Assistant Vice President, Cyber Security Analyst – Third-party Incident Monitoring and Response

About CLS:

CLS is the trusted party at the centre of the global FX ecosystem.  Utilized by thousands of counterparties, CLS makes FX safer, smoother and more cost effective.  Trillions of dollars’ worth of currency flows through our systems each day. 

Created by the market for the market, our unrivalled global settlement infrastructure reduces systemic risk and provides standardization for participants in many of the world’s most actively traded currencies.  We deliver huge efficiencies and savings for our clients: in fact, our approach to multilateral netting shrinks funding requirements by over 96% on average, so clients can put their capital and resources to better use.

CLS products are designed to enable clients to manage risk most effectively across the full FX lifecycle – whether through more efficient processing tools or market intelligence derived from the largest single source of FX executed data available to the market.

Our ambition to make a positive difference starts with our people.  Our values underpin everything that we do at CLS and define our working environment:

• Pivotal purpose
• Trusted guardian
• Targeted innovation
• Facilitate connections
• Delivering excellence
• Inclusive culture

Job information:

• Functional title - Cyber Security Analyst – Third-party Incident Monitoring and Response
• Department - IT Security Operations
• Corporate level - Assistant Vice President
• Report to - Vice President, Incident Response
• Location – Iselin, New Jersey
• Expected full-time salary range between $135,000 - 150,000 + variable compensation + 401(k) match + benefits.

Note: Disclosure as required by NJ Pay Transparency Law of the expected salary compensation range for this role.

 

Summary

CLS is seeking a highly motivated, self-driven Cyber Security Analyst to join a global security operations team. This role will over see the security integrity of the extended enterprise perimeter as well as supporting the overall incident response efforts.

The ideal candidate will be aware of industry trends and frameworks and how they could be responsible for the monitoring of third-party interfaces with strategic partners to ensure they adhere to the firm’s response standards and data visibility requirements.

Responsibilities

• Supply chain monitoring: Monitor and triage alerts originating from third-party environments or interfaces that impact internal data or critical business paths.
• Operational alignment: Ensure that the internal incident response playbooks align and integrate with external security providers and partners.
• Disconnect/reconnect governance: Design and maintain technical framework for emergency isolation of third-party services and their subsequent return to normal operations criteria.
• Compliance and evidence: Support regulatory reporting by gathering forensics evidence and performing control validation for third-party service components during and after incidents
• Integrated testing: Facilitate joint IR testing activities with external providers
• Security operations: Present weekday fusion calls and participate in the on-call and scheduled rota.

Experience

• Strong experience in incident response within a complex, multi-provider environment.
• Deep understanding of network architecture and segmentation
• Proficiency in security incident response platforms and their integration with external data feeds.
• Ability to translate technical failures in the supply chain to operational risk and business impact assessments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity studies, Computer Science, or related discipline
• Security certification such as SANS GIAC (or equivalent) such as GCIH, GCFE or GCFA.
• High proficiency in log analysis (SIEM), EDR, antivirus and forensics tools

Our commitment to employees:

At CLS, we celebrate inclusion and consider this to be one of our strongest assets. We are committed to fostering an environment in which everyone feels comfortable to be who they are, and inclusion is valued. All employees have access to our inclusive benefits, including:

• Holiday - UK/Asia: 25 holiday days and 3 ‘life days’ (in addition to bank holidays). US: 23 holiday days.
• 2 paid volunteer days so that you can actively support causes within your community that are important to you.
• Generous parental leave policies to ensure you can enjoy valuable time with your family.
• Parental transition coaching programmes and support services.
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