Cyber Defense Engineering Manager

Regions Bank•Nashville, TN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

At Regions, the Cyber Security Manager is responsible for leading a diverse team of engineers and analysts charged with the daily operations of enforcing, monitoring, and managing cyber security controls to protect the assets of the bank, customers, and associates. This role monitors the domains of security controls including, but not limited to, malware defense, network security, Internet security, security analytics, threat intelligence and defense, cybercrime, data protection, vulnerability management, and customer authentication.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related field and six (6) years of related experience
Or High School Diploma or GED and ten (10) years of related experience
Ability to prioritize assignments while working on multiple projects
Demonstrated ability to effectively engage project teams and leadership within a corporate setting
Excellent writing and oral communication skills
Strong ability to predict and plan for unknown threats
Strong ability to work well with others and place a premium on the group’s success
Strong technical aptitude skills

Nice To Haves

Two (2) years of lead or supervisory/managerial experience
Experience managing Information Technology and/or Information Security projects
Experience with security operations and incident response/handling
Cybersecurity leadership experience within a financial institution or other highly regulated industry.
Proven expertise in regulatory compliance, audit response, and issue remediation management.
Strong working knowledge of financial services cybersecurity regulations and supervisory expectations.
Demonstrated ability to author, update, and enforce cybersecurity policies, standards, and control frameworks.
Experience managing complex, cross‑functional remediation efforts with executive and regulator visibility.
Prior experience with EDR tools and deployment, Application Allow-listing, and experience working with and supporting multiple operations systems (Windows, macOS, Linux, Containers)
Familiarity with AWS/Azure
Experience with Incident Response, Malware Analysis, Custom EDR Rule Development
Strong knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK framework
Experience leading platform resilience, change, and incident communications, including outage response, change approvals, rollback strategies, and coordination with network, identity, and endpoint teams.
Experience owning and operating a cloud‑based secure access / network security platform, including responsibility for architecture decisions, policy governance, vendor engagement, and service lifecycle management
Strong understanding of Zero Trust networking principles, including secure internet access, private application access, identity‑aware routing, and integration with IAM, EDR, and endpoint posture signals.
Proven ability to translate network and endpoint security telemetry into risk‑based insights, supporting threat hunting, incident response, regulatory reporting, and executive‑level decision making.
Experience with Purple Team Engagements and/or Atomic Testing a plus

Responsibilities

Develops cyber security architecture/designs, controls, processes, standards, and strategies to ensure alignment with Information Security standards, emerging threats, and overall Information Security strategy
Develops and implements incident response protocols for ongoing threats and attacks
Communicates status of current threat environment, incidents, and projected threats to senior management and executives
Manages the evaluation and testing of hardware, firmware, and software for possible impact on systems security
Coordinates with other managers to integrate Information Security project components with other projects including application development, network, server, and mainframe