Cyber Security Analyst

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for continually assessing the posture and maturity of cloud security engineering, designing, and championing security solutions/ opportunities
• Managing development of security rules, configurations, automation and recommending configuration changes to improve
• Ownership of security outcomes (in relation to applicable cloud platforms) as per management direction and HSBC Policy.
• Reviewing/ challenging/ escalating requests from Global Businesses and Functions for exemptions/ exceptions.
• Actively participating in Global Businesses and Functions Architecture/ Design/ Cloud Deployment Pattern reviews.
• Oversight of Cloud Security Assessment security reviews, through manual and automated processes
• Liaising with Cloud platform engineers, architects, and business stakeholders to understand.
• Proactively researching emerging threats and vulnerabilities to aid in the identification of cloud threats.

Skills:

• Expert level knowledge on HSBCs current Cloud platforms with particular focus on AWS.
• Work knowledge on Tools - GitHub, MS Visual Studio, Python, Bash, PowerShell, SQL, and data formats such as XML, JSON, CSV
• Ability to build strong relationships with Cloud platform teams, security architects, application teams, cross functional IT and global/local IT teams.
• Strong problem-solving and trouble-shooting skills.
• Strong knowledge of Agile working methodologies.

Certifications:

• CISSP, CRISC, CISM or Cloud Security Certifications.
• Experience in deploying applications on the Cloud, using CI/CD frameworks and Infrastructure automation, such as: Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, GitHub and Nexus.
• Google Cloud Services, Microsoft Azure, Alibaba Cloud.