Senior Principal DT Security & GRC Leader (Remote)

Amtrak; United States; Remote; USD 149,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K with Employer Match

Generous PTO

Rail Pass Privileges

Job summary

Amtrak is seeking an experienced executive to set strategic direction for enterprise-wide security projects, policies, and programs. You will develop and manage IT security across the organization, perform risk assessments, and lead incident response planning while coordinating with business leaders.

The role requires strong governance, audits, and training capabilities, plus proven experience leading large security initiatives and teams across complex environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience.
• Plus 9 years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Set direction for enterprise-wide security projects, strategies, and policies, ensuring alignment with national and international standards.
• Develop, execute, and manage IT security across the organization, including architectural reviews, risk assessments, and handling high-level security issues.
• Oversee and maintain security standards, procedures, and guidelines; conduct business impact analyses and internal investigations of security violations.
• Interface with business and IT leaders, providing security briefings, consulting on data classification, and supporting application and infrastructure projects.
• Lead initiatives, including incident response preparedness, risk & control readiness, resilience metrics and reporting, compliance oversight, security programs, and business continuity and recovery readiness across the organizations.

Skills

IT security strategy

Security governance

Stakeholder management

Security audits

Team leadership

Security training programs

Incident response planning

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience

Job description

Amtrak is seeking an experienced executive to set strategic direction for enterprise-wide security projects, policies, and programs. You will develop and manage IT security across the organization, perform risk assessments, and lead incident response planning while coordinating with business leaders.

The role requires strong governance, audits, and training capabilities, plus proven experience leading large security initiatives and teams across complex environments.