This is a senior cybersecurity leader leads a multi-discipline security team covering application security, threat detection, vulnerability management, red/purple team activities, and security automation, with a heavy emphasis on detection, readiness, and real-world risk reduction.
The role is at the intersection of secure development, threat detection, and operational maturity within a large, multi-cloud online banking environment. Large-bank experience is preferred.
People leadership for a multi-discipline cyber team (6 to 12 direct reports)
Threat detection
Penetration testing readiness and follow-through
Red / blue / purple team integration
Reducing enterprise attack surface
Leadership & Team Management
Manage and develop a team of security professionals across vulnerability management, threat detection & threat intelligence, red/purple team disciplines, and security automation
Act as the escalation point for high-risk or high-impact cyber issues
Application Security
Oversee SAST, DAST, SCA, manual testing, and penetration testing programs
Drive shift-left AppSec - IDE scanning, CI/CD integration, and secure coding practices
Reduce testing cycles and downstream findings by improving early detection
Operate tool-agnostic (e.g., Veracode, Invicti, Burp)
Ensure AppSec supports modern cloud-native and DevOps environments
- Build trusted relationships with Shadow IT owners, and progressively align with security tooling, testing, and IT security practices.
Threat Detection & Purple Teaming
Own detection-focused security outcomes, not just vulnerability reporting
Work closely with SOC and IR teams to improve detection signals
Use pen-test and red-team insights to strengthen blue-team defenses
Apply purple-team thinking to close gaps between offense and defense
Penetration Testing & Offensive Readiness
Ensure strong internal and third-party penetration testing coverage
Validate that findings are meaningful, prioritized, and remediated
Use offensive testing to drive real defensive improvements
Vulnerability & Configuration Risk Reduction
Oversee vulnerability and configuration management programs
Maintain hardening standards, baselines, and remediation tracking
Reduce enterprise attack surface across cloud, applications, and infrastructure
Integrate AppSec, pen-test, and vulnerability data into risk-based prioritization
Multi-cloud environment
High-availability online banking systems
Highly regulated financial services setting
Heavy collaboration with engineering, cloud, risk, and executive leaders
10+ years in cybersecurity spanning AppSec, threat detection, incident response, and vulnerability management
3–5+ years leading multi-disciplinary security teams
Demonstrated success reducing attack surface and improving detection speed
Strong understanding of application security; threat detection & response; penetration testing & adversary simulation; and CI/CD and cloud-native environments
Comfortable presenting to and influencing executives
Large-bank experience preferred, with the adaptability to thrive in a smaller-bank environment
Skills Required
- 10+ years of cybersecurity experience spanning application security, threat detection, incident response, and vulnerability management
- 3-5+ years leading multidisciplinary security teams
- Demonstrated success reducing enterprise attack surface and improving detection speed
- Strong understanding of application security, threat detection and response, penetration testing, adversary simulation, CI/CD, and cloud-native environments
- Ability to present to and influence executive stakeholders
- Large-bank experience
First Horizon Bank Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about First Horizon Bank and has not been reviewed or approved by First Horizon Bank.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) plan with company matching contributions up to 6% of pre-tax income, alongside FSA/HSA options and a defined benefit pension plan. Stock purchase and equity programs (including options and RSUs) also add to longer-term wealth-building opportunities for eligible employees.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is available for childbirth, adoption, foster parenting, or surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement is included in the package. These family-building benefits broaden support beyond traditional maternity/paternity leave structures.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing support includes an internal wellness program, an employee assistance program, and access to a digital wellness platform. Group life insurance and disability coverage (including no-cost options) strengthen financial protection and day-to-day support.
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What We Do
When we opened our doors in 1864 on North Court Street in Memphis, we had a simple mission: to provide the best service to our customers, one opportunity at a time. In the 150 years that followed, our communities transformed and expanded. We’ve seen our business and banking in general grow and adapt to the changing needs of customers through the years. But one thing that will always remain constant is our commitment to financial integrity and to helping our customers take good care of their money.
