Cyber Security Control Ops Analyst

Headquartered in Tokyo, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) is a leading global financial institution and a core member of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMBC Group). Built upon our rich Japanese heritage since 1876, we put our customers first and provide seamless access to, from and within the Asia Pacific region. SMBC is one of the largest Japanese banks by assets and maintain strong credit ratings across our global integrated network. We work closely as one SMBC Group to offer personal, corporate and investment banking services to meet the needs of our customers.

With sustainability embedded within our strategy and operations, we are committed to creating a society in which today’s generation can enjoy economic prosperity and well-being, and pass it on to future generations.

Job Responsibilities

He /She shall be responsible for execution of various Information & Cyber Security controls and processes, daily security monitoring tasks and various weekly /monthly security controls & reporting activities (such as monitoring access logs and security violations, analyzing user access requests and conducting periodic access reviews, data collation /analysis & reporting, managing various security control books and procedural documentations etc.).
He /She shall be responsible for execution of controls related to Regulatory & Head Office guidelines and ensuring compliance to those, conducting investigations and reporting of security incidents. He/ She shall be involved in imparting security training and awareness sessions.
He /She shall be responsible for execution of various Security controls for the organization, and should be able to execute and improve the Security KRIs and appropriate reporting thereof.
He /She shall be responsible to perform IT Security Risk assessments of new & existing processes, projects and applications / infrastructure.

The incumbent shall be able to continuously analyse bank’s information security program, implementation & execution of defined controls, and work towards sustained compliance to those and improvement of the same.

(a) Knowledge (b) Skills (c) Experience (d) Qualifications

A & B. Knowledge & Skills:

Detailed understanding of IT Security and Infrastructure practices, operations, standards and frameworks.
Good working knowledge of performing IT Security risk assessments
Good working knowledge of Identity & Access Mgmt (IAM) – user access reviews, related controls, system access matrix, RBAC etc.
Good working knowledge of Data Protection & Security, DLP, data encryption etc.
Good working knowledge of SIEM /SOC and /or other Security Monitoring Tools (such as NAC, NBAD, DAM etc).
Good working knowledge of handling information/cyber security alerts & incidents.
Good working knowledge in Vulnerability Assessments (VA /PT) and/or System Security Hardening and appropriate remediations.
Fair understanding / Experience of working on Security Audits – would be preferred, but not mandatory.
Good working knowledge on MS Office tools like Excel, Powerpoint would be essential. Should be well versed with various functions and data handling techniques in Excel.
Ability to execute / implement Information Security Operations processes, and perform daily / weekly /monthly security controls and tasks.
Ability to work on routine security activities as well complex technical security projects and initiatives.
Proven track record in IS processes execution and enhancements.

C. Experience:

Around 4 to 6 years of progressive experience in the field of Information & Cyber Security, including experience in either Data security, Access & Identity Management (IAM) or Cyber Security, Security Controls & Operations in a global environment. Experience in BFSI or Banking environment would be preferred, but not mandatory.

D. Qualifications:

Must have completed a Bachelor’s degree (preferably BE / B.Tech.). A Master’s degree in Information Systems will certainly be preferred.

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