Cyber Security Penetration Testing Lead (Program Management) At Kyndryl, we run and reimagine the mission-critical technology systems that drive advantage for the world's leading businesses. We are at the heart of progress; with proven expertise and a continuous flow of AI-powered insight, enabling smarter decisions, faster innovation, and a lasting competitive edge. For our people—Kyndryls—that means doing purposeful work that powers human progress. Join us and experience a flexible, supportive environment where your well-being is prioritized and your potential can thrive. Kyndryl's Chief Information Security Office (CISO) is responsible for protecting the enterprise through effective cyber risk management, security governance, exposure reduction, and security validation. As cyber threats continue to evolve, our focus is not only on identifying vulnerabilities, but on ensuring risks are understood, prioritized, remediated, and validated through measurable outcomes. We are seeking a highly motivated cybersecurity professional to join our Integrated Exposure Operations (IXO) team. This role plays a critical part in reducing organizational cyber risk through vulnerability management, security validation, penetration testing governance, and remediation orchestration across a complex global technology environment. As a Cyber Security Penetration Testing Lead (Program Management), you will be responsible for coordinating and governing key exposure management and security validation activities across the enterprise. You will work closely with application owners, infrastructure teams, risk management functions, security engineering teams, and executive stakeholders to ensure security findings are effectively prioritized, remediated, and validated. You will lead the operational management of penetration testing and security validation programs, ensuring assessments are planned, executed, tracked, and closed in accordance with enterprise security requirements. You will help drive risk-based decision making by ensuring vulnerabilities and exposures are translated into actionable remediation plans and measurable risk reduction outcomes. Success in this role requires strong stakeholder management, cybersecurity knowledge, program governance, and the ability to translate technical findings into meaningful business risk conversations.
Responsibilities:
Coordinate and govern enterprise penetration testing, security validation, and related activities from onboarding through remediation and closure.
Drive vulnerability and exposure management processes, ensuring findings are prioritized using risk-based methodologies and tracked to resolution.
Partner with solution owners, engineering teams, Cyber Operations, and remediation teams to accelerate risk reduction activities.
Facilitate security findings reviews, remediation workshops, risk acceptance discussions, and retest readiness assessments.
Track and report remediation progress, risk treatment plans, service metrics, and key performance indicators to technical and executive stakeholders.
Manage exception requests, compensating controls, executive approvals, and risk documentation in accordance with established governance processes.
Support cyber risk management activities by ensuring evidence is collected and maintained to satisfy audit, compliance, and risk closure requirements.
Contribute to the evolution of vulnerability management, exposure management, and security validation capabilities through process improvement and operational innovation.
Support strategic cybersecurity initiatives designed to improve organizational visibility, risk prioritization, and overall security posture.
Develop trusted relationships across technical, operational, and leadership teams, acting as a central point of coordination for security validation and remediation activities.
Required Skills & Experience:
Experience in vulnerability management, exposure management, cyber risk management, or security operations.
Strong understanding of penetration testing, security assessments, Purple Team exercises, and security validation methodologies.
Experience coordinating remediation activities across multiple stakeholders and technology teams.
Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Experience presenting cybersecurity risks and remediation status to senior leadership.
Understanding of cybersecurity frameworks, risk management processes, and governance controls.
Experience working within large, complex enterprise environments.
Preferred Skills:
Knowledge of Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (RBVM) platforms and methodologies.
Experience with attack surface management, exposure assessment, and continuous controls validation.
Familiarity with enterprise risk management and audit processes.
Relevant industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, Security+, GSEC, or equivalent.
Experience supporting large-scale cybersecurity transformation or operational improvement initiatives.
This is not a traditional incident response or SOC role. Instead, you will help shape how Kyndryl identifies, prioritizes, validates, and reduces cyber risk across the enterprise.
You're an experienced cybersecurity professional with a strong understanding of vulnerability management, security validation, cyber risk reduction, and enterprise security governance. You are passionate about reducing organizational risk through effective prioritization, remediation, and operational excellence.
You combine technical credibility with strong stakeholder management skills and can confidently work across engineering teams, security functions, risk management, and senior leadership to drive measurable security outcomes. You are outcome-focused, collaborative, and comfortable operating in complex global environments where influence, coordination, and execution are as important as technical expertise.
Most importantly, you have a growth mindset, are committed to continuous learning, and enjoy solving complex cybersecurity challenges while helping others succeed.
