Job description
Some careers shine brighter than others.
If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.
HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.
We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Threat and Controls Assessment Consultant/Senior Consultant Specialist.
In this role, you will:
Independently identify and assess the potential security threats and vulnerabilities in systems, applications, and networks.
Work on complex architecture, systems, network to identify the potential security gaps and help HSBC bank to achieve expected security posture of the systems.
Perform effective threat and control assessments of services within our internal, external and cloud estate.
Liaise with Developers, Architects and other Technical Leads to understand the end to end service and identify where there are any control gaps.
Understand the Business requirements, evaluate potential products / solutions and provide technical recommendations.
Be "hands on" with technology and contribute to the design, development and the support of projects with security recommendations.
Identify threats across the IT estate; including applications, databases, network and other infrastructure components.
Engage with other Cybersecurity teams, senior management and members of the Business when confronted with potential security issues.
Work as Technical Lead and take ownership to improve the processes, procedures and help team to improve technically.
Stay up to date with industry new trends and best practices.
Requirements
To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements.
In-depth understanding of security concepts and principles
Proven experience with threat modelling and strong technical understanding and experience of assessing vulnerabilities and identifying weaknesses in diverse enterprise IT assets
Strong understanding of applications design and architecture
Knowledge and experience with network, host and application security practices
Good working knowledge of one or more of the Cloud Service Providers – AWS, GCP or Azure
Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) with a focus on security
Experience in continuous improvement and process optimisation.
Understanding of emerging technologies and corresponding security threats
Experience of working in international and diverse environments
Experience in engaging with business, technology, regional and regulatory stakeholders
Ability to communicate to key stakeholders – effectively translating technical gaps into business risk
You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.
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Issued by – HSBC Software Development India