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About the Role

We are seeking a seasoned technical people leader to build and lead our Cloud Security and AI Security functions, and the engineering team. This role is responsible for defining strategy, driving execution, and ensuring strong security outcomes across AWS, Azure, and emerging AI/ML platforms and use cases. The successful candidate will combine deep hands-on technical expertise, strong people leadership, and the ability to partner with engineering, data science, and platform teams to enable secure innovation at scale.

Responsibilities

Works with leadership to develop information security strategy, roadmaps, and technological direction.
Leads change management, resource planning, and other activities with significant impact on existing security framework.
Establishes a program for ongoing threat identification and security enhancement.
Manages the development, enhancement, and monitoring of Information Security teams and technologies.
Develops complex solutions and process improvements that resolve escalated information security issues.
Ensures compliance with all applicable requirements and service standards.
Establishes and monitors expectations to achieve company and department goals.
Makes appropriate changes to team policies, procedures, and efficiencies in order to meet objectives.
Manages the performance, training, and evaluation of assigned staff.
May be responsible for budgeting or vendor management.
Acts as a consultative resource to technological programs and associates.
Creates information security standards and procedures.
Provides training, coaching, and mentorship to develop security awareness and protect Bank assets.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree and 8 years' experience OR High School Diploma or GED/Equivalent and 12 years' experience in Information security or technology
5+ years leading technical security teams.
Deep hands-on experience securing AWS and Azure environments at enterprise scale.
Strong knowledge of Cloud IAM, networking, encryption, monitoring, and logging.
Strong knowledge of DevSecOps, CI/CD security, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation).
Proven experience securing AI/ML systems or leading security for data science and AI platforms.
Experience with cloud security tooling, posture management and controls development.
Strong understanding of threat modeling, risk management, and secure architecture principles.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence senior technical and business leaders.
Experience securing GenAI platforms, LLMs, or AI-enabled applications.
Experience in regulated environments (financial services, healthcare, or technology at scale).
Background in software engineering, platform engineering, or SRE.

Skills

Cloud IAM
Networking
Encryption
Monitoring
Logging
DevSecOps
CI/CD security
Infrastructure-as-code
Terraform
ARM
CloudFormation
Cloud security tooling
Posture management
Controls development
Threat modeling
Risk management
Secure architecture principles
Communication skills
GenAI platforms
LLMs
AI-enabled applications
Software engineering
Platform engineering
SRE

Experience Level

8 years' experience OR 12 years' experience

Education Level

Bachelor's Degree
High School Diploma or GED/Equivalent

Salary/Compensations

$145,000 and $220,000

Benefits

Competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program

About the Company

First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates.