Senior Technology Risk Engagement Lead

AT&T; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 155,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement program

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Caregiver Leave

Disability Benefits

Life and AD Insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

AT&T is seeking a Principal Cybersecurity professional to drive complex risk remediation across multiple technology domains. Based in the Charlotte area, this role emphasizes governance, evidence-based risk reduction, and cross-functional engagement with security, operations, and governance teams.

You will coordinate remediation readiness, validate control effectiveness, and escalate issues to protect enterprise assets.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in technology risk, cybersecurity, audit, governance in large enterprise environments
• Strong program discipline including commitment tracking, stakeholder management, action management, and executive reporting
• Experience evaluating remediation plans, validating control effectiveness, and assessing residual risk
• Proven ability to influence outcomes across organizations without direct authority
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Lead complex risk remediation engagements across multiple organizations and technology domains
• Drive accountability, action tracking, decision management, stakeholder coordination, and follow-through
• Validate remediation plans to ensure root causes and control gaps are addressed
• Coordinate evidence readiness, control validation, and residual risk assessments
• Identify blockers, ownership gaps, evidence deficiencies, and commitment drift
• Orchestrate actions, decisions, approvals, and assurance activities required to achieve validated risk reduction
• Prepare executive-ready updates focused on risk posture, remediation progress, and residual risk
• Escalate material issues that threaten successful remediation outcomes

Skills

Technology risk

Cybersecurity

Governance

Audit

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity

Tools

NIST framework

COBIT

COSO

ITIL

ISO standards

ITAM

TLM

Job description

AT&T is seeking a Principal Cybersecurity professional to drive complex risk remediation across multiple technology domains. Based in the Charlotte area, this role emphasizes governance, evidence-based risk reduction, and cross-functional engagement with security, operations, and governance teams.

You will coordinate remediation readiness, validate control effectiveness, and escalate issues to protect enterprise assets.