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Charles Schwab

Cybersecurity Risk Assessor

Charles Schwab, Houston, Texas, United States

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Your opportunity At Schwab, you're empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us "challenge the status quo" and transform the finance industry together.

We believe in the importance of in-office collaboration and fully intend for the selected candidate for this role to work on site in the specified location(s).

The Cyber Assessments and Resilience Team ... within Schwab Cybersecurity Services, focused on ensuring that services and applications across Schwab's portfolio are assessed for technology risk, cybersecurity risk, and privacy compliance.

This role will focus on conducting cybersecurity assessments, specifically

evaluating cloud security controls

and conducting

Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs)

to safeguard client data, meet regulatory obligations, and strengthen Schwab's cyber resilience posture. The role may also participate in other cybersecurity assessments as needed.

What You'll Do

Evaluate cloud security controls

across public, private, and hybrid environments using industry frameworks (CSA CCM, CIS Benchmarks, NIST CSF).

Conduct Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs)

for new and existing applications, ensuring compliance with GDPR, GLBA, CCPA, and other applicable regulations.

Partner with

privacy, legal, and data governance teams

to identify and mitigate privacy risks in technology solutions.

Review

data flows and storage locations

in cloud architectures to validate encryption, access controls, and data residency requirements.

Maintain expertise in

cloud-native security services

(AWS, Azure, GCP) and emerging privacy technologies.

Translate technical control gaps into

risk-based language

for remediation and executive reporting.

Prepare detailed

risk assessment reports

and deliver executive-level presentations outlining cloud and privacy risk posture, trends, and remediation status.

Perform

continuous monitoring

of identified gaps and provide regular updates to senior management.

Drive

automation initiatives

for cloud control validation and PIA workflows.

Contribute to the development of

cloud and privacy risk metrics

for dashboards and regulatory reporting.

Advocate and promote awareness of

cloud security and privacy risks

across business and technology teams.

What You're Good At

Building strong relationships and partnering closely with security, privacy, and technology teams across Schwab.

Communicating complex technical and regulatory concepts in clear, actionable terms.

Driving continuous improvement in assessment processes, reporting, and automation.

Working independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.

Required Qualifications

3-5 years of experience in information security, risk assessment, or privacy compliance, with hands-on experience in

cloud security assessments

and

PIAs .

Strong knowledge of

cloud platforms

(AWS, Azure, GCP) and associated security controls.

Familiarity with

privacy-by-design principles

and data protection laws (GDPR, CCPA, GLBA).

Expertise in information security best practices and technology risk management disciplines.

Experience with frameworks such as

CSA CCM ,

ISO 27001 , and

NIST CSF .

Working knowledge of software development practices and technologies.

Ability to develop and present

risk metrics and executive dashboards .

Excellent analytical and technical skills; able to research problems, determine root causes, and propose solutions.

Experience using collaboration platforms such as

MS SharePoint ,

PowerBI ,

PowerAutomate , and

Jira .

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline.

Relevant certifications or ability to obtain:

CISSP ,

CCSP ,

CIPT ,

CISM , or

CRISC .

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with

cloud compliance automation tools .

Knowledge of

data residency and cross-border data transfer requirements .

Familiarity with

privacy-enhancing technologies .

What's in it for you

401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan.

Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions.

Paid parental leave and family building benefits.

Tuition reimbursement.

Health, dental, and vision insurance.

Schwab is an affirmative action employer, focused on employing and advancing in employment, qualified women, racial and ethnic minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities in the workplace. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodations in the application process, contact Human Resources at

applicantaccessibility@schwab.com

or call 800-275-1281.

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