Senior Information Security System Level Risk Analyst

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At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed.  We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One. Job Description This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week. U.S. Bank is seeking a Senior Information Security System-Level Risk Analyst to serve as a senior risk authority within the System Level Risk Assessment (SLRA) program. This role will lead complex system-level and residual risk evaluations across business applications and technology environments while helping drive risk-informed decision making across the organization. This person will serve as the hiring manager's primary partner on the team, combining hands-on risk execution with leadership, mentorship, and program maturity efforts. The successful candidate will work closely with application owners, technology partners, information security teams, and business stakeholders to evaluate control effectiveness, identify areas of risk exposure, and guide mitigation strategies. They will also help shape team processes, mentor analysts, and support the continued evolution of the System Level Risk Assessment program. Main Responsibilities: • Lead complex system-level and residual risk assessments for high-risk applications and technology environments. • Evaluate information security controls, control design, and control effectiveness to determine overall risk exposure. • Identify security control gaps and provide actionable risk-based recommendations and mitigation strategies. • Partner with application owners, technology teams, and business stakeholders to discuss assessment outcomes and remediation approaches. • Serve as a senior risk authority, applying advanced risk judgment to complex security and technology environments. • Review and approve selected assessment deliverables as a delegated authority for team leadership. • Mentor and coach analysts on risk methodologies, assessment execution, and best practices. • Provide quality oversight and guidance across assessment activities. • Support the maturation and scalability of the SLRA program through process improvements and operational enhancements. • Collaborate with governance, risk, and information security partners to enhance risk methodologies, standards, and procedures. • Research emerging threats, attack vectors, and industry risks to strengthen assessment practices. • Contribute feedback on platform capabilities and tooling enhancements that improve analyst effectiveness and program outcomes. • Influence risk governance decisions by producing clear, defensible, and high-quality risk assessments. Must Have Skills: • 5+ years of experience in information security risk management, technology risk, cybersecurity risk, or related disciplines. • Hands-on experience conducting complex risk assessments in technology, cybersecurity, or enterprise environments. • Strong understanding of security controls, control design, control effectiveness, and risk mitigation strategies. • Experience evaluating and communicating residual risk to technical and business stakeholders. • Strong knowledge of security governance, policies, standards, and risk management frameworks. • Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence audiences ranging from engineers to executives. •

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