Director, Cyber Strategy & Architecture

Valley Bank; Morristown (TN); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Valley Bank is looking for a Director, Cyber Strategy & Architecture in Morristown, Tennessee. This role involves providing enterprise-wide cyber security leadership and acting as the bank's technical expert in multiple cyber domains. You will shape the long-term cyber direction and support sustainable cyber models.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's in Cybersecurity or Computer Science and 10 years in IT/security. Strong knowledge in application security and cloud technologies is essential. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are also required.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge in defining security architecture requirements, threat modeling, and risk management.
• Strong knowledge of application security, web design, databases, operating systems, and securing cloud-based applications.
• Understanding of banking regulations and third-party risk.

Responsibilities

• Set and evolve the bank’s enterprise cyber security vision and architecture roadmap.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership translating complex cyber risk into clear decisions.
• Provide senior leadership during cyber incidents and technology crises.

Skills

Security architecture requirements

Threat modeling

Risk management

Application security

Cloud security (Azure, AWS)

Excellent communication skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Long-term cyber strategy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Amazon AWS

Job description

At Valley Bank, we believe in people’s growth potential. We invest in it, protect it, and focus it. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been the bank that clients from every industry turn to for expertise, strategies, and advice, building the trust that fuels every goal. We are the leading relationship bank built for growth with over $60 billion in assets, 3,800 experts, and more than 200 consumer branches and commercial banking offices across the U.S. We are driven by ambition that goes deeper than a job; we help you turn your passions and strengths into assets that propel your ambitions and build a professional legacy.

Director, Cyber Strategy & Architecture

The Director, Cyber Strategy & Architecture is responsible for providing enterprise‑wide cyber security architecture leadership and serving as the bank’s authoritative technical subject‑matter expert across multiple cyber domains. This role combines deep technical expertise in enterprise, application, and network security architecture with the strategic insight required to shape long‑term cyber direction and enable secure business innovation.

The position is accountable for bridging current‑state cyber capabilities with future‑state needs by identifying emerging risks, defining acceptable risk levels for new technologies, guiding executive decision‑making, and supporting a sustainable cyber operating model.

Responsibilities

• Set and evolve the bank’s enterprise cyber security vision, strategy, and architecture roadmap, providing direction across applications, infrastructure, cloud, network, and data domains.
• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to executive leadership and the board, translating complex cyber risk into clear business, regulatory, and risk‑based decisions.
• Establish enterprise security architecture standards, principles, and reference designs, enabling secure integration, data exchange, and scalable reuse across initiatives and partners.
• Act as the authority on emerging technology and cyber risk, defining acceptable risk thresholds, guiding innovation and proofs of concept, and conducting architectural reviews for new products, platforms, and integrations.
• Provide senior leadership during cyber incidents and technology crises, serving as an escalation point while shaping resilient, sustainable operating models.
• Represent the bank as a cyber thought leader, engaging fintechs, startups, and partners, participating in industry forums, and mentoring senior technical talent to strengthen long‑term capability.

Required Skills

• Expert knowledge in defining security architecture requirements, threat modeling, and risk management.
• Expert knowledge of enterprise, application, and network security architecture mechanisms, components, and integration with technology components and operations.
• Strong knowledge of application security, web and application design, databases, operating systems, hypervisors, IP networks, microservices, container technology, system integration technologies, and securing cloud‑based applications.
• Expert knowledge of cloud computing technologies including Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS.
• AI/LLM threat modeling (prompt injection, data poisoning, model theft).
• Securing ML pipelines (training → inference → deployment).
• Understanding OWASP Top 10 for LLMs.
• Adversarial ML risks (evasion, poisoning, model inversion).
• Strong understanding of banking regulations and third‑party risk.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills to facilitate building positive working relationships at all levels within the bank.
• Ability to define long‑term cyber strategy, influence executive decision‑making, and communicate complex technical issues clearly.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Ability to delegate assignments and handle “crisis‑type” situations.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field and a minimum of 10 years of information technology and information security experience.

Preferred Experience

• Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field.
• CISSP, CISM, GSEC, CRISC, or other relevant professional certifications.