Senior Associate Cybersecurity Analyst ( AppSec )

Discover. A brighter future.

With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it — we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.

Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

Job Description:

At Discover, be part of a culture where diversity, teamwork and collaboration reign. Join a company that is just as employee-focused as it is on its customers and is consistently awarded for both. We’re all about people, and our employees are why Discover is a great place to work. Be the reason we help millions of consumers build a brighter financial future and achieve yours along the way with a rewarding career.

Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position.  Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

As a Senior Associate Cybersecurity Analyst, you will conduct analysis and tracking for the remediation of application security  vulnerabilities and secret violations findings.  You’ll play a key role managing and driving application security vulnerability remediation's and drive effective resolutions, continuously tracking and reporting on initiative progress. Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates, tracks and manages remediation of application security vulnerabilities and secrets violation findings.

• Provides guidance on remediation of the vulnerabilities and escalates overdue completions as per the documented process.

• Documents best practices on secure application development, management, and coaches the application teams on it.

• Collaborates with business partners to track and report on initiative milestones and/or risk remediation efforts

• Ensures remediation solutions are validated, risks are fully mitigated, and open findings are resolved

• Assists in the preparation of department, committee, and board-level reports and presentation material

• Escalates to senior peers or management in order to satisfy target deadlines

Minimum Qualifications

At a minimum, here’s what we need from you:

• Bachelors – Information Security, Information Technology, Analytics, Business or Project Management

• 2+ Years – Application Security, Application Development, Information Security, Information Technology,  or related

• In lieu of a degree 4+ Years – Information Security, Information Technology, Business, Analytics, Project Management or related

Internal applicants only: technical proficiency rating of advanced beginner on the Dreyfus cybersecurity scale

Preferred Qualifications

If we had our say, we’d also look for:

• Comp TIA

• GIAC

• Hands on AppSec experience

External applicants will be required to perform a technical interview.

What are you waiting for? Apply today!

And by the way, while you're waiting to hear from us, don't forget to check out the great benefits Discover offers.

All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work.  To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.

The same way we treat our employees is how we treat all applicants – with respect. Discover Financial Services is an equal opportunity employer (EEO is the law). We thrive on diversity & inclusion. You will be treated fairly throughout our recruiting process and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law in consideration for a career at Discover.

Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Aug-27-2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

Compensation:

The base pay for this position generally ranges between