Senior Insider Threat Engineer – Hybrid/Remote

Citizens Financial; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Citizens Financial seeks a Senior Security Engineer to advance its Insider Threat Program using security analytics, behavioral indicators, and data-driven controls to detect and respond to insider risk. The role collaborates across Cybersecurity, Fraud, HR, Legal, Risk, and Technology to integrate telemetry and improve detection.

Success requires strong investigative and analytical skills and the ability to translate complex patterns into actionable security insights for stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field with 1+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent professional experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent with 5+ years of relevant professional experience may be considered in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
• Understanding of information security concepts, cybersecurity practices, and regulatory considerations related to insider threat and data protection.
• Understanding of enterprise security and networking technologies and how they support the prevention, detection, investigation, and response to insider threats.
• Experience analyzing security, behavioral, fraud, or related data to identify suspicious activity, anomalies, or potential risk.

Responsibilities

• Assess existing Insider Threat Program capabilities, identify gaps, and develop indicators to improve insider risk detection.
• Develop and enhance analytics, detection logic, and reporting used to identify potentially risky colleague activity.
• Evaluate, implement, configure, and optimize security technologies supporting insider threat monitoring, investigation, and response.
• Analyze data and security telemetry from multiple sources to identify anomalous activity, behavioral patterns, and potential insider risk.
• Collaborate with Cybersecurity, Fraud, HR, Legal, Risk, and Tech teams to operationalize insider risk processes and controls.

Skills

Security analytics

Insider threat detection

Behavior analytics

Data analysis

Investigative skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security/Computer Science

High school diploma with 5+ years experience

Job description

Citizens Financial seeks a Senior Security Engineer to advance its Insider Threat Program using security analytics, behavioral indicators, and data-driven controls to detect and respond to insider risk. The role collaborates across Cybersecurity, Fraud, HR, Legal, Risk, and Technology to integrate telemetry and improve detection.

Success requires strong investigative and analytical skills and the ability to translate complex patterns into actionable security insights for stakeholders.