Cybersecurity Analyst

Cybersecurity Analyst

Soros Fund Management LLC (SFM) is a global asset manager and family office founded by George Soros in 1973. With $28 billion in assets under management (AUM), SFM serves as the principal asset manager for the Open Society Foundations, one of the world's largest charitable foundations dedicated to advancing justice, human rights, and democracy.

Distinct from other investment platforms, SFM thrives on agility, acting decisively when conviction is high and exercising patience when it's not. With permanent capital, a select group of major clients, and an unconstrained mandate, we invest opportunistically with a long-term view in a wide range of strategies and asset classes, including public and private equity and credit, fixed income, foreign exchange, and alternative assets. Our teams operate with autonomy, while cross-team collaboration strengthens our conviction and empowers us to capitalize on market dislocations.

At SFM, we foster an ownership mindset, encouraging professionals to challenge the status quo, innovate, and take initiative. We prioritize development, enabling team members to push beyond their roles, voice bold ideas, and contribute to our long-term success. This culture of continuous growth and constructive debate fuels innovation and drives efficiencies.

Our impact is measured by both the returns we generate and the values we uphold, from environmental stewardship to social responsibility. Operating as a unified team across geographies and mandates, we remain committed to our mission, ensuring a meaningful, lasting impact.

Headquartered in New York City with offices in Greenwich, Garden City, London, and Dublin, SFM employs 200 professionals.

Job Overview

The Cybersecurity Analyst will be responsible for executing the firm's cybersecurity strategy by configuring and monitoring the various security technologies in place throughout the firm, conducting risk assessments, identifying areas of improvement, assisting in user awareness/training exercises, and acting as a subject matter expert to liaise with various teams within the firm.

Major Responsibilities

• Contribute to maturing a global cybersecurity program at a large investment firm with a unique threat landscape
• Evaluate and make recommendations for cyber policies
• Ability to work with cyber tools and cyber services vendors
• Expand the security awareness function, fostering user engagement and participation in cybersecurity training
• Assist with triaging and investigating cyber events by extracting audit logs, alert logs, and understand severity of a possible attack
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure all first and third party code is assessed and secured
• Conduct security assessments throughout the firm to identify vulnerabilities, opportunities for improvement, and cybersecurity risks
• Evaluate external organizations via the Third Party risk assessment program
• Integrate threat intelligence into current toolset
• Perform internal and external penetration tests to ensure hardened perimeter and robust security posture
• Develop automation to improve efficiencies and response time when addressing security events
• Provide technical guidance across IT organization based on remediation findings and industry best practices
• Create cyber program efficiencies via AI integration

What We Value

• 3+ years of cybersecurity experience and technical security certifications desirable e.g. OSCP, GCIH, AWS Certified Security
• Familiarity with MITRE and other Cybersecurity Frameworks
• Basic understanding of AI security and protective measures
• Understanding of application security coding best practices and how to embed security into a CI/CD pipeline
• Experience in teaming exercises (red/blue/purple)
• Understanding of scripting languages related to Automation and Orchestration
• Knowledge of exposure management and DLP tools as well as associated technologies
• Familiarity with Windows and Linux Operating Systems
• Basic understanding of cloud security concepts
• Familiarity with network and email security concepts
• Passion for information security and solving complex problems
• Strong analytical and communication skills

We anticipate the base salary of this role to be between $125,000-150,000. In addition to a base salary, the successful candidate will also be eligible to receive a discretionary year-end bonus.

In all respects, candidates need to reflect the following SFM core values: Smart risk-taking // Owner's Mindset // Teamwork // Humility // Integrity