Security Operations Analyst

Position: Security Operations Analyst

Location: Cayman Islands

About Us

The Maples Group is a global leader in financial services, trusted by many of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms, and international corporations.

Our side-by-side financial and legal teams consistently deliver award-winning services to a global client base, offering unrivalled learning and career opportunities to our 2,500 colleagues worldwide.

What’s it like to work here?

We are driven to excel, and collaboration is key to our continued success. We can go further for our clients because we go further for each other too. Our inclusive culture creates an environment where people can be themselves at work while doing their best work. No matter where you work in the Maples Group, you will be part of a global team.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Security Operations Analyst to join our Information Security team as part of our financial services business in Grand Cayman.

The Cayman Islands is home to our global headquarters and where the Maples Group first established operations in the 1960s. Since then we have grown to become one of the largest employers in Cayman, where colleagues from all over the world collaborate to deliver best-in-class solutions to clients worldwide. As part of our Cayman team you will:

• Be aware of emerging threats and vulnerabilities, provide research and triage impact to the organization.
• Act as 2nd level support for incident management as needed.
• Use and maintain various attack surface scanning software.
• Use and maintain Web Application Firewall including monitoring and investigating events.
• Support consistent triage and resolution of service tickets as needed.
• Provide support services for the security operations team on an as needed basis.
• Track, record, and monitor identified security issues through to completion.
• Assist with penetration tests, vulnerability assessments from execution through to remediation.
• Assist with the design, engineering and management of automations to improve workflows and inefficiencies related to security processes.
• Develop, manage, and measure KPIs, KRIs and additional metrics to understand the trends, quality, and insights from the vulnerability detection results to facilitate business decisions, automation development, and update of executive dashboards, reports and templates.
• Ensure that the company’s sensitive information and IT equipment are kept safe by implementing the correct security measures.
• Assist with creating and developing playbooks for managing security events.
• Maintain quality of service by following organisational standards.
• Understand the organisation’s mission, values, operations, goals, risks and risk tolerance.
• Contribute to team effort by supporting peers and accomplishing related results as needed.
• Recognise problems by identifying abnormalities and reporting security violations.
• Maintain technical knowledge by attending training courses, educational workshops where required.

What You Bring

In addition to indisputably high ethical standards and autonomy, the ideal candidate possesses the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, cybersecurity, or a related field.
• Minimum 2 year's experience in a similar role is required, to include vulnerability management.
• Completed or in progress security certifications: GCIA, GCFA, GCFE, CISSP (Associate), CEH, or comps.
• Good, demonstrable understanding of malware analysis, intrusion detection, and threat intelligence.
• Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a global team.
• Ability to work on own initiative with minimal to no supervision and adapt to changing environments with ease.
• Knowledge of network systems and security protocols.
• Knowledge of security software programs and implementation.
• Familiar with SIEM and investigating issues using logs
• Familiar with Ruby, Python, PHP, PowerShell, SQL and/or shell scripting.
• Basic knowledge of best practices in developing security procedures and infrastructure.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Consistent attention to detail and follow up skills.
• Strong team player with proven ability to self-manage in a pressured environment and whilst dealing with competing priorities.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and consultative skills.
• Ability to interface with, and gain the respect of, stakeholders at all levels and roles in the organisation.

You can learn more about the Maples Group on our corporate website.  Experience our culture and our people on our Careers Page or on LinkedIn.

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