Analyst, Cyber Threat Response

Job Summary

Our Technology & Operations (T&O) team is the powerhouse for the Bank. We aim to go further, faster, to ensure we're agile and ready for tomorrow, today. Our diverse network enables us to innovate and build banking solutions that support communities to prosper. We're a place where talented people are encouraged to grow, learn, and thrive, to drive their own career journeys, to reach their full potential.

As a Cyber Security Analyst, you’ll be at the forefront of protecting our customers’ financial assets and data by monitoring, detecting and responding to security threats across our global banking infrastructure.

If you’re searching for a career with high visibility, a steep learning curve and the opportunity to change the future of a global business, you’ve found it. Join our Cyber Defence team and you’ll be given the resources you need to protect our most valuable assets - our people and our products. It’s a demanding job. Our security needs are broad, unique and constantly evolving. That’s why you’ll have the freedom to work autonomously and enjoy access to resources like cyber hub, our dedicated learning programme. Get ready to pioneer better, faster and safer ways to enhance our resilience against threats while keeping our business moving forward.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor, detect & respond to any potential security threats and risks to the organisation, using the available technology toolset.
• Correlate and consolidate the alerts, reports, anomalies and other intelligence sources, put the threat/risk in context, and determine event/incident urgency and priority, and initiate an appropriate response.
• Continuously improve the accuracy and relevance of the Bank’s detection tools and capabilities to keep pace with changing environments and regulatory/compliance requirements.
• Adhere to the defined security monitoring processes and procedures, and initiate improvements to them, driving maturity and relevance.
• Track and report the remediation of cybersecurity threats and risks, and provide domain expertise during remediation to the appropriate support groups.
• Track and document cybersecurity incidents from initial detection through final resolution.
• Operate within established standard operating procedures to handle security incidents.
• Research trends and countermeasures in computer/network vulnerabilities, exploits, and malicious activity.
• Support senior incident handlers during cybersecurity incident response activities.
• Perform root cause analyses and present findings to relevant stakeholders for remediation.
• Work closely with the other support groups to assess risk and provide recommendations for improving the Bank’s security posture.
• Work within a 24x7 shift model - two shifts; 4 days working from the office per month in total (two days in the office during the early shift week Tu & We); Weekend shifts: afternoon one (1-2 weekends per month).
• Provide after-hours rotational coverage when required.

Skills and Experience

• Diploma or higher educational qualification in Engineering, Computer Science/Information Technology or an equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline.
• Well-versed in Cybersecurity Incident Analysis and Response and Cybersecurity Defensive Operations (Blue Team).
• Strong understanding of core Enterprise Information Technology and Computer Networking concepts (Desktop/Laptop, Mobile Device, Server, Network Device, LAN and WAN).
• Basic knowledge of selected IT Service Management (ITSM) processes (Event Management, Incident Management, Change Management, Service Assets and Configuration Management, Service Level Management).
• Exposure to Security Information and Event Management solutions, preferably Splunk ES. User Behaviour Analytics (UBA) exposure is desirable.
• Exposure to Endpoint Security and/or Endpoint Detection and Response tools, preferably Symantec.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a diverse, geographically-dispersed team.
• The following certifications are desirable but not mandatory: EC Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), EC Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA), SANS GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), CERT Certified Computer Security Incident Handler (CSIH), Axelos Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v3 Foundation.

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.