Senior Financial Services Cybersecurity Lead

Crowe; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 81,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

Crowe is seeking a Financial Services Cybersecurity Senior Consultant to join our Plano, TX team. You will lead second-line cybersecurity and technology risk assessments, collaborate with banks, insurers, and asset managers, and advise on regulatory readiness and risk frameworks.

The role emphasizes growth in cybersecurity governance, incident response, and AI-related risk management while delivering high-impact client outcomes in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Risk Management, Finance, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in cybersecurity, technology risk, information security, regulatory advisory, or related roles.
• Experience with financial services organizations or other regulated environments.
• Understanding of second-line risk management, including risk assessment, oversight and challenge, issue management, risk appetite, governance, and reporting.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and financial services regulatory expectations.
• Strong analytical, project management, written communication, and executive presentation skills.
• Ability to translate technical cybersecurity risks into clear business and risk implications.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support second-line cybersecurity and technology risk assessments, program enhancements, and transformation initiatives.
• Assess cybersecurity governance, policies and standards, risk and control frameworks, risk appetite, metrics/KRIs, issue management, and executive and board reporting.
• Advise clients on regulatory expectations and industry frameworks (e.g., FFIEC, GLBA, NYDFS Part 500, SEC cybersecurity requirements, NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, CIS Controls).
• Provide cybersecurity risk expertise across IAM, data protection, cloud security, third-party risk, vulnerability management, incident response, and cyber resilience.
• Support regulatory readiness, examinations, remediation efforts, and responses to findings.
• Serve as trusted advisor and extension of client CISO and risk teams, providing second-line oversight.
• Communicate cybersecurity risks and recommendations to technical teams, executives, and board stakeholders.
• Lead engagement workstreams, mentor junior team members, and contribute to practice development.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Technology risk

Information security

Regulatory advisory

Consulting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Risk Management, Finance, or a related field

Job description

Crowe is seeking a Financial Services Cybersecurity Senior Consultant to join our Plano, TX team. You will lead second-line cybersecurity and technology risk assessments, collaborate with banks, insurers, and asset managers, and advise on regulatory readiness and risk frameworks.

The role emphasizes growth in cybersecurity governance, incident response, and AI-related risk management while delivering high-impact client outcomes in a regulated environment.