Cyber Security Review Program Lead

Pacific Life

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Newport Beach, CAOmaha, NE
Salary
$137,000–$168,000 / yr
Posted
67 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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This role $152k
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This role pays less than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $140,925–$186,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $152k versus about $164k for comparable roles.

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About Pacific Life

Pacific Life is a life insurance company offering a wide range of life insurance, annuity, and investment products and services to individuals, businesses, and pension plans. Industry: Life Insurance & Annuities

Pacific Life currently has 26 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $145,080–$177,320 across 24 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Cyber Security Review Program Lead

The Cyber Security Review Program Lead joins the Engineering department within the Operational Risk and Resilience team as a senior individual contributor. This role is responsible for owning the end-to-end design, governance, and delivery of the Security Review program to identify and manage cyber and IT risks introduced through new purchases, projects, and technology changes. The successful candidate will develop methodologies, standards, and intake processes while managing external service providers and defining performance metrics. Day-to-day tasks include conducting security reviews for critical applications and system changes to identify control gaps. Key requirements include over six years of experience in security engineering or risk management, deep technical knowledge across various technologies, and familiarity with frameworks like NIST Cybersecurity Framework or COBIT 2019. The role focuses on embedding risk identification into organizational decision-making through process innovation and automation.

What you'll do

  • Own the end-to-end design, governance, and continuous improvement of the Cyber Security Review program.
  • Lead security reviews for new technology projects, purchases, and organizational changes to identify and mitigate risks.
  • Conduct re-reviews of existing critical applications to identify control gaps and areas requiring remediation.
  • Manage the relationship and oversight of external managed service providers supporting the security review process.
  • Define and maintain program metrics and reporting to provide transparency into risk findings and performance.
  • Identify and execute opportunities for improvement through automation, tooling, and emerging technologies like AI.
  • Engage with stakeholders across business functions to embed risk identification early in decision-making processes.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 6+ years of experience in security engineering, risk management, or a related technical discipline within a large enterprise environment.
  • Demonstrated experience owning or leading a security review, risk assessment, or related program including methodology design and governance.
  • Deep technical experience across a broad range of technologies to support effective security assessments.
  • Experience conducting security reviews for technology projects, system changes, or application portfolios to identify control gaps and risks.
  • Strong process design and improvement skills to build structured, repeatable, and scalable review processes.
  • Ability to engage independently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to drive alignment and influence outcomes.
  • Familiarity with risk management frameworks such as NIST Cybersecurity Framework, COBIT 2019, or the NIST Privacy Framework.
  • Experience building or maturing a security review program by developing standards, templates, or playbooks.

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