Senior Principal Cybersecurity Analyst, CAT

The Senior Principal Cybersecurity Analyst in FINRA CAT is responsible for identifying and managing cybersecurity risks by identifying, establishing, implementing, operating, and continually improving cybersecurity controls and processes.

Essential Job Functions:

• Implement and operate cybersecurity controls, processes, and automation across multiple cybersecurity subdomains.
• Ensure security controls are well designed, effectively implemented, and aligned with organizational policies.
• Design and implement automated solutions for efficiently managing cybersecurity risk. 
• Perform Threat Detection and Response in a Splunk-based environment.
• Detect cybersecurity threats, evaluate risks, and respond in accordance with policies, procedures, and best practices. 
• Maintain knowledge of evolving cybersecurity control offerings and best practices; drive, recommend, and implement enhancements.
• Identify and manage cybersecurity risks including vulnerabilities, configuration defects, and other deficiencies to determine root cause.
• Manage remediation strategies and countermeasures.
• Effectively communicate risks and state of controls to stakeholders including the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
• Define, enforce, and promote information security policies and related governance artifacts and processes.

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, cybersecurity, or technical field preferred and a minimum of eight (8) years of related experience.

• Experience in multiple cybersecurity domains appropriate to the job description, including designing, implementing, operating, monitoring, and assessing security controls for cloud-based systems such as AWS required.

• Substantial experience designing, implementing, and operating a variety of tools and resources to identify cyber security threats, vulnerabilities, configuration defects, and other deficiencies to determine root cause and manage remediation strategies and countermeasures.

• Hands-on coding experience desired, especially as applied to creating tools and automation to customize, optimize, and enhance security controls.

• Understanding of common cybersecurity vulnerabilities and attack patterns and ability to explain how they are both exploited and countered.

• Experience supporting compliance with security frameworks, especially NIST 800, desirable.

• Must demonstrate intellectual curiosity and attention to detail, with strong verbal and written communication skills

Working Conditions:

• Hybrid work environment, with defined in-person presence requirements.

• Occasional travel and extended hours may be required.

For work that is performed in CA, CO, FL, TX, IL, PA, MA, MD, VA, Washington, DC, NY and NJ, please refer to the chart below for the salary range for the corresponding location. In addition to location, actual compensation is based on various factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s skill set, level of experience, education, and internal peer compensation comparisons.

 

CA: Minimum Salary $128,000, Maximum Salary $242,600

CO/FL/TX: Minimum Salary $111,400, Maximum Salary $202,100

IL*/PA: Minimum Salary $122,800, Maximum Salary $222,400
MA/MD/VA/Washington, DC: Minimum Salary $128,000, Maximum Salary $232,500

NY*/NJ: Minimum Salary $128,000, Maximum Salary $242,600

 

*Including positions performed outside the state but reporting to an office or manager in that state.

Candidates can expect salary offers that range from the minimum to the mid-point of the salary range. FINRA provides full pay ranges so that the candidate can consider their growth potential while at FINRA.

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To be considered for this position, please submit an application. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

The information provided above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work of the position. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required.

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