Cybersecurity Business Resilience Principal

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Columbus (IN)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Cummins Inc. in Columbus, IN seeks a Cybersecurity Advisor Principal focused on strengthening enterprise security posture and business resilience across systems. You will lead risk-based controls, drive compliance, and guide architecture and application security decisions.

Top candidates will mentor teams, coordinate disaster recovery planning, and partner with stakeholders to translate threats into practical mitigations, supporting Cummins' business objectives.

Qualifications

5+ years of experience in cybersecurity leadership roles.
College/university degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent experience.
CISSP or similar certification preferred.
Ability to balance multiple stakeholders and risks with integrity and collaboration.
Experience shaping security strategy, governance, and policy advocacy.

Responsibilities

Identify vulnerabilities, assess risks, and implement risk-based security controls.
Ensure compliance with security frameworks and regulatory requirements.
Analyze vulnerabilities and provide remediation guidance to secure systems.
Partner across teams to influence secure design and lifecycle.
Develop and maintain disaster recovery plans for applications at plant sites.
Coordinate DR testing and audit activities with application owners.
Translate threats into actionable recommendations for leadership.
Mentor team members and build stakeholder relationships.
Prepare reports and improve application security strategies.

Skills

CISSP

Security governance

Risk management

DR planning

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Systems analysis

Policy advocacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology

Tools

Security frameworks (NIST/ISO)

Job description

Cybersecurity Advisor Principal role in Systems/Information Technology focused on strengthening enterprise security posture and business resilience in Columbus, IN.

Responsibilities

Identify vulnerabilities, assess risks, and implement risk-based security controls to protect critical systems and data.
Ensure compliance with security frameworks and regulatory requirements by applying standards, governance practices, and cybersecurity policies across technology solutions.
Analyze vulnerability and configuration data to proactively detect security threats and recommend remediation strategies before business impact.
Partner across teams to influence secure technology design and implementation across the solution development lifecycle.
Review systems and architectures to identify security weaknesses and recommend improvements that support business objectives while reducing operational risk.
Translate emerging threats and vulnerabilities into actionable recommendations for leaders and stakeholders to support informed decision-making.
Apply secure architecture, secure design, and secure coding practices to support confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, and non-repudiation.
Mentor less experienced team members and build stakeholder relationships to deliver collaborative solutions with measurable business value.
Design, lead, and implement an IT organization strategy to ensure Disaster Recovery plans exist for every application used at plant sites.
Coordinate with application owners to define, test, and audit DR plans.
Coordinate and participate in testing activities.
Establish and maintain control points for resilience and recovery KPIs.
Design and update disaster recovery and Pace plans.
Conduct risk assessments and support ongoing compliance.
Prepare reports and continuously improve application strategies.

Requirements

5+ years of experience.
College, university, or equivalent degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related subject, or relevant equivalent experience.
CISSP or similar certification preferred.
May require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.
Ability to balance multiple stakeholder needs and manage complex, high-volume, sometimes contradictory information.
Demonstrated capability in business insight, collaboration, engagement, and instilling trust through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
Business analysis planning skills: identify activities for business analysis across five business aspects, level of detail, and requirements elicitation approach to plan resources and document needs and solution characteristics.
Cybersecurity risk management: identify and assess potential impact of cybersecurity risks against industry frameworks, regulations, and organizational policies to develop and implement mitigation strategies aligned to business objectives.
Strategic planning and policy advocacy: identify policy gaps enabled by cybersecurity technologies that protect Cummins data and business information systems.
Systems analysis: design information systems solutions using solution design documents and the security review tool to help the organization operate more securely, efficiently, and effectively.
Systems security requirements planning: gather and evaluate security requirements in cross-functional meetings, translate requirements for technical solutions, and guide partners on applying security requirements through Cummins governance processes to reduce business risk.
Values differences: recognize the value of diverse perspectives and cultures.