Principal Cybersecurity

Job Description:

This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.

Join AT&T and reimagine the communications and technologies that connect the world. Our Chief Security Office ensures that our assets are safeguarded through truthful transparency, enforce accountability and master cybersecurity to stay ahead of threats. Bring your bold ideas and fearless risk-taking to redefine connectivity and transform how the world shares stories and experiences that matter. When you step into a career with AT&T, you won’t just imagine the future-you’ll create it.

What You Will Do:

• Lead the identification, assessment, and mitigation of technology risks across the organization.

• Develop and maintain risk frameworks, policies, and procedures aligned with industry best practices.

• Perform technology risk and compliance assessments for a variety of diverse technologies.

• Analysis, of complex security issues and the development and engineering activities to help mitigate risk.

• Oversee the documentation of control narratives and perform control testing

• Develop and review new and updated testing procedures to ensure control evidence and scope are sufficient and aligned with risk.

AT&T will not hire any applicants for this position who require employer sponsorship now or in the future.

What You Will Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Mathematics or Cyber Security preferred.

• Strong understanding of technology risk, financial reporting risk, internal controls (automated and ITGC), and PCAOB requirements.

• Hands-on experience with SOX readiness, automation, or transformation initiatives is required.

• Working knowledge of information technology best practices and control frameworks.

• Excellent interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functionally and at all levels of management and effectively navigate the social dynamics of teams, groups, and organizations.

• Proven leadership and process management skills, including the ability to think and lead multiple complex projects simultaneously.

• Ability to simplify complex concepts into clear and action-oriented communications and work through ambiguity, with confidence in making tough calls and leading through adversity with a sharp focus on driving the right outcomes.

• Ability to proactively look ahead, anticipate questions, independently assess risk, think critically and creatively to achieve the best outcome, and elevate issues to the right level internally and externally to resolve.

• Ability to perform architecture design review, network interface review, security risk assessment, vendor assessment, publish assessment report and enforce remediation.

Supervisor:

No

Our Principal Cybersecurity , earns between $141,300-$211,900 USD Annual, Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.  

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage  

• 401(k) plan  

• Tuition reimbursement program  

• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)  

• Paid Parental Leave  

• Paid Caregiver Leave  

• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected  

• Adoption Reimbursement  

• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)  

• Life and Accidental Death Insurance  

• Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal  

• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)  

• Extensive employee wellness programs  

• Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories,

• AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone.

#LI-Onsite – Full-time office role-

Weekly Hours:

40

Time Type:

Regular

Location:

USA:NC:Charlotte / Research Dr - Dat:9139 Research Dr

Salary Range:

$141,300.00 - $211,900.00

It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made.