Cybersecurity Senior Engineer (ASM)

Truist Bank • Atlanta, VA

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About The Position

The Cybersecurity Senior Engineer (Attack Surface Management) is responsible for designing, implementing, and maturing advanced security validation capabilities to safeguard enterprise systems and applications. This role focuses on continuous security validation through External Attack Surface Management (EASM) tools, integration with existing security infrastructure, and providing actionable insights to strengthen the firm’s cyber resilience. The engineer partners with cross-functional teams to simulate real-world adversarial tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), evaluate control effectiveness, and recommend enhancements that align with enterprise risk management and regulatory standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and five years of experience in systems engineering or administration or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• In-depth knowledge in applied enterprise information security technologies including but not limited to firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, network operating systems, identity management, database activity monitoring, encryption, content filtering, and Mainframe security
• Previous experience in planning and managing IT projects

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Breach and Attack (BAS) or Continuous Security Validation (CSV) tool(s)
• Bachelor’s degree and twelve years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Banking or financial services experience
• Experience in designing and executing Attack Scenarios: Plan and conduct realistic cyberattack simulations that mimic real-world threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
• Analyze Simulation Results: Evaluate the outcomes of BAS, identifying weaknesses in security controls, vulnerabilities, and gaps in detection and response capabilities.
• Provide Actionable Recommendations: Develop and present recommendations to improve security policies, procedures, and technologies based on simulation findings.
• Document and Communicate: Maintain documentation of BAS methodologies, procedures, and results, and communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Security Teams: Work with security analysts and engineers to adjust alerts, rules, and controls based on simulation results.
• Advanced Threat Hunting and Intelligence: Utilize threat intelligence to inform attack scenarios and identify emerging threats.
• Vulnerability Management: Identify, prioritize, and recommend remediation of high-risk vulnerabilities.
• Red Teaming and Blue Teaming: May also participate in red, purple, and blue team exercises to further evaluate security posture.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity concepts, including attack vectors, TTPs, and security controls.
• Hands-on experience with architecting, maturing, and automation - CI/CD pipeline end to end lifecycle
• Experience with penetration testing, vulnerability management, and security tools.
• Proficiency in scripting for automation, data wrangling and enrichment (e.g., Python, PowerShell).
• Knowledge of common threat intelligence sources and frameworks.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience with cybersecurity frameworks and standards (e.g., NIST, MITRE ATT&CK and D3FEND).
• Experience with GRC engineering
• Strong knowledge of cloud security (AWS/Azure), PKI/TLS hygiene, DNS hardening, and external service posture.
• Hands-on experience with EASM platforms (e.g., Defender EASM, Cortex Xpanse, CyCognito, etc.) and strong understanding of internet-scale asset discovery
• Hands-on experience with vulnerability engineering or external attack surface security, with proven leadership in complex environments
• Experience with commercial BAS tools: AttackIQ, SafeBreach, Cymulate, etc.
• Experience with detection engineering and SOAR

Responsibilities

• Lead EASM Validation and Engineering: Investigate and reproduce findings from EASM platforms (e.g., exposed services, misconfigurations, weak crypto, DNS issues, leaked assets)
• Perform Active/Passive Reconnaissance: Familiarity with open-source techniques and tools for profiling attack surface
• Advance EASM Capabilities: Develop tuning logic for discovery seeds and asset correlation. Continuously improve signal fidelity and automate common validation tasks
• Design and Execute BAS Scenarios: Plan and conduct realistic cyberattack simulations that mirror real-world threat actor TTPs across enterprise environments.
• Analyze Simulation Results: Assess BAS outcomes to identify security control gaps, vulnerabilities, and opportunities for improved detection and response.
• Provide Actionable Recommendations: Develop and communicate prioritized recommendations to strengthen security policies, procedures, and technical controls.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work with red, blue, and purple teams, as well as incident response and threat intelligence groups, to adjust alerts, rules, and detection logic.
• Threat Hunting and Intelligence: Leverage threat intelligence to inform EASM scenarios and proactively address emerging threats.
• Vulnerability Management Support: Contribute to the identification, prioritization, and remediation of vulnerabilities based on simulation and testing results.
• Documentation and Reporting: Maintain detailed documentation of ASM & BAS methodologies, procedures, and findings; communicate technical results clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Design, develop and maintain CI/CD Pipeline(s) (e.g., Gitlab, Terraform, AWS, Jenkins, Github)
• Automation/Scripting: Design and Execute automation scripts (e.g., Python, Powershell, Bash, etc.)

Benefits

• Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates.
• Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays.
• Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan.

What This Job Offers

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