Description

Get ready to make your mark! Jumpstart your career through hands-on, impactful work, comprehensive training and development, and exposure to executive leadership, paving the way for a robust career at Citizens.

We know that everything is driven by technology. At Citizens, we invest in the humans who build the logic, ideas and innovations that bring new technologies to life. It’s why we’ve made a substantial investment to build and support our in-house tech firm. In our Enterprise Technology & Security Development Program (ETSDP), you will help build next-generation services and collaborate with fintech partners on innovative solutions. Bring your whole self to work, including your passion for what’s possible and your critical thinking skills. Joining us on our transformation journey means you’ll get to reinvent what banking looks and feels like for millions of people!

THIS PROGRAM HAS A START DATE OF JULY 2026

Corporate Security & Resilience Rotation

In this year-long program you will develop the skills and knowledge necessary to support and protect critical IT related systems in a complex enterprise environment. You’ll begin by completing 3 rotations in any the following businesses: Security Engineering, Identity Access Management (IAM), Policy and Governance, Cyber Defense, Business Resilience, Strategic Security Enablement, and Security Operations Center (SOC). During your business rotations, you could be working on:

Optimizing existing security capabilities and the design / service delivery of next generation security technologies.

Assisting in the development and maintenance of enterprise security standards, design patterns, policy documentation, and security capability roadmaps that support sustainable enterprise security architecture.

Converge digital modernization efforts through APIs and IAM technologies to create uniform authentication experiences for our customers.

Instrumentation and application of course- and fine-grained user access controls to ensure colleagues only have access to the data they are approved and required to have access to. 

Supporting proactive security monitoring of critical, flagship banking and money movement applications.

Assisting the Cyber Defense team in establishing a security data repository that ingests all security telemetry and builds an analytical solution for real-time situational awareness.

Assisting in policy research, document updates, and governance activities related to cybersecurity and corporate security.

Working to develop business continuity solutions to meet business needs, support the management of recovery workspace across the bank and maintain technologies that support the Business Resilience Office.

All ETSDP colleagues will spend their first 5 weeks together foron-boarding, orientation, and our in-house Tech Made Ready Academy.

Early Career Development Program (ECDP)

All ETSDP colleagues will participate in the Early Career Development Program (ECDP) this robust program is designed to give our new colleagues a solid foundation to Citizens. Through the ECDP, you’ll experience:

4-day in-person event with bank-wide development program colleagues 

Professional development workshops (including Presence & Presentation)

Networking opportunities with senior leadership across all areas of Citizens

Dedicated community service activities to include direct service or skills-based volunteering to local organizations across our footprint.

Life after the program

Upon successful completion of the ETS Development Program, colleagues will be placed on a team where you will continue to develop your Corporate Security & Resilience career.

What you’ll need to apply

Basic qualifications

Successfully complete a video interview assessment within 4 days of receiving the link. If not completed within the timeframe, your application will be automatically withdrawn from consideration.

Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Data Security, Information Technology or other related discipline with coursework in cyber or information security

Expected graduation date of Spring 2026

Minimum GPA of 3.00

Familiarity with cyber security tools and technologies 

Adaptability and demonstrated ability to learn new technologies and methodologies.

Preferred qualifications

Internship or professional experience in a cybersecurity or corporate security role

Previous exposure to software development and/or engineering.

Attention to detail; strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Familiarity with operating systems such as Windows, Linux and MacOS

Understanding of banking industry specific threats and challenges

Please note that U.S. Immigration sponsorship or work visa is not available for this position and candidates must have permanent authorization to work in the U.S.

Hours and Work Schedule

Hours per Week: 40
Work Schedule: M-F 8:30am - 5pm

Some job boards have started using jobseeker-reported data to estimate salary ranges for roles. If you apply and qualify for this role, a recruiter will discuss accurate pay guidance.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Citizens, its parent, subsidiaries, and related companies (Citizens) provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, citizenship, physical or mental disability, perceived disability or history or record of a disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, genetic characteristic, marital or domestic partner status, victim of domestic violence, family status/parenthood, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth/lactation, colleague’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws. At Citizens, we are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that enables all colleagues to bring their best selves to work every day and everyone is expected to be treated with respect and professionalism. Employment decisions are based solely on merit, qualifications, performance and capability.