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FINRA · 3 days ago

Senior Principal Cybersecurity Analyst, CAT

Rockville, MD

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$128K/yr - $243K/yr

8+ years exp

FINRA is a regulatory organization dedicated to protecting investors and ensuring market integrity. They are seeking a Senior Principal Cybersecurity Analyst to identify and manage cybersecurity risks by implementing and improving cybersecurity controls and processes across multiple domains.

FinanceFinancial ServicesNon Profit

Culture & Values

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Implement and operate cybersecurity controls, processes, and automation across multiple cybersecurity subdomains

Ensure security controls are well designed, effectively implemented, and aligned with organizational policies

Design and implement automated solutions for efficiently managing cybersecurity risk

Perform Threat Detection and Response in a Splunk-based environment

Detect cybersecurity threats, evaluate risks, and respond in accordance with policies, procedures, and best practices

Maintain knowledge of evolving cybersecurity control offerings and best practices; drive, recommend, and implement enhancements

Identify and manage cybersecurity risks including vulnerabilities, configuration defects, and other deficiencies to determine root cause

Manage remediation strategies and countermeasures

Effectively communicate risks and state of controls to stakeholders including the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Define, enforce, and promote information security policies and related governance artifacts and processes

Qualification

Cybersecurity controlsThreat DetectionResponseCloud security (AWS)NIST 800 complianceAutomation toolsIntellectual curiosityVerbal communicationWritten communicationAttention to detail

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, cybersecurity, or technical field preferred and a minimum of eight (8) years of related experience

Experience in multiple cybersecurity domains appropriate to the job description, including designing, implementing, operating, monitoring, and assessing security controls for cloud-based systems such as AWS required

Substantial experience designing, implementing, and operating a variety of tools and resources to identify cyber security threats, vulnerabilities, configuration defects, and other deficiencies to determine root cause and manage remediation strategies and countermeasures

Hands-on coding experience desired, especially as applied to creating tools and automation to customize, optimize, and enhance security controls

Understanding of common cybersecurity vulnerabilities and attack patterns and ability to explain how they are both exploited and countered

Experience supporting compliance with security frameworks, especially NIST 800, desirable

Must demonstrate intellectual curiosity and attention to detail, with strong verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance

Basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental life, spouse/domestic partner and dependent life, and spouse/domestic partner and dependent accidental death and dismemberment

Short- and long-term disability

Long-term care

Business travel accident

Disability and legal

401(k) plan with company match

FINRA-funded retirement contribution

Tuition reimbursement

Commuter benefits

Adoption assistance

Backup family care

Surrogacy benefits

Employee assistance

Wellness programs

15 days of paid time off

5 personal days

9 sick days

Two volunteer service days

Military leave

Jury duty leave

Bereavement leave

Voting and election official leave for federal, state or local primary and general elections

Care of a family member leave

Childbirth and parental leave

Nine paid holidays

Company

FINRA

Glassdoor4.0

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is an independent regulator for securities firms doing business in the U.S. It is a sub-organization of Thrivent.

Founded in 2007

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.finra.org

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