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Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.\nAs a bank with a brain and a soul, Citi creates economic value that is systemically responsible and in our clients’ best interests. As a financial institution that touches every region of the world and every sector that shapes your daily life, our Enterprise Operations & Technology teams are charged with a mission that rivals any large tech company. Our technology solutions are the foundations of everything we do from keeping the bank safe, managing global resources, and providing the technical tools our workers need to be successful to designing our digital architecture and ensuring our platforms provide a first-class customer experience. We reimagine client and partner experiences to deliver excellence through secure, reliable, and efficient services.\nOur commitment to diversity includes a workforce that represents the clients we serve from all walks of life, backgrounds, and origins. We foster an environment where the best people want to work. We value and demand respect for others, promote individuals based on merit, and ensure opportunities for personal development are widely available to all. Ideal candidates are innovators with well-rounded backgrounds who bring their authentic selves to work and complement our culture of delivering results with pride. If you are a problem solver who seeks passion in your work, come join us. We’ll enable growth and progress together.\nThe Cyber Defense Analyst - Services, Banking & Client is a senior-level cybersecurity role embedded within the Business, Functions and Technology (BFT) organization, responsible for sustaining a secure technology ecosystem across the Services business. This position sits at the intersection of vulnerability management, security incident response, and risk governance, requiring the practitioner to translate complex threat intelligence and operational data into actionable risk mitigation strategies. The role demands close collaboration with CISO leadership, ISO contacts, and technology teams to maintain cybersecurity risk appetites within defined tolerances. It is well-suited for a seasoned security professional who brings deep expertise across multiple security domains and thrives in a fast-paced, compliance-driven financial services environment.\nKey responsibilities: \nEnsure business and technology operations remain within defined cybersecurity risk appetite tolerances through a consistent and sustainable operating model.\n\nEnhance the current Vulnerability Threat Management (VTM) operating model in alignment with BFT Risk Governance standards, including Path-to-Appetite frameworks and reporting cadences.\n\nEscalate vulnerability risks in a timely manner to CISO Leadership and business stakeholders, ensuring VTM risk treatment responses are recorded and tracked appropriately.\n\nSupport the Vulnerability Organization in improving the quality, accuracy, and integrity of VTM and GEM reports.\n\nDrive Vulnerability Management Uplift Program activities to reduce risk exposure while addressing stakeholder pain points related to data quality, reporting, and false positive management.\n\nPerform root cause analysis on Vulnerability Assessment (VA) issues and identify repeated high-risk vulnerability offenders across the environment.\n\nConduct security compliance reviews to validate adherence to the Bank's security requirements and standards.\n\nIdentify recurring Security Incident Response Team (SIRT) incidents, analyze related trends, and partner with technology and ISO contacts to reduce repeat incident volumes.\n\nIdentify and implement workflow efficiencies within the SIRT process and develop reporting that highlights root causes driving repeat incidents.\n\nCollaborate with the Security Incident Management (SIM) and ISO community to ensure adherence to SIRT reporting timelines, document deviations, and identify their root causes.\n\nDefine, document, and maintain escalation and response procedures between Incident Response (IR), CFSC, and the Cyber Defense function.\n\nDevelop and update Cyber Response plans and guidelines to complement Business and Country Crisis Management Plans, and support Crisis Management Team training activities.\n\nAssess the security risks associated with digital asset, including blockchain-based solutions, tokenization, and cryptocurrency services.\n\nRequirements:\n5+ years of relevant experience in cybersecurity, with demonstrated progression in roles spanning multiple security domains.\n\nDeep and broad technical expertise across cybersecurity disciplines including threat intelligence, forensics, vulnerability management, security architecture, and application security.\n\nProven experience operating within a vulnerability management program, including familiarity with VTM frameworks, GEM reporting, and risk appetite governance.\n\nExperience conducting security assessments and compliance reviews against enterprise security standards and regulatory requirements.\n\nDemonstrated ability to manage and improve security incident response (SIRT) workflows, including root cause analysis and trend reporting.\n\nProficiency in advanced analytical techniques, with the ability to translate complex security data into actionable insights for technical and non-technical stakeholders.\n\nExperience documenting escalation procedures, incident response plans, and crisis management guidelines within a large enterprise or financial institution.\n\nStrong cross-functional collaboration skills with experience working alongside CISO leadership, ISO contacts, and technology teams.\n\nThis job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.\n------------------------------------------------------\nJob Family Group:\nTechnology------------------------------------------------------\nJob Family:\nInformation Security------------------------------------------------------\nTime Type:\nFull time------------------------------------------------------\nPrimary Location:\nIrving Texas United States------------------------------------------------------\nPrimary Location Full Time Salary Range:\n$125 760,00 - $188 640,00In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.\n------------------------------------------------------\nMost Relevant Skills\nPlease see the requirements listed above.------------------------------------------------------\nOther Relevant Skills\nFor complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.------------------------------------------------------\nAnticipated Posting Close Date:\noct 13, 2026------------------------------------------------------\nAutomated Processing and AI\nWe use automated processing, including artificial intelligence, for our legitimate business interests (or our reasonable and appropriate business purposes) to identify and align the candidate's skills and abilities with a specific job opening. Additionally, if you so choose, or consent, we can match your skills and abilities to other suitable roles at Citi.\nImportantly, all our hiring processes and decisions, including determining your suitability for a role, are conducted, checked, and decided by individuals. Our automated processing and AI do not involve relying on automatic or autonomous decision-making. 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