Barclays Investment Bank · 2 months ago
Cyber Operations Incident Response Lead
Barclays Investment Bank is embarking on a transformative journey to redefine the future of banking and protect its digital ecosystem. The Cyber Operations Incident Response Lead will monitor and enhance operational controls, implement robust security measures, and mentor teams in best practices to safeguard the bank’s reputation against cyber threats. This role requires guiding executive strategy and leveraging threat intelligence to anticipate and neutralize risks before they escalate.
BankingFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Management of security monitoring systems, including intrusive prevention and detection systems, to alert, detect and block potential cyber security incidents, and provide a prompt response to restore normal operations with minimised system damage
Identification of emerging cyber security threats, attack techniques and technologies to detect/prevent incidents, and collaborate with networks and conferences to gain industry knowledge and expertise
Management and analysis of security information and event management systems to collect, correlate and analyse security logs, events and alerts/potential threats
Triage of data loss prevention alerts to identify and prevent sensitive data for being exfiltrated from the banks network
Management of cyber security incidents including remediation & driving to closure
To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures
If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements
If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others
OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions
Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment
Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda
Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does
Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business
Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies
Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions
Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes
Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes
Qualification
Required
Experience mentoring teams in incident triage, containment, and recovery
Considerable understanding of incident response frameworks, like NIST 800-61, SANS, and others
Confirmed past achievements managing global cyber incidents and leading Security Operations Centers
Deep knowledge of SIEM, SOAR, EDR, and threat intelligence platforms, including SIM and SAR technologies
Experience collaborating with law enforcement and external cyber threat-sharing networks
Preferred
Familiarity with cloud and hybrid infrastructure including, AWS, Azure, GCP
Demonstrated ability to manage major incidents and lead crisis communications
Relevant security certifications such as CISSP, CISA, or equivalent
Ability to mentor and support junior team members
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision coverage
401(k)
Life insurance
Other paid leave for qualifying circumstances
Incentive award
Company
Barclays Investment Bank
Barclays Investment Bank offers large corporate clients with strategic advisory, financing, and risk management solutions. It is a sub-organization of Barclays Corporate Banking.
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