Sr Analyst, Information Security

$92,300 - $175,400/Yr

Lowe's - Charlotte, NC

Full-time - Mid Level

Charlotte, NC

10,001+ employees

Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers

About the position

The primary purpose of this role is to lead the implementation and ongoing delivery of information security change enablement to support the success of information security tools and processes. This includes creating, executing, and improving processes and procedures with limited guidance from senior-level security associates. The role focuses on preparing and equipping associates to adopt changes to processes, systems technology, and security requirements, while providing thought leadership and guidance to the department.

Responsibilities

• Answer questions from associates about the information security processes supported; handle more complex questions/issues elevated from other analysts on the team.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and make recommendations for best practices.
• Translate and document technical security concepts, requirements, and solutions into easily digestible collateral for non-technical associates.
• Serve as an escalation point and mentor for junior staff.
• Contribute to and help maintain process documentation repositories.
• Analyze data to detect trends, make recommendations, and provide reporting.
• Foster and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and business partners.
• Develop standard operating procedures; identify and suggest possible improvements to procedures.
• Collaborate with management to determine information security metrics and lead the collection of information security metrics.
• Maintain an awareness of information security news and trends.
• Consolidate security-related findings, track OKRs, and present results to information security and business leaders and/or vendors.
• Research current technologies to assist in the development of new capabilities and recommend solution options.
• Advise users and team members on the execution of processes, interpret standards and regulations, and assist with solutions.
• Assist with the training and development of more junior-level analysts as needed.
• Provide mentoring and guidance to more junior-level analysts; may provide feedback and direction on specific tasks.
• Mentor and coach other IT security staff to provide guidance and expertise in their growth.
• Communicate security issues to a wide variety of internal and external customers including technical teams, executives, risk groups, vendors, and regulators.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, CIS, Engineering, Business Administration, Cybersecurity, or related field (or equivalent work or military experience in a related field)
• 4 years of experience in information security
• Demonstrated operational experience in project & change management best practices.

Nice-to-haves

• 6 years of experience driving information security change enablement and transformation initiatives
• 5 years of experience identifying technical concepts and translating them to impacted stakeholders in unique and creative ways
• Experience leading efforts without formal authority and delivering results through colleagues (same team & cross-functional)
• Relevant information security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA)

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401k
• Paid holidays
• Flexible scheduling
• Professional development
• Employee discount programs