Overview

General Motors Financial Overview: GM Financial is the wholly owned captive finance subsidiary of General Motors and is headquartered in Texas. We are a global provider of auto finance solutions, with operations in North America, South America and Asia. Through our long-standing relationships with auto dealers, we offer attractive retail financing and lease programs to meet the needs of each customer. We also offer commercial lending products to dealers to help them finance and grow their businesses. At GM Financial our Cybersecurity organization is a global team consisting of architecture, engineering, operations, governance, and risk functions under the Chief Information Security Officer reporting directly to the CEO. GMF Cybersecurity Architect: The Cybersecurity Architect is responsible for the development and delivery of a comprehensive Cybersecurity program for General Motors Financial (GMF) to assure that information created, acquired, or maintained by GMF is used in accordance with its intended purpose and to protect GMF information, applications, and infrastructure from all threats. Additionally, the program will comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements for information protection, privacy, and cybersecurity. Key responsibilities include: Developing and designing comprehensive security processes and controls into the IT infrastructure Designing and maintaining a secure development life cycle Proactively engaging with other GMF departments to define initial requirements by analyzing threats and risks, facilitating security reviews to identity vulnerabilities, and testing and validating security requirements' alignment for new and redesigned deployments Analyzing the threats and risks to consider malware analysis, vulnerabilities, and known exploits Working with the application teams and IT groups by providing information on Cybersecurity practices, risk assessments, and supporting incident response in the investigation of incidents Working with internal and external groups to validate the proper Cybersecurity policies and standards are effectively operating Assist in the articulation and implementation of the Cybersecurity Strategy across GMF departments and organization

Responsibilities

JOB DUTIES

• Work with IT departments, IT Architects, data custodians, and governance groups to develop and update GMF Cybersecurity controls, requirements, processes, procedures for secure infrastructure and application architecture
• Determine security requirements by evaluating business strategies and requirements; researching information security standards; conducting system security, vulnerability analyses, and risk assessments; reviewing architectures and designs; identifying integration issues; and preparing cost estimates
• Provide function and business requirements for security solutions, initiatives, and identified areas to improve GMF's security posture
• Recommend and implement changes in security policies and practices in accordance with changes in regulatory or financial services industry cybersecurity practices
• Provide input to Engineers and Developers for additional configuration of application firewalls via IT project management and change management
• Manage the efforts to conduct Cybersecurity control assessments for systems which store customer or sensitive information whether hosted internally or cloud based
• Assess and communicate security risks associated with development practices in place at GMF
• Advise and drive the security maturity in all areas
• Assist Cybersecurity Management in creating, reviewing, and updating the Cybersecurity Strategy on a periodic basis
• Plan security systems by evaluating network and security technologies; developing requirements for local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), virtual private networks (VPNs), routers, firewalls, and related security and network devices; designs public key infrastructures (PKIs), including use of certification authorities (CAs) and digital signatures as well as hardware and software; adhering to industry standards
• Monitor adherence to standards in architecture, application design, development, and testing frameworks
• Partner with infrastructure, application, and other stakeholders to ensure deployed solutions minimize security and privacy risks
• Act as a mentor providing guidance to all team members on security issues
• Collaborate on the development and delivery of an education and training program on Cybersecurity and privacy for employees, contractors, and other authorized users
• Initiate, facilitate, and promote activities to create information security awareness within the organization
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Conform with all company policies and procedures
  
  

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP

AVP Cybersecurity US

Qualifications

Knowledge

• Must have knowledge and stay current on the latest Cybersecurity legislation, regulations, advisories, alerts, and vulnerabilities
• In depth, hands-on understanding in application architecture and technology including web applications, mobile technology, and identity and access management
• Familiarity with Cybersecurity hacking tools and techniques preferred
• Strong knowledge of software security, development, and deployment methodologies in web and mobile applications
• Possesses knowledge in various information security areas, such as: Identity and Access Management, Threat and Vulnerability Management, Information Risk and Governance, IT architecture, Cloud Architecture, Monitoring, Incident Response, and Security Strategy
• Applied knowledge in Cloud Cybersecurity areas
  
  

Skills

• Mobile technology
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to meet time sensitive deadlines required
• Ability to work collaboratively and build consensus is essential
• Ability to make sound decisions and exercise good judgment pertaining to operating procedures and projects
• Ability to manage business and technical relationships with internal and external clients
• Possess strong understanding of cloud technologies and concepts
• Strong understanding of and experience with deploying environments using infrastructure and security as code, various operating systems, and microservice architecture
• Proficiency in scripting and automation in widely used languages such as Python, Go, Ruby, etc
  
  

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Information Security, Information Assurance, Information Management in related field or equivalent work experience required
  
  

Experience

• Experience with the financial industry and regulations required
• Experience with firewalls, IDS, log management and troubleshoot network devices required
• Experience with managing infrastructure through CI/CD pipelines required
• 7-10 years experience in Information Technology or Cybersecurity as an Architect or Engineer with Security knowledge and skill preferred
• 2-4 years of experience securing cloud deployments on common platforms like Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, or Google Cloud Platform preferred
• Experience with securing container deployments, Kubernetes, managed Kubernetes PaaS services, Agile environments, and DevOps environments preferred
  
  

Licenses

• Certification in one or more Cybersecurity disciplines (CISSP or CISM) or equivalent experience required
• Certifications in Cloud Cybersecurity (eg, CCSP, CCSK, or cloud provider specific) preferred
  
  

Working Conditions

• Subject to stressful situations
• Travel approximately 5%
• Ability to travel internationally