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[Apply on Valley National Bancorp’s careers site →](https://myjobs.adp.com/vnbcareers/cx/job-details?reqId=5001198013106) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Valley National Bancorp](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/valley-national-bancorp/) / Director, Cyber Strategy & Architecture ## Job description Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Set and evolve the Bank's enterprise cyber security vision, strategy, and architecture roadmap, providing enduring direction across applications, infrastructure, cloud, network, and data domains. Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to executive leadership and the Board, translating complex cyber risk into clear business, regulatory, and risk based decisions. Establish enterprise security architecture standards, principles, and reference designs, enabling secure integration, data exchange, and scalable reuse across initiatives and partners. Act as the authority on emerging technology and cyber risk, defining acceptable risk thresholds, guiding innovation and POCs, and conducting architectural reviews for new products, platforms, and integrations. Provide senior leadership during cyber incidents and technology crises, serving as an escalation point while shaping resilient, sustainable operating models. Represent the Bank as a cyber thought leader, engaging fintechs, startups, and partners, participating in industry forums, and mentoring senior technical talent to strengthen long term capability. ## Qualifications ### Required Skills Expert knowledge in defining security architecture requirements, threat modeling and risk management. Expert knowledge of enterprise, application, and network security architecture mechanisms, components and integration with technology components and operations. Strong knowledge of application security, web and application design, databases, operating systems, hypervisors, IP networks, microservices, container technology, system integration technologies and securing cloud-based applications. Expert knowledge of cloud computing technologies including Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS. AI/LLM threat modeling (prompt injection, data poisoning, model theft). Securing ML pipelines (training → inference → deployment). Understanding OWASP Top 10 for LLMs. Adversarial ML risks (evasion, poisoning, model inversion) wrap up. Strong understanding of banking regulations and third-party risk. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills to facilitate building positive working relationships at all levels within the bank. Ability to define long-term cyber strategy, influence executive decision-making, and communicate complex technical issues clearly. Ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously. Ability to delegate assignments and deal with "crisis-type" situations. ### Required Experience Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science or related field and a minimum of 10 years' Information Technology and Information Security experience. ### Preferred Experience Master's Degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field. CISSP, CISM, GSEC, CRISC, or other relevant professional certifications. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Not stated - First seen by OpenNash: Jul 12, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 98 days - Location: Morristown, New Jersey, United States - Employment type: Full-time[Apply on Valley National Bancorp’s careers site →](https://myjobs.adp.com/vnbcareers/cx/job-details?reqId=5001198013106) ## More jobs at Valley National Bancorp ### [Principal Security Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/valley-national-bancorp/jobs/1a53f27790f659c5cb17/) Morristown, New Jersey, United States ### [AI Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/valley-national-bancorp/jobs/5df443e34186df590d31/) Morristown, New Jersey, United States ### [Assistant General Counsel - Securities & Corporate Governance](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/valley-national-bancorp/jobs/0e0b248fd7a4ed391447/) Morristown, New Jersey, United States ### [Assistant General Counsel, Consumer & Small Business Banking](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/valley-national-bancorp/jobs/11aeea86710c786299c6/) Morristown, New Jersey, United States ### [Associate General Counsel - Mergers & Acquisitions](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/valley-national-bancorp/jobs/04a31ceefca52a6480ff/) Morristown, New Jersey, United States ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Product Manager, Storage Architecture & Ecosystem Strategy](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/lenovo-group/jobs/e2da409f13341774057e/) Lenovo Group · United States of America, North Carolina, Morrisville ### [Senior Product Manager, Private Cloud Architecture & Ecosystem Strategy](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/lenovo-group/jobs/bd88d3bcfa937731cf36/) Lenovo Group · United States of America, North Carolina, Morrisville ### [Director, Security Architecture](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cardinal-health/jobs/c19efa4b9857a844f7d7/) Cardinal Health · International ### [Director, Technology Strategy and Architecture](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/teledyne-technologies/jobs/9b8fa07a2c5ef00fcab4/) Teledyne Technologies · Milpitas, US, CA ### [Program Management Director - Cyber](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/lockheed-martin/jobs/6f9c74215c8f5d604d56/) Lockheed Martin · Herndon, VA OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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