Assistant Vice President, SOC Analyst

About CLS:

CLS is the trusted party at the centre of the global FX ecosystem. Utilized by thousands of counterparties, CLS makes FX safer, smoother and more cost effective. Trillions of dollars’ worth of currency flows through our systems each day.

Created by the market for the market, our unrivalled global settlement infrastructure reduces systemic risk and provides standardization for participants in many of the world’s most actively traded currencies. We deliver huge efficiencies and savings for our clients: in fact, our approach to multilateral netting shrinks funding requirements by over 96% on average, so clients can put their capital and resources to better use.

CLS products are designed to enable clients to manage risk most effectively across the full FX lifecycle – whether through more efficient processing tools or market intelligence derived from the largest single source of FX executed data available to the market.

Job information:

• Functional title – SOC Analyst
• Department – IT Security
• Corporate level – Assistant Vice President
• Report to – Vice President, IT Security Analyst
• Location – Iselin, New Jersey. On site 2 days per week
• Expected full-time salary range between $135,000 - $160,000 + variable compensation + 401(k) match + benefits.

Note: Disclosure as required by NY Pay Transparency Law of the expected salary compensation range for this role.

Job purpose:

The Cyber Security Analyst is responsible for providing technical security advice, guidance, design and operations in support of Security Operations with an emphasis on cloud based deployments. The role will require an understanding of relevant security threats, assessing effectiveness of current controls, identifying opportunities for improvement and delivering new and enhanced security controls. Security solutions will consider people, process and technology to deliver fully operationalized solutions with well-defined metrics that measure and ensure effectiveness on an ongoing basis. Additionally, effective and efficient operation and maintenance of technical IT Security controls is considerable.

Essential Function / major duties and responsibilities of the job:

Strategic

• As part of the IT Security team, develop and implement CLS IT Strategy in consultation with the CLS IT teams, ensuring that all initiatives are mirrored in respective strategies including the overall CLS Strategy
• Provide security advice and support for information technology projects
• Research new security related products and services to ensure that CLS is equipped with appropriate industry best tools and solutions

Operational

• Operate and maintain IT Security controls related to SIEM, DLP, Vulnerability Management, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Endpoint Protection, etc with an emphasis on cloud deployments and implementations.
• Conduct IT Security risk assessments for all high impact projects, defining security mitigating controls that impact the technology architecture of CLS, service providers, and business partners
• Support 24 x 7 Security Monitoring and Response on a 1/8 rotation
• Review and update IT Security procedures to reflect best practice and mitigate current and emerging threats
• Assigned ownership of IT Security Monitoring and Response related FRB and Internal Audit finding(s) and effective / timely resolution with IT Security
• Maintain relationships with all third-party IT security vendors and strategic partners

Leadership

• Individual contributor whilst also being a team enabler
• Execute IT Security Operations team’s vision and mission in alignment with the overall IT Security vision and mission, as well as with CLS’s strategic direction
• Through example and behavior, strive to provide peer leadership to other team members with the goal of being excellent service providers and enablers to other constituencies (both internal and external)

Experience / essential and desired for successful job performance:

• 1-2 years ‘hands-on’ IT Security analysis and engineering experience including securing systems, networks and infrastructure; operational support.
• Interest in intrusion detection, malware analysis, forensics and/or incident response, particularly in cloud environments.
• Monitor, tune and develop technical IT Security controls and frameworks to ensure appropriate preparation, monitoring and response to threats
• Ensure a risk-based approach to IT Security is adopted in every part of the business and solutions
• Work with members of the IT Security team to help design, implement and maintain security
• Prepare for, identify (hunt) and remediate cyber threats
• Operate and maintain IT Security controls related to SIEM, DLP, Vulnerability Management, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Endpoint Protection, etc.
• Deliver IT Security projects from concept, approval, design, and implementation to operation
• Ability to collaborate effectively with others to drive forward key security objectives
• Strong documentation and report writing skills (to both technical and business audiences)
• Excellent time management and organizational skills combined with technical IT Security acumen
• Familiarity of Firewalls, TCP/IP, IPS, DLP, proxies, SIEM, & Endpoint Protection software

Our commitment to employees:

We are a small company with a big mandate, so every person is essential to our success. We are also committed to employing and retaining the most talented and dedicated people.

What makes us interesting goes beyond our competitive salaries and great benefits. Our work environment is designed around quality outcomes, not output. The FX market would cease to function without our services, and we take pride in being responsible for keeping it running smoothly.

We are different from other financial institutions in that we have a flatter and more transparent structure, with accessible leadership. You will be seen, heard and empowered to develop your career.

We are a purpose-driven organization, with an inclusive culture that focuses on doing what is right. The well-being of our people is as important to us as the resilience of our systems. In addition to encouraging our people to ‘locate for their day,’ we run a range of initiatives that support a sense of belonging, as well as physical, emotional and mental well-being.

Our extensive benefits for employees typically include:

• Vacation/annual leave: 25 days in UK/Asia + 3 life days, 23 in US + 3 life days
• Private medical and dental cover and life insurance
• Generous pension contributions in the UK and Asia; matching 401(k) in the US
• Paid volunteer days
• ‘Locate for your day’ hybrid working - 2 days a week in office
• Access to Discover – our learning platform with 1000+ courses from LinkedIn Learning
• Paid parental leave / Coaching and support services
• Career development / LinkedIn Learning
• ‘Heads down days’ with no meetings on the last Friday of every month
• Wellbeing / Mental health support
• Employee Networks (Black Employee Network, Parents & Caregivers Network, Pride Network, Sustainability Network, Veterans Network, Women’s Forum)
• Social events

Awards:

• The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023, 2024, 2025 / Big Company / The Sunday Times Awards
• Third place in Britain’s Healthiest Workplace 2022 / Medium Company / Vitality Awards