Cyber Security Engineer (On-Site)

• Threat Hunting, Monitoring, Detection, and Response:
• Monitor security alerts and dashboards (SIEM, Vulnerability Management, , etc.) for suspicious activity.
• Triage and respond to security incidents. Escalate to senior analysts or the incident response team when necessary.
• Investigate and document security observations/incidents, ensuring resolution.
• Analyze logs, network traffic, and endpoint activity for signs for malicious behavior.
• Perform regular vulnerability assessments and prioritize risk within the network, system, and applications.
• Create formal incidents and support the investigation of such incidents.
• Conduct Security Assessments: Perform regular security audits, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing to identify and mitigate potential risks.
• Correlate telemetry data from security systems to identity cyber threats, risk patterns, and control weaknesses.
• System & Security Application Administration:
• Implementation, secure configuration, and ongoing management of the Bank’s security environments and applications. Examples of systems/functions a Cyber Security Engineer may be responsible for are firewall management, IDS/IPS, perimeter security, protective DNS, vulnerability detection/response, secure email and spam protection, application whitelisting, remote access, etc.).
• Server ownership - building, hardening, securing, and ongoing management of assigned server assets.
• Identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities on assigned assets.
• Ensures assigned systems and required data is backed up successfully.
• Ensures adherence to IT security control requirements.
• Security Application ownership
• Effective configuration of application functionality, detection, and mitigation abilities.
• Identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities on assigned applications.
• Review system, application, and security logs across assigned systems to ensure that all are functional and secure.
• Manages and leverages third party vendor relationships as required.
• Participates in the planning and execution of the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan.
• Ensures assigned systems and applications are prepared for planned or unplanned DR failover.
• Manages and communicates system and applications changes using the change management process.
• Track and understand emerging security practices and threats. Leverage this knowledge to improve security configurations across the enterprise and hunt for potential or active threats.

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, information systems or equivalent work experience is required

Work Experience

• Experience managing and securing Microsoft Windows or Linux is is required
• 5+ years experience supporting security components and applying security best practices across an enterprise application/network infrastructure is required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Working knowledge of IT security controls and how to manage their effectiveness.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity protocols, including intrusion detection systems, firewalls, patch management, and vulnerability management.
• Formal technical training on Microsoft technologies, Network Operating Systems and Internet perimeter components required.
• Working knowledge of CIS Top 18 Controls or alternative security frameworks.
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) desired but not required.
• An ability to perform independent analysis of complex problems and distill relevant findings and root causes
• Must possess excellent analytical, organizational and documentation skills.
• Experience analyzing and interpreting alert notifications from organizations such as FS-ISAC and CERN

Licenses and Certifications

• Industry standard certification required in a technical discipline to include one of the following Network Operating System (Microsoft), or Network infrastructure, or Information Security. Required