing, and deployment of custom security code and automation tools.
Implements the architectural design of complex networking environments, including hybrid-cloud connectivity, micro-segmentation, and software-defined networking (SDN) security.
Integrates security seamlessly into developer workflows using Agile methodologies and CI/CD pipelines, treating security controls as production-grade software.