Senior Cybersecurity Specialist

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https://ldd.tbe.taleo.net/ldd03/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=BIS&cws=1&rid=396

 

Senior Cybersecurity Specialist
Office location: Basel
Department: General Secretariat
Unit: Corporate Security
Service: 
Employment - Duration: 3 years
Contract type: Fixed-term
FTE%: 100%
Application Deadline: 26/06/2016

 

Description

 

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international organisation promoting global monetary and financial stability and is a bank for central banks. The BIS’s head office is located in Basel, Switzerland, with representative offices in Hong Kong SAR and Mexico City. We recruit globally, regardless of nationality, and offer competitive employment packages.

 

We are looking for a Senior Cybersecurity Specialist to join the Corporate Security team and play a key role in the design and implementation of the Bank’s cyber-defence program, provide security engineering, architecture risk assessment services. The ideal candidate is highly competent cybersecurity expert, well versed in the latest technologies and with considerable exposure to security engineering concepts. S/he is a strong team player with exceptional analytical skills and the ability to communicate to a range of audiences.

 

Key Responsibilities:
Identify and analyse unauthorised activity (e.g., misuse, malware, intrusion attempts) on monitored networks.
Embed security engineering into IT infrastructure projects and advise on topics such as security services segmentation and encryption/authentication technologies.
Lead incident response activities for cyber security events across all IT.
Contribute to the development of advanced cyber-security analytics.
Conduct cybersecurity risk assessments, advising on security measures to protect the Bank’s infrastructures.
Ensure effective vulnerability management by contributing to the design of and subsequent compliance with security standards and policies.
Contribute to the implementation of key critical controls and compliance requirements.
Lead and / or contribute to technical security projects.

 

Qualifications, skills and experience:
Master’s degree or equivalent experience in an engineering, computer sciences or quantitative discipline. Additional certifications such as CISSP, SANS GIAC/GSEC, GPEN, GWAPT, CEH, CISA etc., would be a plus.
Expert in network and communication technologies with a strong understanding of IT infrastructure and application architecture.
Expert knowledge of cyber-security incident response activities.
Good understanding of mobile-related technologies and cloud-based federated access management technologies.
Demonstrated security engineering skills in application security, encryption and cloud technologies, and secured mobility.
Good understanding of the landscape of security solution providers.
Strong analytical capabilities and data analysis skills.
Good communication skills vis-à-vis technical experts and senior management.
Team player but technically autonomous.
Fluency in English.
At least eight years’ work experience including extensive exposure to security engineering-related concepts.
Track record of ongoing IT and security technical education and development.
Credible track record as technical lead and/or project manager.