Director, Cybersecurity Assessments & Exercises

Testing Site - JPMC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Testing Site - JPMC seeks an Assessments & Exercises Director within the Cybersecurity Testing & Controls (CTC) team to strengthen our security and resiliency posture. You will plan and execute testing engagements to identify risks across people, processes, and technology, and present findings to senior leaders.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, leverage threat intelligence, and drive improvements through data-driven decisions while engaging with regulators and industry peers.

Qualifications

• Ability to implement complex assessments or exercises with diverse stakeholders and senior leaders.
• Strong understanding of threat landscape, resiliency concerns, and relevant laws, policies and ethics.
• Expertise in security assessment methodologies, threat intelligence, control evaluation, or resiliency testing.
• Experience presenting to senior leaders, regulators and industry groups.

Responsibilities

• Lead risk-driven testing and simulations, including penetration tests, technical controls assessments, cyber exercises, and resiliency simulations.
• Develop and implement operational plans and strategies aligning with organizational objectives.
• Create comprehensive assessment reports with actionable recommendations for leadership.
• Escalate trends in observations and report on controls effectiveness and operational risk.
• Influence cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement through data-driven decisions.
• Use threat intelligence to stay informed about emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and best practices.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders, including industry peers and government agencies, to share insights and contribute to policy development.

Skills

Collaborative assessments

Executive briefings

Security assessments

Threat landscape awareness

Education

Cyberspace / Homeland Security / Emergency Management / Information Assurance / Banking & Finance degree

Certifications: CISSP/CISM/OSCP

Job description

Testing Site - JPMC seeks an Assessments & Exercises Director within the Cybersecurity Testing & Controls (CTC) team to strengthen our security and resiliency posture. You will plan and execute testing engagements to identify risks across people, processes, and technology, and present findings to senior leaders.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, leverage threat intelligence, and drive improvements through data-driven decisions while engaging with regulators and industry peers.