IT Security Specialist

About The Job

We are seeking an experienced Cyber Security Operations professional to join our Cyber Security Operations team. This role ensures the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems and data by leveraging security tools, incident response procedures, and industry best practices.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor, detect, analyze, and respond to security threats and incidents across the organization’s IT and cloud environments.
• Perform in-depth analysis of security events, triage alerts, and escalate or resolve incidents as appropriate.
• Respond to security incidents by executing containment, eradication, recovery, and root cause analysis procedures
• Assist in developing and improving incident response playbooks and standard operating procedures.
• Support vulnerability management processes by scanning, prioritizing, and coordinating remediation with system owners.
• Administer and tune security tools (firewalls, antivirus, DLP, SIEM, EDR, etc.) to improve detection and response capabilities.
• Perform threat hunting and vulnerability assessments to identify potential risks.
• Collaborate with IT teams (developers and platform engineers) to foster a security-as-code culture.
• Support external and internal audits, and ensure compliance with frameworks like ISO 27001, NIST, DORA, etc.
• Stay current on emerging cyber threats, attack techniques, and security technologies.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Industry-recognized certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCNA, or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in a similar role in the Financial Services industry or a Consulting firm.
• Proven experience managing cyber incidents.
• Deep understanding of EDR/XDR, WAF, NDR, CASB, IAM, Zero Trust, and cloud security tooling.
• Strong knowledge of market dynamics, emerging trends, and operational best practices.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.