Platform Security Engineer for Financial Services

3 weeks ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada ION Full time
Role Overview: This position offers a remarkable opportunity to become a Platform Security Engineer at ION. In this capacity, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring secure and compliant platform security across various technologies utilized in business products. A comprehensive understanding of attack vectors within the technology stack, including the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) employed by adversaries to exploit vulnerabilities, is essential. You will serve as a trusted advisor throughout the platform, infrastructure, and development lifecycle, leveraging insights on emerging threats, business objectives, and system architecture to enhance the platform's security posture.

Key Responsibilities:

As a member of the Platform Security Team within the ION Markets CISO function, your responsibilities will include: Monitoring and identifying security incidents and emerging threats related to the platform and its dependencies; Acting as the liaison between the Cyber Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) and Infrastructure/Platform teams during security incident management; Conducting threat modeling and hunting to uncover vulnerabilities in platform/infrastructure design, along with providing control recommendations to mitigate identified risks; Participating in architecture and design evaluations to ensure alignment with security strategies and industry best practices; Keeping abreast of industry trends, best practices, and regulatory standards that may influence product implementations; Assisting in the engineering of control solutions where existing offerings are inadequate; Offering security expertise during incident and problem management; Producing threat intelligence briefings and other deliverables to disseminate information across the organization; Responding to ad-hoc inquiries for platform security-related guidance; This role may necessitate occasional overnight, weekend, and on-call responsibilities.

Required Skills, Qualifications, and Experience:

Knowledge of: Experience in the financial services sector or other highly regulated industries in a technical capacity; Principles, practices, laws, rules, and regulations related to information security management, governance, and compliance, including NIST, ISO, NIS, DORA, and GDPR; Information technology systems and processes, network infrastructure, data architecture, and protocols; Cybersecurity and cloud security frameworks, architecture, design, operations, controls, technology, solutions, and service orchestration, including CIS and CSF; Skills in: Security Tooling: Proficiency in commonly used security tools such as SIEMs, vulnerability scanners, firewalls, and EDR products; Scripting: Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, BASH, or PowerShell; Security Incident Management: Ability to assist in the detection, response, and recovery from escalated security incidents and manage backlog/lessons learned actions; Risk Assessment: Proficiency in conducting security risk assessments and providing comprehensive post-event analyses; Security Expertise: Offering security expertise during incident and problem management; Communication: Strong communication skills to articulate complex security issues to both technical and non-technical audiences. Ability to: Effectively convey technical issues to diverse audiences, both in writing and verbally; Handle sensitive and confidential matters with discretion; Understand and follow complex instructions; Comprehend technical language and analyze and write in a clear, objective manner; Work independently, prioritize multiple tasks, and adapt to changing needs; Maintain composure under high-pressure situations.

Preferred Certifications:

GCIH; CSEC; CSSLP; CISSP; CASP+ About ION: We are a diverse collective of visionary innovators providing trading and workflow automation software, high-value analytics, and strategic consulting to corporations, central banks, financial institutions, and governments. Established in 1999, we have experienced significant growth by uniting some of the most successful financial technology companies globally.
• Over 2,000 leading corporations, including 50% of the Fortune 500 and 30% of the world's central banks, rely on ION solutions for managing their cash, in-house banking, commodity supply chain, trading, and risk.
• More than 800 of the world's foremost banks and broker-dealers utilize our electronic trading platforms to operate the global financial market infrastructure. ION is a rapidly growing and dynamic organization with 13,000 employees and a presence in over 40 cities worldwide. Our expanding global footprint, cutting-edge products, and over 40,000 customers worldwide offer an unparalleled career experience for those who share our vision.

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