Senior Cyber Security Specialist

Company Description

Writing the future. Together. 

Avaloq is a value driven, fast-paced financial technology and services company and we are committed to developing the banking solutions of tomorrow. 

By joining Avaloq, you’ll become a key part of our effort to power the digital transformation of the financial services industry. Our ambition is big and bold – to provide full end-to-end digital solutions by combining our leading efficiency with a flexible, responsible digital user experience. Headquartered in Zurich, Avaloq has over 2,000 employees globally. More information is available at www.avaloq.com  

Job Description

Your Team

We are looking for an individual with a passion for cyber security to work alongside a talented team to Improve and operate a cyber security Center.

The role requires a strong background and understanding of all cyber security domains. 

In this position, you will be part of the global cyber security operations team with focus on identification, analysis and response to cyber security threats and events. You will support the Head of our Cyber Security Operations Center in improving the effectiveness of the team and Leads the planning, implementation, documentation as well actively coordinating and overseeing the service providers including MSSP.

You can expect a demanding and complex international environment, which is highly stimulating and encouraging. The growth of the company demands your structured and innovative approach, as well as flexibility to a high degree. As a committed team player, you will support developing the maturity of the cyber security operation center, its controls and processes.

Qualifications

Your mission 

• Identify cyber security gaps in existing and proposed projects.
• Recommend Cyber Security changes or enhancements and drive implementation
• Manage and cultivate the defined security services and the relationship to our service providers
• Participate in organizational Security projects, as required
• Support in development processes, and procedures for the team
• Assist correlating alerts, implementing monitoring Use Cases
• Provide implementations, recommendations for protecting and resolving threats and incidents
• Participate in the selection and evaluation of security solutions, or enhancements to existing cyber security solutions, to improve overall enterprise security
• Manage and support in major Cyber Security Incidents
• Act as a technical Lead role model in the team on driving initiatives and projects
• You will act as the deputy to the head of Cyber Security Operations Center

What you need

• 6-8 years working experience in a SOC / CDC or similar roles
• Working experience in the creation of playbooks and the tuning of SIEM use cases
• Experienced with vendor and security service management, MSSP.
• Deep knowledge and experience in SIEM and EDR solutions
• Solid knowledge about Cloud like (AWS, Azure .. etc)
• Working experience in Threat Intelligence Management
• Fluent in English (both written and verbal)
   

You will get extra points for the following  

• Information and Cyber Security certificates like CISSP, SANS or similar
• Working experience with Splunk Apps, especially Enterprise Security and knowledge of the Splunk “search”-language
• Working experience with automation and SOAR solutions
• Working experience in Digital Forensics and Cyber Security Incident Response
• Flexibility in working hours to overlap more time with CET time zone.

Additional Information

Now let's talk about perks and compensation

We offer high flexibility in regards to working models . Our base salaries are competitive and if you prove to be a superstar, you might even be entitled to an extraordinary achievement reward. Avaloq aims to share its success with all its employees by paying out “Success Share Units” depending on its performance in a given year.

At Avaloq we embrace diversity, we embrace difference. We are whole-heartedly committed to equal employment opportunities and we foster an inclusive culture where everyone’s' contributions are valued and their voices are listened to. We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other fascinating characteristics that make us different. Please note that our job descriptions are intended to be written in an inclusive and gender neutral language.

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