Sr Principal DT Security Analyst - GRC

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401K with Employer Match

Paid Time Off

Rail Pass Privileges

Job summary

Amtrak is seeking an enterprise security leader to direct IT security strategy and programs across the organization. The role focuses on developing and implementing security policies, conducting risk assessments, and coordinating with business and IT leaders to protect information assets.

The position emphasizes incident response readiness, governance, and security program leadership, with a strong focus on compliance and business continuity across national operations.

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

Vendor management

Security audits

Leadership

Security training

Education

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

Tools

Security frameworks

Job description

Your success is a train ride away!

As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

Your success is a train ride away!

As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

Are you ready to join our team?

Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak. By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

Job Summary

Set direction for enterprise-wide security projects, strategies, and policies. Develop, execute, and manage data and network security across the organization, including implementing security policies, breach procedures, and audits. Perform security architecture reviews, and prepare and present status reports, metrics, and risk analysis scenarios.

Essential Functions

• 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.

Minimum Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience.
• Plus 11 years of relevant work experience.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Extensive experience in IT and security work, including creating and implementing enterprise-wide IT security strategies
• Strong relationship management skills, maintaining productive, cost-effective relationships with vendors
• Experience tracking IT security trends and developments, conducting security audits, and synthesizing information into actionable reports
• Proven ability to manage large teams and projects, meeting deadlines and staying within budget
• Expertise in developing and implementing IT security training programs and leading internal security investigations

Environmental Conditions/Physical Demands

The salary/hourly range is $149,400.00 – $193,644.00. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. Depending on an employee’s assigned worksite or location, Amtrak may consider a geo-pay differential to be applied to the employee’s base salary. Amtrak may offer additional incentive and pay programs to recognize and reward our employees, including a short-term incentive bonus based upon factors such as individual and company performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.

Health and Wellbeing Financial and Retirement Work and Family Life Support

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance 401K with Employer Match Generous Paid Time Off
• Wellness Programs Railroad Retirement Benefits Paid Caregiving Days and Backup Care
• Health Savings Account Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Fertility and Family Building Benefits
• No-cost Personal Health Advocate Student Loan Assistance Adoption and Surrogacy Assistance
• Medical Plan Opt-out Credit Tuition and Education Reimbursement Paid Family Leave
• Life Insurance Rail Pass Privileges
• Short- and Long-term Disability Insurance Employee Assistance Program
• No-cost Financial Advisor Sessions Commuter and Flexible Spending Accounts

Learn More About Our Benefits Offerings Here.

Requisition ID: 167340

Work Arrangement: 02-Remote Optional Click here for more information about work arrangements at Amtrak.

Relocation Offered: No

Travel Requirements: Up to 25%

You power our progress through your performance.

We want your work at Amtrak to be more than a job. We want your career at Amtrak to be a fulfilling experience where you find challenging work, rewarding opportunities, respect among colleagues, and attractive compensation. Amtrak maintains a culture that values high performance and recognizes individual employee contributions.

Amtrak is committed to a safe workplace free of drugs and alcohol. All Amtrak positions requires a pre-employment background check that includes prior employment verification, a criminal history check and a pre-employment drug screen.

Candidates who test positive for marijuana will be disqualified, regardless of any state or local statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law that legalizes or decriminalizes the use or possession of marijuana, whether for medical, recreational, or other use. Amtrak's pre-employment drug testing program is administered in accordance with DOT regulations and applicable law.

In accordance with DOT regulations (49 CFR40.25), Amtrak is required to obtain prior drug and alcohol testing records for applicants/employees intending to perform safety-sensitive duties for covered Department of Transportation positions. If an applicant/employee refuses to provide written consent for Amtrak to obtain these records, the individual will not be permitted to perform safety-sensitive functions.

In accordance with federal law governing security checks of covered individuals for providers of public transportation (Title 6 U.S.C.1143), Amtrak is required to screen applicants for any permanent or interim disqualifying criminal offenses.

Note that any education requirement listed above may be deemed satisfied if you have an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Amtrak is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/color, to include traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and hairstyles such as braids, locks and twists, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, such as lactation), national origin/ethnicity, disability (intellectual, mental and physical), veteran status, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, genetic information, citizenship or any other personal characteristics protected by law.