Invesco

Technical Information Security Officer – Data

Posted on: 22 Mar 2021

Houston, TX

Job Description

As one of the worlds leading asset managers, we are solely dedicated to delivering an investment experience that helps people get more out of life. If you're looking for challenging work, smart colleagues, and a global employer with a social conscience, explore your potential at Invesco

The Department

Technical Security function (known as TISO function) manages enterprise security portfolio to support Invescos business and systems. We support the Information Security vision by providing transparency of the current state of our security capabilities; security development in the industry; and a technical roadmap toward our future state. We establish security standards, reference architecture, guidelines; and we provide security advisory/assurance services to the company to ensure all IT systems are designed with proper security controls in place.

Your Role

This role is accountable for driving Data Security initiatives for the organization. Under limited supervision, the candidate will work with a wide variety of business partners and IT professionals (including Invesco Enterprise Data Office) to ensure organizational security needs/controls are aligned to support business goals and objectives. Though data is the main area of focus for this role, each TISO is encouraged to cover other technology domains as needed.

You will be responsible for:

* Act as a domain expert for advisory, review, and approval of security designs, configurations, baselines, and technical standards
* Assess the efficiency of data security controls i.e. encryption, data classification, DLP, and report risk to the security management and risk register. Work on identifying and driving the implementation of appropriate controls, processes, and remediation of non-compliance
* Provide security advisory services to Information Security / IT on projects & general support matters
* Owns the teamwork between Information Security, Privacy and IT teams to support data security programs. This will include driving the awareness and adoption of data classification across business units
* Work with partners, IT, and Business to align data security standards with business goals and objectives
* Contribute and execute on security strategy, drive data security projects, and ensure implementation and transition to operational support
* Assist in research, design, and advocate new technologies, architectures, and security products that will support data-driven initiatives
* Assists security Incident Response and forensic teams in the investigation as required

The experience you bring:

* Eight plus years IT experience with six-plus years passionate about Security
* Experience in database access controls, database compliance (Oracle, SQL), cloud-based data solutions, encryption tools, and DLP tools
* Demonstrated experience running an enterprise-wide initiative and understanding of all domains of security. Ability to engage with senior leaders to define requirements and implement technology solutions that add value and reduce risk
* Expert knowledge of data encryption/masking technologies applied against structured data, unstructured data, storage & backups, email, file sharing, B2B connections
* Strong communicator (written and verbal) and listener
* Bachelors degree, or higher, in a technical subject area, is preferred
* CISSP (or equivalent) required
* TOGAF or Zachman (or equivalent) preferred; AWS Solution Architect (or equivalent) preferred

Whats in it for you?

Our people are at the very core of our success. Invesco employees get more out of life through our comprehensive compensation and benefits offerings including:

* Flexible time off and opportunities for a flexible work schedule
* 401(K) matching of 100% up to the first 6% with additional supplemental contribution
* Health & wellbeing benefits
* Parental Leave benefits
* Employee stock purchase plan

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The job holder may be required to perform other duties as deemed appropriate by their manager from time to time.

Invesco's culture of inclusivity and its commitment to diversity in the workplace are demonstrated through our people practices. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, or veteran status. Our equal opportunity employment efforts comply with all applicable U.S. state and federal laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.

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Invesco

Atlanta, GA

Invesco Ltd. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm provides its services to retail clients, institutional clients, high-net worth clients, public entities, corporations, unions, non-profit organizations, endowments, foundations, pension funds, financial institutions, and sovereign wealth funds. It manages separate client-focused equity and fixed income portfolios. The firm also launches equity, fixed income, commodity, multi-asset, and balanced mutual funds for its clients.

It launches equity, fixed income, multi-asset, and balanced exchange-traded funds. The firm also launches and manages private funds. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. The firm also invests in alternative markets, such as commodities and currencies. For the equity portion of its portfolio, it invests in growth and value stocks of large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap companies. For the fixed income portion of its portfolio, the firm invests in convertibles, government bonds, municipal bonds, treasury securities, and cash.

It also invests in short term and intermediate term bonds, investment grade and high yield bonds, taxable and tax-free bonds, senior secured loans, and structured securities such as asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. The firm employs absolute return, global macro, and long/short strategies. It employs quantitative analysis to make its investments. The firm was formerly known as Invesco Plc, AMVESCAP plc, Amvesco plc, Invesco PLC, Invesco MIM, and H. Lotery & Co. Ltd. Invesco Ltd. was founded in December 1935 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia with an additional office in Hamilton, Bermuda.

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