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Information Security Specialist at Federal Reserve System

Information Security Specialist

Federal Reserve System · New York

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Information Security Specialist

Federal Reserve System · New York

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About the Role

The Cyber Security Assurance Analyst will play an important role in helping the Federal Reserve carry out its responsibilities by performing risk assessments, Cloud mitigations, security application testing, thread modeling, security design review, and overall information systems risk management. This individual contributor role will work closely with technology squads to deliver technological projects to business customers, focusing on application security testing for Cloud migration workloads and mission-critical systems supporting Markets operations.

Responsibilities

  • Perform Cloud application security risk assessments.
  • Execute assessments timely and accurately.
  • Manage relationships with assigned business units.
  • Embed within development squads to provide timely security advice.
  • Perform application security testing, ensuring only compliant workloads move to the Cloud.
  • Support development squads in implementing security tooling in the CI/CD pipeline.

Requirements

  • Background in application development with a focus on security control implementation.
  • Ability to review application code and assist developers with vulnerability remediation, including in-depth issue contextualization.
  • Experience executing assessments in the Cloud and against third-party SaaS solutions.
  • Knowledge of performing risk management based on NIST 800-53.
  • Experience determining vulnerability risk impact on key objectives and critical processes.
  • Ability to link risk management programs and initiatives to inform critical business strategies and processes.
  • Experience thriving in a DevSecOps culture and working closely with developers in an agile, quick-release environment.
  • Demonstrated leadership experience, managing projects, strong decision-making, and execution abilities.
  • Strong experience managing and resolving security findings within Agile practices.
  • Application security testing skills supporting CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience evaluating third-party vendors supporting Bank processes with a focus on data protection.
  • Proven ability evaluating and securing Gen AI systems with internal and embedded models.
  • Possession of or ability to obtain and maintain National Security Clearance, which includes U.S. Citizenship when required.
  • Candidates must undergo an enhanced background check.
  • Candidates will be tested for all controlled substances prohibited by federal law, including marijuana.

Skills

  • Application development
  • Security control implementation
  • Code review
  • Vulnerability remediation
  • Cloud assessments
  • Third-party SaaS solution assessments
  • NIST 800-53 risk management
  • Vulnerability risk impact analysis
  • DevSecOps
  • Agile methodologies
  • Project management
  • Decision making
  • Execution
  • Security findings management
  • CI/CD pipeline support
  • Third-party vendor evaluation
  • Data protection
  • Gen AI system evaluation
  • National Security Clearance

Location

  • New York

Work Type

  • Full-time
  • Onsite

Experience Level

  • Individual contributor

Salary/Compensations

  • $170,000k-$230,000k

Benefits

  • Educational assistance
  • Career development tools
  • Stretch opportunities
  • Parental leave
  • Adoption assistance
  • Back-up dependent and elder care
  • College planning resources
  • Comprehensive insurance plans
  • Leave policies
  • Onsite Health & Wellness Center
  • Onsite Fitness Center
  • Pension plan
  • 401(k) with generous match
  • Financial planning resources
  • Subsidized public transportation program

About the Company

  • The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's mission is to support the strength of the U.S. economy and the stability of the global financial system.
  • Information Security New York (ISNY) is responsible for developing, executing, and maintaining a superior information security program that promotes resiliency by identifying and mitigating cyber risks and threats.
  • The Cyber Security Assurance Department (CSA) assesses risks associated with third-party vendor systems, software, IoT devices, ICS, technology processes, or outsourcing arrangements handling Federal Reserve data.
  • The department integrates security practices into DevSecOps methodology, performs application security testing, and works on security tooling integration within the CI/CD pipeline.
  • CSA analysts are embedded in development squads to provide security advice and manage the Security Champion Program.

Equal Opportunity

  • The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.