Lead Cybersecurity Engineer - SIEM

This role offers a hybrid work schedule; offering the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while providing the opportunity for in-person collaboration. 

At M&T Tech, we’re a team of makers, doers, and builders, working to create the most advanced technology solutions in banking.  We’re not your stereotypical suit and tie bankers: we’re an innovative team of leading tech experts, pushing boundaries, and taking risks.  We’re building an agile team of the most skilled and creative workers to solve complex problems, architect solutions, write high-performance software, and chart our new path, all to make the lives of our customers, and the communities that we serve, better.  Join us and be part of something new as we build tomorrow’s bank, today.

The Technology Infrastructure Engineering and Operations Team engineers and supports all the foundational technology used across M&T Bank.  We support two Data Centers, 15,000 Distributed platforms, 24 Mainframe Regions, a secure and reliable Network connecting all the technology across the bank footprint and process approximately 635,000 automated jobs per month.  In addition to that foundational technology level, we own the operational support processes, monitoring and command center that provide a unified, well-managed technology response when issues arise.    We deliver innovative, and compelling technology solutions, in partnership with our line of business CIOs, to enhance the internal customer experience that enables our business partners to deliver.

Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior SIEM Engineer to join M&T Bank as a key member of our Security Engineering team. As a Senior SIEM Engineer, you will be responsible for leading the design, implementation, and management of our Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) infrastructure. You will play a critical role in protecting the Bank's assets, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our systems, and detecting and responding to potential security threats. This is a senior-level position that requires exceptional technical expertise, strong leadership skills, and a deep understanding of SIEM technologies and best practices.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and architecture of the bank's SIEM infrastructure, ensuring its effectiveness, scalability, and alignment with industry standards and regulatory requirements

• Implement, configure, and optimize SIEM solutions to collect, correlate, and analyze security event data from various sources, such as network devices, servers, applications, and endpoints

• Develop and maintain SIEM use cases, correlation rules, alerts, and reports to identify and prioritize security incidents and potential threats

• Collaborate with other Cybersecurity and Security Engineering teams to investigate and resolve complex security incidents, conducting root cause analysis and recommending remediation actions

• Stay up to date with the latest security threats, vulnerabilities, and industry trends, and proactively assess their potential impact on the bank's SIEM infrastructure

• Lead SIEM-related projects, including system upgrades, enhancements, and integration with other security tools and technologies

• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior SIEM engineers, promoting knowledge sharing and skill development within the team

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, such as IT operations, compliance, and risk management, to ensure the Bank's security posture is in line with industry standards and regulatory requirements

• Participate in incident response exercises, tabletop simulations, and other security-related drills to enhance the bank's incident response capabilities

• Responsibilities may include infrastructure architecture and design, research and development of new or expanded systems, creation of technology standards and policies, thorough analysis of user requirements and operational constraints, unit test and system integration, and user acceptance testing

• Regularly and independently interact with business partners of varying associate and management levels to ensure clarity of the problem/opportunity and elicit business requirements

• Coordinate vendor interactions and/or vendor resources as needed

• Seek to expand knowledge and understanding of Financial Services trends, practices, and technologies on a continuous basis

• Follow and promote use of industry best practices, standards and procedures

• Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite.  Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.

• Promote an environment that supports diversity and reflects the M&T Bank brand

• Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable

• Complete other related duties as assigned

Education and Experience Required:

Combined minimum of 8 years’ higher education and/or work experience in systems design, management and/or architecture

Strong understanding of the system development and infrastructure lifecycle and architecture, vendor best practices, IT Service Management, and systems design 

In-depth knowledge of SIEM technologies (e.g., Splunk, IBM QRadar, Sumo Logic, Securonix), including design, implementation, and administration

Strong understanding of security principles, threat landscape, and incident response methodologies

Experience with scripting and programming languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell) for automating security tasks and developing SIEM use cases

Familiarity with regulatory standards (e.g., PCI DSS, GDPR, SOX) and their impact on security controls within the banking sector

Proficient in analyzing security logs, network traffic, and system events to identify and respond to security incidents

Education and Experience Preferred:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Minimum of 8 years’ professional experience in a technical engineering position involving infrastructure design technologies, data management and interchange, system design and/or development for complex applications

Professional certifications in information security and SIEM technologies, such as CISSP, GIAC, or Splunk certifications, are highly desirable

Ability to translate complex business and functional requirements into structured high quality implementations using any variety of industry standard approaches

Advanced technical skills

Advanced analytical skills

Advanced troubleshooting skills

Advanced problem-solving skills

Verifiable knowledge and advanced expertise in industry and/or vendor technologies

Able to meet with clients of varying levels to gather, document, and analyze system specifications and requirements, work closely with integrators, developers, and testers in the fast-paced environment

Ability to work independently and collaboratively with others in team environment

Ability to use effective facilitation skills and techniques to elicit and review requirements from a diverse range of stakeholders and group size

Understanding of how the people, processes and technology within an organization interact in relationships and patterns to create a feasible solution on projects of medium to high complexity

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Effective influencing skills

Process-oriented

Logical thinker

Strong knowledge of server/client and virtual technologies

Ability to complete complex tasks with minimal supervision

Adaptable

Able to learn quickly in a rapid pace environment

We support our team members with generous benefits. 

• Competitive compensation 

• Health, welfare, and retirement benefits 

• 401(k) match at 5% 

• Work-life balance and flexible work arrangements 

• Banking Officers start with 25 days PTO plus 12 paid holidays  

• 40 hours paid volunteer hours per year 

• Much more. For details, see: M&T Benefits Overview 

About M&T

M&T Bank is a Top 20 US bank holding company and one of the best performing and financial stable regional banks in the country, we offer our technology employees a wide range of performance-based career development opportunities. We have a strong commitment to our customers and the communities we serve, and we continue to grow with a focus on the future. So, when looking to advance your career, look to M&T. Grow with us.

M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $110,635.01 - $184,391.68 Annual (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.

LocationBuffalo, New York, United States of America