Western Alliance Bank

Western Alliance Bank

Principal Engineer II - Cyber

Dallas, TX · Principal

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 6 days ago
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About the role

  • This includes designing and implementing governance frameworks, control structures, and engineering-enabled solutions that enhance the effectiveness, consistency, and automation of risk assessments, RCSAs, and control monitoring.
  • About the company: Western Alliance Bank, Member FDIC, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation.
  • Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Own and lead enterprise cybersecurity governance initiatives spanning risk identification, control design, policy management, and maturity improvement.
  • Drive execution of cybersecurity Risk & Control Self‑Assessments (RCSAs), ensuring alignment to ERM standards and regulatory expectations.
  • Own and manage CRI Profile assessments, maturity scoring, evidence standards, and remediation tracking. Partner with technology, security, and risk teams to drive improved, sustained, and measurable maturity gains.
  • Maintain traceability between risks, controls, assessment results, remediation activities, and maturity outcomes.
  • Lead the development, maintenance, and rationalization of cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures in alignment with industry best practices (e.g., GLBA, FFIEC, NIST).
  • Design, document, and maintain cyber risk statements, control descriptions, and control narratives suitable for audits and regulatory exams.
  • Support internal audits, regulatory exams, and second line credible challenge through structured responses, evidence packaging, and issue management.
  • Lead complex initiatives requiring coordination across IT, Information Security, ERM, Privacy, and Audit, including efforts with ambiguity, competing priorities, and executive visibility.
  • You will drive highly complex, cross-functional initiatives that embed secure, compliant, and scalable practices into technology, data, and AI solutions, ensuring alignment with enterprise risk management objectives and regulatory expectations.
  • You will leverage data, automation, and AI to improve visibility into risk posture, drive operational efficiency, and enable sustained improvements in cybersecurity maturity and program scalability.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of related experience in Cybersecurity, Information Security Governance, IT Risk, or Enterprise Risk Management.
  • Strong ability to translate complex technical and regulatory concepts into clear, defensible documentation.
  • Proven experience leading cross-functional initiatives with competing priorities, executive visibility, and complex stakeholder alignment.
  • Expert verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to influence senior leaders and produce regulator-ready documentation.
  • This role combines deep expertise in cyber risk, control design, CRI Profile maturity, and policy management with a strong understanding of modern engineering practices, data, automation, and AI-driven capabilities.

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, or a related field.
  • Master's degree or MBA in related field preferred.
  • Demonstrated experience leveraging or governing AI/ML, automation, or advanced analytics within cybersecurity, risk, or compliance domains preferred.
  • Strong understanding of data architectures, data flows, and system integrations, with the ability to assess associated cyber, privacy, and governance risks preferred.
  • Familiarity with emerging regulatory expectations related to AI, model risk, and data usage in financial services preferred.
  • Strong analytical mindset with the ability to use data and automation to enhance risk identification, monitoring, and reporting preferred.
  • Relevant industry certifications (e.g., CISA, CRISC, CISSP, CISM, CGEIT, ITIL) preferred.

Benefits

  • Act as a trusted advisor and technical authority to senior leaders on risk posture, maturity trends, program health, and scalable governance practices.

Company info

  • Western Alliance Bank, Member FDIC, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation.
  • If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and/or need an alternative method of applying, please email HR@westernalliancebank.com or call 602-386-2488.
  • When contacting us, please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue.
  • We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process.
  • Serving clients nationwide, Western Alliance Bank includes six legacy bank brands - Alliance Association Bank, Alliance Bank of Arizona, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank and Torrey Pines Bank - that remain part of the company's heritage, as well as AmeriHome Mortgage, a Western Alliance Bank Company.
  • Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, nation origin, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information.
  • © Western Alliance Bancorporation
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