Lead Simulation and Exercise Technical Analyst

HSBC Global Services Limited
Sheffield
1 week ago
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Join a digital first bank that’s powered by people.

Our technology team builds innovative digital solutions rapidly and at scale to deliver the next generation of banking services for our customers around the world.

We have an entrepreneurial mindset. Our people work together, creating an agile, collaborative, and innovative culture. You’ll learn and expand your skills, plus we will support you every step of the way as you grow your career.


Operating within the Cybersecurity function and under the management of the Global Head of Cybersecurity Operations, the Global Cybersecurity Operations (GCO) team provides a coordinated suite of “Network Defence” related services and are responsible for the detection and response to information and cybersecurity threats across the global HSBC assets and estate.
Critical to the success of GCO are its close partnerships with other Cybersecurity teams including Cyber Engineering, Service Reliability Engineering, Vulnerability Management and the wider HSBC businesses and functions.

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.


In this role, you will:

• Monitoring and detection capability, collaborate with diverse teams to drive and deliver sustainable threat monitoring and detection in line with accepted industry standards, best-practice and company strategies.
• Understand and interpret developments and changes in future business requirement and the implement relevant, security focussed, technical and procedural solutions.
• Builds rapport and mutual understanding to communicate and create opportunities for cross-business and global working.
• Governs risk responsibly. Promotes effective, efficient and proportionate management of risk across regions, business areas and within their area of responsibility.
• Implements changes in policy and governance effectively, reinforcing risk processes within their area of responsibilities
Incident Management and Incident response is critical in the role.
  Maintain a risk aware culture and show integrity whilst promoting and managing relevant threat hunting requirements within their team


 

To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements:


Excellent knowledge and demonstrated experience working in Incident management.
An ability to accurately scope technical work, time to deliver and to appropriately deliver updates
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to communicate technical topics to diverse audiences.
Good understanding and knowledge of common industry cyber security frameworks, standards and methodologies, including; OWASP, ISO2700x series, PCI DSS, GLBA, EU data security and privacy acts, FFIEC guidelines, CIS and NIST standards.
Ability to speak, read and write in English, in addition to your local language.
Excellent knowledge and demonstrated experience in Python Programming or similar.

Good knowledge of common cybersecurity technologies such as IDS/IPS/HIPS,advanced Anti-malware prevention and analysis,Firewalls,Proxies,MSS etc.

Good knowledge of incident response tools ,techniques and process for effective threat containment,mitigation and remediation.

 

This role is based in Sheffield.

Opening up a world of opportunity

 

 

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

 

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