Cyber Vulnerability Identification QC (Quality Control) Analyst

Bank of America • Washington, DC

2d • $100,000 - $141,300 • Onsite

About The Position

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 Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve. Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations. At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us! Position Summary: This position will be a member of the GIS Vulnerability Identification Assurance (VIA) Vulnerability Identification QC (Quality Control) team. In this role, you will help implement, manage, and monitor the effectiveness of infrastructure vulnerability identification efforts to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the line of businesses’ (LOB) information assets, primarily developing and implementing enhanced QC routines for remediation validation. Analyzes, improves, implements, and executes security controls proactively to prevent external threat actors from infiltrating company information or systems. Typically has 3-5+ years of relevant experience and will act as an individual contributor. This role is responsible for establishing processes and controls to monitor CVE based vulnerabilities and associated risk on technology where we do not have GIS tools for automated scanning. They will work with stakeholders, Product Owners and Software Engineers to aid in the implementation of data requirements, analyze QC performance, conduct QC related research and troubleshoot any issues. Experience with CVE vulnerability analytics as a focus area within Information Security Strong experience with CVE based vulnerability identification and risk analysis Experience explaining analytics in plain English and ability with communicating associated risk Ability to see the larger picture across the teams in the organization to build consensus and drive results Demonstrated ability to self-direct, with minimal supervision to achieve assigned goals Identify and develop proposals for program improvement Independent and able to work in an ever changing, fast paced environment Able to validate and analyze scan data returned by the enterprise toolset

Requirements

• 3-5+ years of experience in information security and/or data management roles
• 3-5+ years of experience with vulnerability management and/or assessment
• Ability to creatively approach difficult problems to provide a viable solution for risk visibility and risk reduction in the enterprise
• 3-5+ years of experience with vulnerability management and/or assessment
• Good communication skills, and the ability to understand and translate cyber security threats from a technical perspective to business-line understanding and execution; ability to communicate risks and propose counter measures to senior technology executives
• Ability to review and analyze QC data to determine overall risk
• Ability to work independently on initiatives with little oversight; Motivated and willing to learn
• Broad technical background utilizing security technologies, such as Server and Workstation Operating Systems, Network Security, Vulnerability Scanning Engines, and Compliance Management solutions
• Strong PC skills including Microsoft Office applications.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field
• Strong analytical skills/problem solving/conceptual thinking
• Ability to effectively communicate with Technical and Non-Technical business owners
• Assist with internal efficiencies projects and development.

Responsibilities

• Analyze findings from vulnerability reporting workstreams, to perform targeted QC on the vulnerabilities being reported and QC around scope of inventory being assessed.
• Review current existing vulnerability detection processes for ways to streamline and make them more efficient.
• Respond to relevant requests received from stakeholders, or representatives of stakeholders, for investigation of potential technology-based identification reporting issues.
• Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein and all special assignments as needed or assigned.
• Lead effective and sustainable activities associated with required VAI QC’s technology-based identification P2 closures evaluations.
• Scope: where scanning signatures do not exist or findings are derived from vendor appliances where authenticated scanning cannot occur.
• Support the expansion of a technology-based identification activity for GIS
• Support the expansion of QC to cover workstation and ATM vulnerabilities, which are fed from non-GIS teams today

Benefits

• This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.
• This role is currently benefits eligible.
• We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.
• Bank of America is committed to help employees through the transition period when they’re displaced as a result of a workforce reduction, realignment or similar measure.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees