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Today, our team is guided by our core values - Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy - and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.\nJob Description\nLeadership & Collaboration\nLead and mentor SOC analysts and contractors, fostering a high-performance, growth-oriented culture.\nBuild strong working relationships across Cybersecurity, Technology, and Business teams to support global operations.\nAct as an escalation point during major incidents, providing clear direction and timely communication.\nProvide technical leadership during complex investigations, guiding analysts through attacker-driven scenarios.\nSecurity Operations & Incident Response\nOversee monitoring, triage, investigation, and response to security events across a global environment.\nDirect end-to-end incident response activities and ensure high quality documentation and reporting.\nConduct proactive threat hunting to identify emerging risks and detection gaps.\nPerform deep dive analysis using endpoint telemetry, network forensics, and memory artifacts when required.\nApply offensive security thinking to anticipate attacker behavior and strengthen detection engineering.\nOperational Maturity & Process Improvement\nMaintain and enhance SOC use cases, detection logic, runbooks, and playbooks.\nContinuously tune alerts to improve fidelity and reduce noise.\nEnsure detection logic is mapped to MITRE ATT&CK and reflects current adversary TTPs.\nLead incident simulations and postmortems, driving measurable improvements in SOC performance.\nDevelop metrics and dashboards to communicate risk posture and operational effectiveness.\nDevelop and manage shift schedules to ensure consistent 24/7 operational coverage.\nAutomation, Tooling & Advanced Capabilities\nPartner with Security Platform Engineering and drive SOAR automation to streamline workflows and enable analysts to focus on advanced investigations.\nPartner with Security Engineering to optimize tools, improve detection coverage, and enhance response capabilities.\nCollaborate with Threat Intelligence and Assessment teams to strengthen monitoring and accelerate autonomous response.\nGovernance, Reporting & Threat Awareness\nPrepare concise, actionable reports for leadership on incidents, trends, and recommended improvements.\nStay current with global threat developments and translate insights into operational enhancements.\nEnsure alignment with internal policies and financial-sector regulatory expectations.\nQualifications\nEducation:\nBachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field; 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