Cloud Security Operations Senior Analyst, Global Information Security

Overview At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being a diverse and inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve. At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us Job Description As a Senior Cloud Operations Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in our organization’s growth and evolution. You will be responsible for modernizing our existing and future cloud operations workflows to simplify, optimize and ensure consistency in quality and urgency of investigations within our organization and a well-defined decision matrix for escalations to our partner organizations. You will also collaborate with partner teams to continually identify opportunities to reduce event volume, to increase event fidelity, and to engineer detections for new threats and risks. Additionally, you will support development and maintenance of innovative training programs to quickly upskill existing cybersecurity operations professionals to operate in an Azure cloud operations environment as well as to be a representative for the organization on cloud related operations in any audit or regulatory examinations. Key Responsibilities Investigate security events and incidents within cloud environments, utilizing advanced tools and techniques to identify threats and vulnerabilities. Design and implement comprehensive workflows for handling security events, ensuring timely and effective response procedures. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and refine security policies, procedures, and best practices tailored to Azure cloud security operations. Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members, fostering their professional development and enhancing overall team capabilities. Stay abreast of emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and industry trends, continually updating skills and knowledge to maintain expertise in cloud security. Qualifications Extensive experience (7+ years) in cybersecurity operations, with experience on multi-cloud (AWS, Azure and Google) environments. Proven expertise in investigating security events and incidents within cloud environments, demonstrating strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Solid understanding of regulatory compliance requirements, particularly in highly regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, finance, government). Experience in designing and implementing workflows for security event investigation and response. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and mentor junior team members. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities and deadlines effectively. Required Skills Understanding of multi-cloud (AWS, Azure and Google) environments and its associated technologies, both from Security and Cloud Ops perspective. 8+ years relevant Cyber Security experience with at least five (5) years in Cloud SOC and/or Purple Team roles. Experience designing and implementing technical solutions to enhance visibility, alerting capabilities, and reduce risk within Cloud IaaS, PaaS, and M365 environments. Experience reviewing applications, infrastructure, and architectural designs to identify threats and vulnerabilities. Experience with a range of Azure native services and tools. Experience writing and modifying Analytic Rules. Experience designing and implementing SOAR capabilities within Azure. Deep understanding of Cyber Security control environments and their relationship to zero-trust networks. Understanding of Terraform. Understanding of threat frameworks, such as MITRE ATT&CK for Cloud and D3FEND. Understanding of Risk Management principles. Experience in building, configuring, operating and/or securing cloud infrastructure and applications with either native cloud service provider capabilities or 3rd party vendor tools. Proven ability to leverage Cloud native capabilities to build custom reports and dashboards. Ability to independently assess risks and identify vulnerabilities in infrastructure with an eagerness to suggest new processes, policies, and overall improvements to internal security controls. Ability to perform root cause analyses. Experience partnering with incident response teams, threat intelligence researchers, Red/Purple teams, and/or HUNT researchers. Ability to support 24x7x365 global support through rotational on-call. Highly organized and motivated self-starter who can deliver results with minimal direction. Ability to navigate and collaborate effectively within a geographically complex and dispersed global corporation. Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to distill key data points and effectively present information. Preferable Certifications AZ-500: Azure Security Engineer Associate CISSP CISM #J-18808-Ljbffr