Senior Vice President, FRS District IT & Corporate Services Business Information Security Officer (BISO)
About The Position
The District IT & Corporate Services Business Information Security Officer (BISO) is responsible for information security across the District IT & Corporate Services portfolio within the Federal Reserve System. The portfolio includes Human Resources, Legal, Shared Administrative Services, Finance, Procurement, Audit, Law Enforcement, and Facilities. The BISO partners with the District IT & Corporate Services CIO, business-line directors and leaders across the System to ensure business strategies are delivered securely. The position reports directly to the System Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), with a matrix reporting relationship to the District IT & Corporate Services Chief Information Officer (CIO), and serves on the Office of the CISO leadership team as an advisor to the System CISO. The role leads portfolio-wide information security strategy and execution, working across the portfolio, the Office of the CISO, and System IT delivery partners to provide secure, resilient, and reliable technology services. The BISO advises business and technology leaders, develops stakeholder relationships, drives security and technical resilience improvements, and builds teams and practices that support business outcomes. The selected candidate will work full-time onsite within a reasonable commuting distance of the employing Reserve Bank. Business travel may be up to 25%.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, technology, information security, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- At least 10 years of progressive experience in technology, information security, and people leadership.
- Experience partnering with product and engineering teams on secure SDLC and CI/CD.
- Deep technical expertise securing complex solutions using modern approaches, along with awareness of emerging IT industry trends.
- Strategic direction-setting capability and demonstrated ability to deliver on established goals.
- Collaborative leadership style and ability to take decisive action when required.
- Ability to build and integrate teams across organizational cultures while developing and maintaining business relationships with diverse constituents.
- Ability to manage competing priorities, diverse perspectives, and ambiguity.
- Strong understanding of District IT & Corporate Services’ mission, vision, and operational requirements and how they apply to security design, management, and operations.
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical topics to a wide range of stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to manage geographically diverse and dispersed teams.
- Ability to manage diverse stakeholders and support effective decision-making and prioritization.
- United States citizenship is required.
- Ability to travel for business up to 25%.
- Selected candidate must reside within a reasonable commuting distance, as defined by the employing Reserve Bank, and work full-time onsite.
- Successful completion of the required two-phase security screening, including physical examination and drug screening, reference checks, credit and criminal history checks, and additional risk-based screening as applicable.
Nice To Haves
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or comparable certifications.
Responsibilities
- Serve on the Office of the CISO leadership team and advise the System CISO on improving the consistency and effectiveness of business-aligned information security practices.
- Contribute to the vision, strategy, values, and priorities for the District IT & Corporate Services portfolio.
- Partner with stakeholders to develop, implement, and execute a comprehensive information security strategy for the portfolio, focused on measurable and sustainable results.
- Lead information security strategy and execution across District IT & Corporate Services, collaborating with the portfolio, the Office of the CISO, and System IT delivery partners to deliver secure, resilient, and reliable services.
- Provide practical, proactive security advice about technology solutions to business and technology leaders to support informed decisions.
- Develop relationships with key stakeholders and external partners to encourage contemporary thinking, complementary actions, and avoidance of duplicative services.
- Drive results and proactively manage change in a highly matrixed, virtual team environment; develop strategies and initiatives that improve security and support business outcomes.
- Collaborate with peers to develop security and technical resilience strategy and vision aligned with business needs and System standards, translate the vision into actionable plans, and deliver results.
- Build strong teams and focus on talent development, including leading an AI-savvy security team in an agile technology environment.
- Assess risk and establish risk tolerance, balancing business needs and priorities against the risk of material loss.
- Rethink business models or established practices and advocate for, anticipate, and orchestrate change.
- Constructively challenge leadership and guide change using business acumen and leading-edge thinking.
- Experiment and lead innovation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
