Information Security Specialist Jobs in Irving, TX

Overview of the Role:

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. As a bank with a brain and a soul, Citi creates economic value that is systemically responsible and in our clients’ best interests. As a financial institution that touches every region of the world and every sector that shapes your daily life, our Enterprise Operations & Technology teams are charged with a mission that rivals any large tech company. Our technology solutions are the foundations of everything we do from keeping the bank safe, managing global resources, and providing the technical tools our workers need to be successful to designing our digital architecture and ensuring our platforms provide a first-class customer experience. We reimagine client and partner experiences to deliver excellence through secure, reliable, and efficient services. Our commitment to diversity includes a workforce that represents the clients we serve from all walks of life, backgrounds, and origins. We foster an environment where the best people want to work. We value and demand respect for others, promote individuals based on merit, and ensure opportunities for personal development are widely available to all. Ideal candidates are innovators with well-rounded backgrounds who bring their authentic selves to work and complement our culture of delivering results with pride. If you are a problem solver who seeks passion in your work, come join us. We’ll enable growth and progress together.

The Info Sec Prof Lead Analyst is an intermediate level position responsible for driving efforts to prevent, monitor and respond to information/data breaches and cyber-attacks. The overall objective of this role is to ensure the execution of Information Security directives and activities in alignment with Citi's data security policy. Information Security Lead Analyst will be responsible for analyzing program data from multiple systems and providing insights to the governance team on effectiveness of security controls. To be successful in this role you need to be a strong analytical thinker, enjoy solving complex problems, understand security policies in context of application Secure System development lifecycle (S-SDLC), build effective visualizations using dashboards, and be a team player and an effective communicator. The position is an individual contributor and reports to Application Security Management Program Metrics Manager. The overall objective of this role is to ensure the development of an effective data analytics solution to monitors trends for program metrics and effectiveness of security controls.

Responsibilities:

- Design and implement a solution for performance measurements on effectiveness of controls and overall vulnerability assessment program
- Analyze trends on assets security health posture and report using visualization tools for program review with management and stakeholders
- Analyze and report aggregated data from multiple data sources
- Develop data visualization mock-ups for monitoring program data trends and communicate using analytical tools
- Develop reports for tracking program effectiveness and update power point deck for weekly, monthly and quarterly updates
- Develop, optimize and provide continuous support for reports and ad-hoc queries from end user
- Create dashboards with parameters and interactive drill down functionality
- Analyze trends on assets security health posture and report using visualization tools for program review with management and stakeholders
- Excellent Analytical Ability - Understand the systems and data flow at a high level to evaluate if appropriate controls are in place for the standards
- Provide timely, accurate, and actionable reporting on application vulnerability activity, trends, service levels, and areas of concern to senior management
- Streamline and automate report creation and distribution for weekly & monthly reporting
- Work with the Metrics reporting team to enhance and refine the metrics and key performance indicators reported to senior management and external regulatory agencies
- Develop User acceptance test plans for testing changes to system enhancements that impact governance and compliance
- Document business requirements related to system enhancements and submit for reviews and approvals
- Perform data analysis from multiple systems and assess completeness of data for reporting
- Ensure data integrity and compliance by performing data audits and data validation
- Performs root cause analysis on metric trends and provide insight to governance team for appropriate refinements to rules
- Develop corrective action language for Information Security (IS) gaps and ensure risk closure meets Citi requirements or industry best practices
- Facilitate the implementation of approved IS tools and identify/recommend new or improved security solutions or emerging technologies
- Mitigate risk by analyzing the root cause of issues, impacts to business, and required corrective actions and develop security solutions
- Ensure IS compliance and seek opportunities to enhance the efficiency of IS policies and procedures
- Identify significant IS threats and vulnerabilities, and define appropriate controls for discovered threats, documenting the business response
- Disseminate changes to IS regulations and standards to Business and Program owners
- Provide Information Security advice and counsel as needed
- Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications

- 6+ years of relevant experience or related experience
- At least 7+ years of strong data analysis and report development experience
- 7+ years of experience in information security or related technology experience required
- At least 7+ years’ experience with Business Intelligence Reporting tools like Cognos, Tableau
- At least 7+ years’ experience with Databases like Oracle, SQL Server, Microsoft Access
- Strong Business Intelligence Developer Skills
- Strong understanding of application development life cycle, CI/CD and DevOps concepts
- Excellent Excel data analysis and Access database skills
- Excellent SQL Skills
- Experience with issue resolution - ability to research, identify and communicate solutions
- Excellent documentation skills - Collect, summarize and synthesize information in an auditable format
- Excellent organization and multi-tasking skills
- Proven influencing and relationship management skills

Education:

- Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
- Master’s degree preferred

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

Job Family Group: Technology

Job Family: Information Security

Time Type: Full time

Primary Location: Irving Texas United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range: $125,760.00 - $188,640.00

In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

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Anticipated Posting Close Date: jul 02, 2026

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