AT&T

Risk Response Activation & Assurance Lead

AT&T$155K — $233K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity preferred.
  • 7+ years of relevant experience in risk management.
  • Expertise in assessing and driving cybersecurity and operational risk remediation.
  • Strong understanding of data governance and control frameworks.
  • Proven ability to lead complex initiatives and influence multiple stakeholders.
  • Familiarity with AI/ML applications in cybersecurity contexts.

Responsibilities

  • Activate and manage data and workforce-related risk remediation pathways.
  • Serve as the control-layer function, validating evidence and maintaining risk postures.
  • Convert validated risks into appropriate remediation or acceptance routes.
  • Ensure alignment of response pathways to governance and quality standards.

Benefits

  • Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan
  • Tuition reimbursement program
  • At least 23 days of Paid Time Off and 9 company holidays
  • Paid Parental and Caregiver Leave
  • Adoption Reimbursement
  • Disability Benefits (short and long term)
  • Life and Accidental Death Insurance
  • Extensive employee wellness programs
  • Up to 50% employee discounts on eligible AT&T services.
Full Job Description

This position requires Daily Office Presence in the listed location. No relocation assistance is provided.

Job Summary:

The Principal Risk Response Activation & Assurance Lead role provides dedicated risk response activation and assurance capabilities across Data, Technology, and Workforce Management Risk. The position ensures validated risks are translated into effective remediation plans, controls are independently validated before closure, and residual risks are appropriately assessed and reported. The role strengthens governance, improves issue resolution quality, reduces control failures, and enables more efficient management of risk remediation across critical data, workforce, and consumer technology domains. This is an individual contributor position with no direct reports.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

As Principal Risk Response Activation & Assurance Lead (RRAL) role for Data, Tech and Workforce Management Risk (DTWR)  you will:

  • Activate validated data and workforce-related risks into structured remediation or formal acceptance pathways, ensuring rigor in data governance, data quality, entitlements, and workforce control remediation plans.

  • serves as the control-layer function for risk activation across data lifecycle controls and workforce management-related processes, validating evidence, enforcing assurance gates, and maintaining clear residual risk posture.

  • Convert validated data and workforce risks into proper remediation, compensating control, or acceptance routes

  • Ensuring response pathways align to data governance, data quality, access/entitlement, or workforce control gaps.

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Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) desired in Computer Science or Cybersecurity.

  • 7+ years of related experience

  • Experience in assessing, managing, and driving remediation of cybersecurity, technology, data governance, or operational risks, including the development and execution of risk treatment and risk acceptance strategies.

  • Strong knowledge of data governance, data quality, access and entitlement management, control frameworks, and assurance practices, with the ability to validate remediation evidence and evaluate residual risk exposure.

  • Proven ability to lead complex risk remediation initiatives and influence stakeholders across cybersecurity, technology, risk management, audit, data governance, and business organizations to achieve timely and sustainable risk reduction outcomes.

  • Familiarity with applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Learning (ML) techniques in cybersecurity contexts (e.g., anomaly detection, threat hunting, behavioral analytics, or risk scoring).

Our Principal Cybersecurity jobs earn between $155,400.00 - $233,200.00 USD Annual. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

  • Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan
  • Tuition reimbursement program
  • Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Paid Caregiver Leave
  • Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
  • Adoption Reimbursement
  • Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
  • Life and Accidental Death Insurance
  • Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
  • Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
  • Extensive employee wellness programs
  • Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone

Weekly Hours:

40

Time Type:

Regular

Location:

USA:NC:Charlotte / Ibm Dr - Adm:8505 Ibm Dr

Salary Range:

$155,400.00 - $233,200.00

About AT&T

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Industry
Net Income
-$5.1 billion
Founded
1983
5 Year Trend
+0.6%
Revenue
$171.7 billion
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