Security Product Management Lead - Authentication

About the position

As a dedicated Security Product Management Lead - Authentication, you will drive the strategy, development, and implementation of Member Identity & Access Management (MIAM) authentication solutions that safeguard member identity while providing seamless access experiences. You will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering authentication strategies, using modern technologies and frameworks to align with USAA's security and business objectives. Provides information assurance capabilities through technical consultation and guidance to the business for the interpretation and assessment of information security risk for projects, technologies, and environments. Aims to identify and lead existing and emerging risks and integrate risk management strategies and educate risk owners across the enterprise on information security requirements and standard methodologies. Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored and controlled and administers, and implements systems, policies and processes which serve to enhance the mitigation, reporting, and analysis of Information Security risk.

Responsibilities

• Influences and leads team efforts across the Information Security department and enterprise as a subject matter expert in their domain.
• Develops, publishes, maintains and/or interprets highly complex Information Security governance requirements (e.g. policies and standards).
• Collaborates with business operations to resolve Information Security governance conflicts.
• Leads in the optimization, execution, and maintenance of repeatable methods and measurements for the Information Security risk management program in alignment with business objectives.
• Leads, performs and reviews security risk assessments of complex projects, new technologies, business partners and third parties.
• Collaborates on Information Security risk management strategies with senior executive risk owners to enable risk-based decisions; educates and recommends risk treatment standard methodologies in alignment with business objectives.
• Provides oversight on consulting (advice, guidance and assistance) to the enterprise, focusing on Information Security risk, to guide the strategic security direction of USAA.
• Responds both verbally and in writing to complex inquiries and periodic exams from both internal control partners (e.g. legal, compliance, audit, risk) and external control partners (e.g. regulators, external auditors, third parties).
• Contributes to the optimization and execution of methods to improve future inquiry responses.
• Provides oversight and peer-review of responses.
• Leads and provides guidance to team for identification, development, and testing of Information Security controls for risk mitigation effectiveness.
• Maintains experienced level knowledge of USAA Information Security standards as well as industry information security standard methodologies, frameworks, laws and regulations.
• Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree; OR 4 years of related experience (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• 8 years of work experience in three or more of the eight areas Security and Risk Management, Asset Security, Security Architecture and Engineering, Communication and Network Security, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Security Assessment and Testing, Security Operations, and/or Software Development Security.
• 6 years of related experience in conducting risk assessments, recommending risk treatment options and/or developing program governance (e.g. policies and standards).
• Experienced level of business insight in the areas of business operations, risk management, industry practices and emerging trends.
• Advanced risk management experience in a complex institution and/or highly matrixed environment related to banking, insurance and/or financial services.
• Advanced knowledge of current IT risks and experience implementing security solutions.
• Knowledge of a wide range of security technologies, such as network security, database security, tokenization platforms, Data Leakage Prevention, Data Leakage Protection, Database Monitoring, Identity and Access Management systems.
• Advanced experience with development of enterprise level policies/standards/Controls.
• Experience with IT General Controls, Control Execution, Control Testing, etc. & Process Improvement, including identification of risk and controls.
• Experienced knowledge of applicable information security frameworks, standards, regulatory requirements, and controls.
• Experienced knowledge and application of security controls/mechanisms and threat/risk assessment techniques pertaining to complex data, application, IT design, secure architecture and/or networking environments.

Nice-to-haves

• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or Product Management credentials (e.g., Pragmatic Institute, CSPO).
• Familiarity with authentication technologies like biometrics, password less authentication, adaptive authentication, and risk-based access control.
• Experience with identity platforms such as Okta, Ping Identity, ForgeRock, or similar.
• Understanding of zero-trust security principles and identity-first strategies.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans
• 401(k)
• Pension
• Life insurance
• Parental benefits
• Adoption assistance
• Paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours
• Various wellness programs