Strategic Cyber Readiness & Exercises Lead

Citizens; Johnston (RI); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Citizens is seeking a Manager of Cyber Readiness & Exercises to lead the enterprise-wide cyber exercise and simulation program. You will direct strategy, governance, and continuous improvement, overseeing design, development, execution, and assessment of exercises across technical and business audiences.

The role requires 8–12 years in cybersecurity, 3+ years of people leadership, and deep knowledge of cyber defense, incident response, and resilience concepts.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of progressive cybersecurity experience.
• 3+ years of people leadership and talent management.
• Experience designing, facilitating, executing, and evaluating cybersecurity exercises.
• Strong understanding of cyber defense, incident response, threat intelligence, vulnerability management and operational resilience.
• Experience developing and managing enterprise programs, governance processes, metrics, and reporting.
• Knowledge of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and related standards.
• Experience working in large, regulated organizations.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and drive cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, governance, maturity, and continuous improvement of the enterprise Cyber Security Exercise & Simulation Program.
• Oversee design, development, execution, and evaluation of exercises across technical, operational, executive, and business audiences.
• Develop and maintain a cyber scenario library reflecting current functions and gaps.
• Establish methodologies, templates, playbooks, and documentation to ensure consistency and audit readiness.
• Ensure scenarios incorporate risks, threat intelligence, emerging threats, and adversary TTPs.
• Define, track, and report program metrics and maturity measures.
• Deliver findings, after-action reports, and executive briefings with actionable recommendations.
• Assign, track, remediate, and validate corrective actions.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Incident response

Threat intelligence

Program management

Governance

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Security

CISSP

CISM

CRISC

CBCP

Job description

Citizens is seeking a Manager of Cyber Readiness & Exercises to lead the enterprise-wide cyber exercise and simulation program. You will direct strategy, governance, and continuous improvement, overseeing design, development, execution, and assessment of exercises across technical and business audiences.

The role requires 8–12 years in cybersecurity, 3+ years of people leadership, and deep knowledge of cyber defense, incident response, and resilience concepts.