Security Risk Analyst

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Verizon

Security Risk Analyst

Basking Ridge, NJ +6 locations
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    When you join Verizon

    You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the V Team Life.

    What you’ll be doing…

    The Verizon Cybersecurity (VCS) organization securely enables the business by protecting assets and information across Verizon networks, infrastructure and applications. VCS integrates cybersecurity governance, policies, technologies and operations across Verizon, and works to incorporate security into the design of technology systems and services.

    We are looking for a Security Risk Management professional to join our Information Risk Management team to perform the following activities:

    Responsibilities:

    • Support the Corporate portfolio to address the Information Security risk of their applications.

    • Evaluate new or modified end-to-end systems, processes and/or product versus internal security standards to identify risks that fall outside of VZ’s risk tolerances.

    • Collaborate with the core business partners and other security teams to improve controls via creative process design which meet the evolving business needs for customer experience and efficiency.

    • Provide risk consulting and/or training to business and technical partners to improve business effectively protecting information and other projects and duties focused on efficient operations and effective risk management.

    • Provide guidance, interpretation and education on specific security policies across requesting organizations related to their projects and applications.

    • Identify initiatives with risk areas that need specialized security expertise.

    • Additional responsibilities as assigned.

    Where you'll be working...

    In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.

    What we’re looking for...

    You’ll need to have:

    • Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.

    • Four or more years of relevant work experience.

    • Two or more years of experience in Information Security or Technical Risk Analysis.

    Even better if you have:

    • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cyber Security, Risk Management, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Information Technology or other related discipline.

    • Security certifications: GSEC, CISA, CISM or CISSP associate, or willingness to obtain within 12 months of hire.

    • Strong written, verbal and presentation communication skills and the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment handling multiple priorities.

    • Strong relationship skills and collaborative style to enable success across multiple partners.

    • Strong documentation, planning, negotiation, work prioritization and organizational skills.

    • Creating presentations, training material, network diagrams, reports, and templates.

    • Project management skills or PMP certification.

    • Ability in applying working knowledge of new technologies and methodologies to meet evolving environments and business needs.

    • Experience with IT and Technology Services Governance practices and processes, and solid business acumen.

    • Experience driving informed decisions regarding protecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data and systems.

    • Providing IT and technology services security consulting to system owners as to the other security documents (security incident reports, equipment/software inventories, operating instructions, technical vulnerability reports, contingency plans, etc.

    If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

    Where you’ll be working

    In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and a minimum eight assigned office days per month that will be set by your manager.

    Scheduled Weekly Hours

    40

    Equal Employment Opportunity

    Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

  • Industry
    Information Technology and Services
  • Locations
    Temple Terrace, FL • Miami, FL • Alpharetta, GA • Cary, NC • Basking Ridge, NJ • Irving, TX • Ashburn, VA
  • About Us

    You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely. We power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what matters most. If that inspires you, start the next chapter of your career here.