Information Security Analyst

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Information Security Analyst

Become a member of Operational and Technology Risk team as Information Security Analyst and gain a comprehensive understanding of how our company manages risk. Contribute to ensuring that IG is well-prepared to handle information security and data management risks. Join the risk team in one of the leading Fintech companies.

So who are we?

Hello, we’re IG Group. No, not Instagram – we’re a leading FinTech who provides trading services to clients across 18 countries!

LEADING THE FIELD THINKING BIGGER

We’re a global FTSE 250-listed company made up of a collection of progressive fintech brands in the world of online trading and investing. The best part? We’ve snapped up many awards for our top-class platforms, forward-thinking products, and incredible employee experiences.

We believe in financial freedom. And our purpose is to help ambitious people achieve it. Around 400,000 people use our groundbreaking technology and forward-thinking platforms to trade the financial products they know and love.

Did we mention we have offices in 18 countries? Yes, when you join IG Group, you'll have the chance to work across multiple brands with people all over the world. We work in cross-functional teams, focused on delivering at pace to improve the experience of traders on our platforms. Join us for an exciting future and let’s innovate together!

Your role in the Team 

You will join the central Technology and Operational Risk team, engaging in daily activities related to fostering information security and data protection risk culture and awareness, helping manage operational risks, supporting information security policy implementation, and governance tasks. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with senior stakeholders across the globe, helping you to understand operational risk model and risk management principles, modern technologies and IT processes.

What you’ll do

• Oversee effective governance of the company's Information Security and Data Governance controls

• Enhance and drive information security and data protection consciousness and risk understanding throughout the organisation

• Ensure all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements related to information security and data protection are reviewed and implemented

• Ensure Information System Security Policy is maintained and supported with other policies and objectives, and relevant risks being managed

• Enhancement and improvement of security measures and processes

• Closely align with Audit, Technology Risk and local compliance teams ensuring healthy and relevant level of assessment is conducted across the organisation

• Monitor and address security-related risk events

• Identify areas within the processes and technologies requiring further improvements and develop appropriate method for governance

• Provide guidance and support in handling risk mitigation

• Help operational and business teams improve their control environment.

• Support and contribute to the risk related committees

Who we’re looking for ?

• min. 3+ years of experience in IT/Security and data protection roles, ideally in financial global organisation

• MSc degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or related field are highly desirable

• Strong understanding of Cyber Security, Information Security, and Data Protection domains

• Experience in security incident handling process, security tools

• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities 

While there are many profiles of people who work at IG – across all roles, we’re looking for a few common traits:

• You are curious about our product and the technology that sits behind it;

• You care about our clients, and you are hungry to improve their user experience;

• You are impatient about driving change and willing to deliver at pace;

• You are not afraid of the complexity of financial regulation and want to learn & grow your expertise;

• and You are a creative problem solver capable of innovating and thinking big. 

We don’t fit the corporate stereotype. If you want to work for a traditional, suit-and-tie corporate, we might not be for you. But, if you have that IG Group energy and you can stand behind what we believe in, join us in raising the bar for our customers and across the trading industry.

What you’ll need

• Good understanding of Security Governance, Risk and Compliance with some experience of security controls and requirements (ISO27001, GDPR, SOC 2, PCI DSS)

• Experience working with technology, risk and compliance teams; supporting risk and control assessments and security frameworks

• Ability to communicate, collaborate and influence with variety of levels of stakeholders

• Proficiency in English 

How you’ll grow

When you join IG Group, we want you to have more than a job – we want you to have a career. And you can. If you spot an opportunity, we want you to chase it. Stretch yourself, challenge your self-beliefs and go for the things you dream of. With internal and external learning opportunities, and the tools to help you skyrocket to success, we’ll support you all the way.

And these opportunities truly are endless because we have some bold targets. We plan to expand our global presence, increase revenue growth, and ultimately deliver the world’s best trading experience. We’d love to have you along for the ride.

The perks

It really is more than a job. We’ll recognize your talent and make sure that you can still have a life – at work, and outside of it. Networks, committees, awards, sports and social clubs, mentorships, volunteering opportunities, extra time off… the list goes on.

• Home office equipment reimbursement  

• Annual financial bonus

• Private medical cover for you and your family/partner (Medicover)

• Multikafeteria system (you can choose a multisport card, vouchers, etc.) 

• Life insurance (Generali) 

• LinkedIn Learning platform free access

• Share Plans for Employees

• Employee-led LGBTQ+, Women’s, Black, and Parents & Carers networks with an annual budget for organizing events & projects that foster an open, diverse, and inclusive culture  

• Career-focused technical and leadership training in-class and online, incl. unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning platform

• Well-being events as well as Employee Assistance Programme

• Summer picnic, New Year party and other social events  

• 3 additional days off a year - 1 to celebrate your Birthday and 2 for voluntary work

• App-based parking spots booking system

• Stretching sessions

• Wellbeing weeks

How you’ll work

We follow a hybrid working model; we reckon it’s the best of both worlds.  This model also feeds into our secret ingredients for innovation: diversity, flexibility, and close connection.

Plus, you’ll be welcomed into a diverse and inclusive workforce with a lot of creative energy.

Ask our employees what their favorite thing is about working at IG, and you’ll hear an echo of ‘our culture’! That’s because you can come to work as your authentic self. The things that make you, you – like your ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, age, gender identity/expression or physical capacity – can bring a fresh perspective or new skill to our business.

That’s why we welcome people from various walks of life; and anyone who wants to help us realize our vision and strategy by delivering at pace and championing the client in everything we do.

We also think hard about our ways of working as a company. At IG Group, we’ve set out five target behaviors that we expect everyone to strive to achieve in all that we do:

• Lead & Inspire: Leading teams in a way that drives trust, alignment, and enthusiasm;
• Think Big: We focus on the problems that most move the needle of commercial outcomes;
• Champion the client: We always keep the client's needs front of mind and deliver as much value for them in all that we do;
• Deliver at pace: We work to ensure nothing stands in the way of fast delivery of sustainable growth for our business; and
• Raise the bar: We raise the bar by taking ownership of outcomes and being accountable for making things better all across IG.

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