Principal Engineer I - Cyber Resilience Engineer

Job Title : Principal Engineer I - Cyber Resilience Engineer

Location : AZ - Chandler 3075

What you'll do :

As the Cyber Resilience Engineer, you're an individual contributor responsible for developing and driving strategies that strengthen Western Alliance Bank's (WAB) ability to withstand and recover from highly disruptive cyber events or disruptions to critical business operations.

In this role, you will support WAB's Business Continuity Management program, driving the maturity and enhancement of our organization's business continuity strategic frameworks, measurably improving operational and cyber resilience by exercise development and execution and by leading governance of the overall program.

The ideal candidate brings a deep proficiency in operational and cyber resilience, strong familiarity with regulatory frameworks and industry best practices, experience in developing testing programs, program management expertise including a proven ability to translate complex requirements into effective, high-performing program outcomes.

• Develop and manage cyber resilience initiatives aligned with FFIEC, NIST, and other relevant standards, integrating with business continuity efforts to define strategic goals and success metrics.
• Coordinate development of annual cyber resilience program objectives and schedules for annual recovery playbook maintenance and update, exercises, independent review and validation.
• Support impact assessments for emerging technologies (e.g., AI, zero trust, hybrid cloud) on cyber resilience.
• Partner with Business Continuity teammates to assess business function-level preparedness proactively, develop contingency plans, and implement mitigation strategies.
• Supports high-profile incident response and recovery activities for business or technology disruptions, including those caused by cyber-attacks, natural disaster, man‑made disaster, and other crises scenarios.
• Develops and updates process maps for resiliency management activities that reflect the department's efforts to identify, protect, detect, respond, and recover from potential cyber threats and maintain situational awareness.
• Lead comprehensive testing programs including cyber incident response and ransomware simulations into business continuity (BC), disaster recovery (DR), and other key Information Security partners, while identifying gaps and reporting outcomes.
• Establish governance methodologies, KPIs, and dashboards to monitor resilience posture, partnering with other leaders across the organization.
• Analyze a variety of data and summarize findings in applicable reports or other communication mediums.
• Utilize data to identify areas of improvement and opportunities for growth.
• Oversee program using industry best practices to set objectives, define scope, build roadmaps, and create detailed project timelines and plans to ensure alignment with organizational goals and oversee the execution from inception to delivery.

What you'll need :

Deep experience with and understanding of load balancers, DNS, SMTP, etc. for troubleshooting application functionality.

Benefits you'll love :

We offer all the important things you'd want - like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401k matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer program, and a wellness program. In addition, you'll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands‑on experience to help grow your career!

About the company :

Western Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Alliance Bank of Arizona, Alliance Association Bank, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank, and Torrey Pines Bank are divisions of Western Alliance Bank; Member FDIC. AmeriHome Mortgage is a Western Alliance Bank company.

Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, nation origin, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and / or need an alternative method of applying, please email HR@westernalliancebank.com or call 602-386-2488. When contacting us, please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process.

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