Cybersecurity Professional
Function
CybersecurityOur Company
We’re Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world’s innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers - from banks to theme parks - can focus on achieving the incredible with data.
If you’ve seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you’ve seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate - and wow their customers. Right now, we’re laying the foundation for our next wave of growth. We’re looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team - and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data.
Job description
The Team
Hitachi is seeking a skilled Cybersecurity Professional to protect our information systems and data from cyber threats. The Cybersecurity Risk Professional supports the enterprise Cybersecurity Risk Management Program by identifying, assessing, monitoring, and reporting cybersecurity risks across the organization. The role partners with business units, technology teams, control owners, and cybersecurity stakeholders to ensure risks are appropriately evaluated, documented, mitigated, and communicated in accordance with established cybersecurity governance requirements and risk appetite statements
The Role
Cybersecurity Risk Management
Conduct cybersecurity risk assessments for technology, business, and operational initiatives.
Analyze threats, vulnerabilities, and control effectiveness to determine residual risk.
Maintain and update cybersecurity risk registers.
Evaluate risks against approved risk appetite and risk tolerance thresholds.
Track risk mitigation and remediation activities through closure.
Governance and Oversight
Support the operation of the Cybersecurity Risk and Control Framework (CRCF).
Challenge the completeness and accuracy of risk assessments and mitigation plans.
Monitor adherence to cybersecurity policies, standards, and control requirements.
Assist with exception and risk acceptance reviews.
Support cybersecurity governance forums and reporting activities.
Compliance and Audit Support
Assist with internal and external cybersecurity audits.
Coordinate evidence collection and remediation tracking.
Assess compliance with internal cybersecurity standards and regulatory requirements.
Support control assessments and gap analyses
Risk Reporting and Metrics
Develop risk metrics, dashboards, and management reports.
Prepare materials for management and governance reviews.
Escalate significant cybersecurity risk exposures and emerging trends.
Support enterprise cybersecurity reporting activities.
Stakeholder Engagement
Collaborate with IT, Product Security, IAM, Legal, Procurement, Privacy, and business teams.
Provide guidance on cybersecurity risk management processes and requirements.
Facilitate risk reviews and risk treatment discussions with stakeholders.
Promote cybersecurity awareness and risk-informed decision making.
What You’ll Bring
Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, Information Systems, Risk Management, or related discipline.
10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, risk management, audit, compliance, or information security.
Knowledge of cybersecurity risk management methodologies and control frameworks.
Ability to analyze complex technical and business risks.
Strong written, presentation, and communication skills.
Knowledge of common cybersecurity frameworks and regulations (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, GDPR).
Relevant certifications such as CompTIA Security+ or CISSP are a plus.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
About us
We’re a global team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion for insight to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can a make positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future, this is the place to fulfil your purpose and achieve your potential.
Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives
Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.
We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.
How we look after you
We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.
We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.