Teri McCauley

Information Security Cyber Defense Manager @Bank of America

Addison, TX, US

Received multiple promotions resulting in senior leadership responsibilities for Bank of America’s (BofA) ADSF Assessment Planning & Logistics (APL) team within Global Information Security (GIS) division. • Worked directly with compliance, risk, audit and regulatory functions to demonstrate adherence to strict information security processes for Cyber Security Assessment functions. • Provided management and direction to a team of 6 individuals responsible for the logistics of application penetration tests per year.• Developed strategies for evaluating schedule changes and the proper handling of schedule interruptions and new requests. • Established playbooks and training regimens for APL team members to ensure high quality controls and attention to detail. • Provided career guidance and mentorship to multiple employees, helping them continue their career growth within the organization. • Created processes to close a Sev1 audit issue by establishing assessment adherence to Bank of America\'s Application Security Policies.• Assisted to multiple teams across GIS to identify processes for addressing gaps identified in a variety of audit issues of varying severities. • Partnered with Cyber Security Technology functions to design and develop the specifications for system automation to assist with assessment scheduling and adherence, resulting in a significant reduction in manual labor (90% efficiency gain).• Liaison between GIS and lines of business for application security escalations, issues, questions and assistance.• Managed and tracked $3.5M budget within a 3% variance.• Became a bridge between technical application security functions and non-technical business functions, often translating technical requirements into functional, easily understood requirements.

Texas State University

Bachelors, Computer Information Systems