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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Third Party Cyber Security Assessor - **Company:** Bank of America - **Location:** Washington, DC, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), Cyber Security, Identity and Access Management, Information Technology Audit, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Security, ISO/IEC 27002 - **Published:** August 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/58EDBFC898854C4AB698F9829CE2E442/job/ ## About the Role * 2+ years Experience in Information Security and/or IT Audit * Technical writing and verbal communication skills * Ability to effectively work with partners at varying knowledge and organization levels. * Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with both technology/development and business partners - ability to translate between these two constituencies. * Technical skills include the domains of information security and business continuity including: * Information Security Controls (Infrastructure Security, Access Management, Physical Security, Application Security, etc.) * IT Compliance, SOX Compliance * Change Management * Enterprise Risk Management * Solid grasp of NIST, PCI, ISO, SDLC, COBIT, and ITIL standards. Desired Qualifications: * Information Security certifications, including ISO27002 / CISSP / CEH / CISM / CISA * Knowledge of NIST guidelines ## Description This job is responsible for performing information security reviews of third parties that provide services to the bank. Key responsibilities include travelling to work onsite with third parties to collect and review documentation including playbooks and evidence during an assessment to determine if information security controls are in place and documenting the controls in place in assessment workpapers. Key responsibilities span pre-assessment, assessment, and/or remediation activities., * Partners with third parties to ensure they are prepared for information security assessments including answering detailed questions * Evaluates a third parties information security risk with a holistic lens to determine if they meet Bank of America requirements * Discusses any information security gaps in the service provider's program with the third party * Escalates issues or risks identified during the assessment * Manage relationships with third parties and Enterprise Vendor Managers * Must be able to travel up to 10-15% (i.e. once every other month) * The ability to interact with internal or external stakeholders including business partners and/or external parties to identify, analyze, and resolve complex problems or security gaps. * The ability to objectively assess information from various sources and synthesize it towards making a reasoned judgment * The ability to assess the security, effectiveness, and practicality of technology systems., Bank of America and its affiliates consider for employment and hire qualified candidates without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws. 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