Cybersecurity specialist, HSBC

HSBC

Location:
India, Hyderabad

Category:
IT - Administration

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Not provided

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Job Description:

Leading a small team tasked with the identification and implementation of continuous improvement opportunities across our diverse, global cyber-security threat-prevention control stack, with the overall goal being to ensure maximum value, performance, effectiveness and integration is achieved and maintained. The role holder will lead the team to achieve the desired outcomes via proactive and collaborative engagements with technology owners and the operational security teams, continuously reviewing security posture and cyber-threat landscape, and taking responsibility for identifying, developing and maintaining a cyber-threat intelligence led approach to the prioritization of engagements and focus areas.

Job Responsibility:

Leading a small team tasked with the identification and implementation of continuous improvement opportunities across our diverse, global cyber-security threat-prevention control stack
Identifying and actioning opportunities to 'shift left' with our current technical cybersecurity control stack through the implementation of improved policy configuration, tighter prevention rules or other configurations that tighten our preventative/protective posture against cyber-threat
Engaging with the CITA and Threat Hunter team in order to develop, implement and maintain a cyber-threat intelligence led approach to the prioritisation of workload
Coordinating activities with the Global Heads of M&TD and IM&R to ensure strategic alignment and support of the functions and their underpinning Controls
Building relationships with the many technology and platform owners
Becoming an SME in many tools, technologies and platforms in order to be able to drive the necessary change quickly, effectively and safely
Managing team performance, setting team goals and objectives
Embedding a culture of individual self-improvement, development and self-directed learning
Developing and implement tracking and reporting metrics to support accurate measurements of the time and effort involved and expended during CTP work

Requirements:

Good understanding of HSBC cybersecurity principles, global financial services business models, regional compliance regulations and applicable laws
Good understanding and knowledge of common industry cybersecurity frameworks, standards and methodologies, including OWASP, EU data security and privacy acts, FFIEC guidelines, CIS and NIST standards, and the MITRE ATT&CK Framework
Experience in a leadership position within a cyber-security operations team to include team and capability development, staff development, career management, and recruitment
Excellent knowledge and demonstrated experience of common cybersecurity technologies such as IDS / IPS / HIPS, AV, EDR, Firewalls, Proxies etc.
Excellent knowledge of common network protocols such as TCP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, IPSEC, HTTP, etc. and network protocol analysis suits
Excellent knowledge of common enterprise technology infrastructure, platforms and tooling, including Windows, Linux, infrastructure management and networking hardware
Good knowledge and technical experience of 3rd party cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure and Google their associated security tooling/platforms
Good knowledge and demonstrated experience in incident response tools, techniques and process for effective threat containment, mitigation and remediation
Excellent knowledge and demonstrated experience of common log management suites, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools such as Splunk Enterprise Security
Ability to identify, develop and track key performance indicator (KPI) and key control indicator (KCI) metrics for accurate and contextual evaluation of operational effectiveness
Good knowledge of intelligence analysis principles either though formal education / training or equivalent professional experience
5+ years of experience in a cybersecurity related leadership position, preferably in the finance or similarly regulated sector
Industry recognised cybersecurity related certifications including CEH, EnCE, SANS GSEC, GCIH, GCIA and/or CISSP
Certified in the use and management of core security platforms such as SIEM, EDR, Firewalls, Proxies etc.
Core technical platform / OS certifications e.g. Windows, Linux, MacOS

What we offer:

Continuous professional development
Flexible working
Opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
September 30, 2025

Expiration:
October 11, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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Cybersecurity specialist

HSBC

Location:India, Hyderabad

Category:IT - Administration

Contract Type:Not provided