Technology Risk & Remediation Engagement Lead

AT&T; Dallas (TX); 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

Adoption Reimbursement

Disability Benefits

Employee wellness programs

Job summary

AT&T is seeking a Principal Cybersecurity professional in Dallas, onsite five days a week. The role drives complex risk remediation across multiple technology domains, coordinating across security, governance, and funding stakeholders to ensure evidence-based risk reduction.

You will validate remediation plans, coordinate evidence readiness, and deliver executive updates on risk posture and progress. Strong communication and risk judgment are essential for success.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in technology risk, cybersecurity, audit, governance; experience leading complex cross-functional engagements 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 the 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.
• Distinguish risk health from project health in all reporting and governance discussions.

Skills

Technology risk

Stakeholder management

Executive reporting

Remediation assessment

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity

Tools

NIST, COBIT, COSO, ITIL, ISO, ITAM, TLM

Job description

AT&T is seeking a Principal Cybersecurity professional in Dallas, onsite five days a week. The role drives complex risk remediation across multiple technology domains, coordinating across security, governance, and funding stakeholders to ensure evidence-based risk reduction.

You will validate remediation plans, coordinate evidence readiness, and deliver executive updates on risk posture and progress. Strong communication and risk judgment are essential for success.