Sr IT Security Engineer

Cornerstone Capital Bancorp, Inc., headquartered in Houston, is a Texas-based financial services company dedicated to helping families, businesses, and communities thrive. Through its primary subsidiary, Cornerstone Capital Bank , the organization operates a community and business banking franchise alongside a premier national home lending, servicing, and home insurance platform-based financial services company dedicated to helping families, businesses, and communities thrive.

Guided by a core Mission, Vision and Convictions statement, Cornerstone operates 17 full-service banking locations across major Texas markets and more than 150 mortgage offices nationwide.  The company has served nearly 700,000 customers through its family of brands, including Cornerstone Home Lending, Roscoe Bank, Peoples Bank, Cornerstone Servicing, and Cornerstone Insurance. Supported by 1,600 team members, Cornerstone is consistently recognized as a Fortune-certified Great Place to Work® and a Top Workplace. 

Formed through the combination of Cornerstone Home Lending and The Roscoe State Bank, Cornerstone brings more than a century of experience and is the highest-capitalized new bank in Texas history.

We honor God by using our talents to make a positive difference in the lives of our Team Members, Clients, Shareholders, Communities, and the People who provide services to us.
Who we are looking for:

The Senior Security Engineer serves as a senior cybersecurity resource responsible for supporting and enhancing the organization's security program across security architecture, emerging technology and AI reviews, Identity and Access Management (IAM) governance, vulnerability management, and third-party security. Reporting directly to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), this role partners with technology and business stakeholders to identify, assess, mitigate, and validate cybersecurity risks and security controls while ensuring alignment with organizational security objectives and regulatory requirements.

The role also supports security assurance, control effectiveness, remediation validation, security engineering, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives designed to strengthen the organization's overall security posture. Working closely with the Head of IAM and other security and technology leaders, the Senior Security Engineer provides oversight and verification of security controls, conducts security assessments, and supports cybersecurity risk management, compliance, and resilience efforts within a highly regulated banking environment.

The ideal candidate brings strong technical expertise, sound risk-based judgment, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to translate cybersecurity requirements into practical and sustainable solutions. Experience within financial services is preferred, including familiarity with FFIEC guidance, NIST Cybersecurity Framework principles, and regulatory examination preparedness
What you'll do:
- General Responsibilities & Expectations

- Security Assurance & Risk Management – Assess security controls, identify risks and gaps, and support remediation and validation activities to promote effective and sustainable security practices.

- Security Engineering & Automation – Leverage security technologies, engineering practices, and automation to strengthen controls, improve efficiency, and reduce reliance on manual processes.

- Security Monitoring & Reporting – Support security metrics, reporting, and monitoring activities to provide visibility into security posture, control effectiveness, and emerging risks.

- Incident Response & Resilience – Participate in cybersecurity incident response, investigations, exercises, lessons learned, and initiatives that strengthen organizational resilience.

- Security Governance & Standards – Contribute to the development and maintenance of security standards, procedures, and technical guidance aligned with business objectives, regulatory expectations,