JOB DESCRIPTION
At Freddie Mac, you will do important work to build a better housing finance system and you’ll be part of a team helping to make homeownership and rental housing more accessible and affordable across the nation.
Position Overview :
Freddie Mac is looking for an experienced Senior Manager to play a pivotal role in working across the Information Security department to improving security maturity by ensuring quality of design and implementation of SOPs and Controls, and supporting the implementation of automated guardrails.
Your Impact :
The Information Security Senior Manager will establish a control and SOP compliance process for the Information Security department and will establish a process and guide a small team to work with the key and non-key control and SOP owners to ensure the documentation is accurate and adequately self-tested.
This role also provides governance and oversight for the creation and implementation of security guardrails in Freddie Mac’s software delivery platform.
The role will partner with both the security teams and the application delivery teams to determine the right guardrails and solutions for information security compliance within the methodology, and will perform oversight to ensure consistent and timely deployment.
You will also establish a process for maturing the overall Information Security processes across Freddie Mac using the NIST CSF framework.
You will maintain a roadmap of initiatives to be completed to progress in NIST CSF maturity, work across Freddie Mac to prioritize roadmap items and facilitate any future 3rd party maturity assessments.
Qualifications :
10 or more years’ experience in cybersecurity or cyber risk management, with a focus on highly-regulated industries, such as finance, healthcare, or federal government
2 or more years demonstrated experience as a people manager
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, related field or equivalent work experience
Experience participating in discussions with senior leadership to understand the vision and strategic goals being supported by the team
Strong experience in IT governance, risk and controls, including governance and risk frameworks, such as COBIT, FFIEC, ISO2700x, and NIST
Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CRISC are a plus
Keys to Success in this Role :
Commitment to excellence and delivering business value
Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to communicate clearly, effectively, and persuasively with technology and business stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to collaborate with service owners and translate their needs into actionable, practical initiatives
Proven ability to build relationships and influence across a large, complex organization
Proven ability to lead, coach, mentor, grow, and develop employees
Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.
Today, Freddie Mac makes home possible for one in four home borrowers and is one of the largest sources of financing for multifamily housing.
Join our smart, creative and dedicated team and you’ll do important work for the housing finance system and make a difference in the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
We will ensure that individuals with differing abilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
Please contact us to request accommodation.
CA Applicants : Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.