Role Purpose
The Cyber Security Engineering Vulnerability & Threat Management (VTM) team are looking for an independent, pro-active, and aspiring individual who is committed to making a meaningful contribution, as a VTM Analyst. They will play a supporting role utilising their technical experience to enhance VTM solutions that best fit our business requirements. The team are a part of the Cyber Security Engineering function who are developing cyber defence capabilities to protect the business from cyber threats which seek to impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the group.
Report to
Manager, Vulnerability & Threat Management
Direct reports
No direct FTE reports. May manage contingents and vendor/partner resources in their deliveries.
Key relationships & committees
Stakeholders include the wider security team including security architecture, vulnerability and threat management, cyber strategy business function, governance, risk and compliance, programme management. Entity level Business Information Security Officers (BISOs). Infrastructure & Cloud operations, engineering, and architecture teams. Internal risk and audit functions. Architecture and corporate approval forums. External partners/vendors, and industry schemes.
Location / flexible working
Bengaluru – Hybrid Working
Key responsibilities
•Contribute to domain strategies and architectures, leads on engineering and the associated artefacts across the areas of vulnerability and threat management.
•Be responsible for the controls related to the domain area and ensure they remain effective. Lead and deliver smaller scale projects or discrete work streams for larger projects as part of the cyber programme and other initiatives.
•Contribute to the assessment of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence capabilities, identifying associated security risks and supporting the implementation of appropriate controls and governance measures.
•Manage and deliver changes to controls as necessary which are not part of project activity.
•Develop key indicators, analysis and artefacts to continually evidence and report control effectiveness and risk for the group.
•Critical issue support for any operational incident from operations or global security operations centre for related domain technologies.
•Partner with security architecture, engineering and operational teams to assess new solutions and ensure security requirements are incorporated into design, deployment and operational processes.
•Accountable for ongoing activities and objectives for the domain area.
•Solve complex problems related to the domain area.
•Remain current with principles, concepts and emerging technologies related to the role.
•Influence vendor roadmaps and functionality in support of LSEG objectives.
Leadership responsibilities
This role is an individual contributor and leads no FTE headcount.
Critical work
•Delivery of activities against agreed cyber security strategies. Shapes project delivery with the project management team and the senior manager of the domain area.
•Delivery of key artefacts associated with the role, artefacts support evidencing and assurance activities.
•Ongoing control operation and effectiveness and evidencing of such.
•Reporting, development and management of agreed measures, key performance indicators and key risk indicators.
Key critical metrics
•Delivery of projects and BAU activities within agreed timescales to the required standard.
•Issues that are identified are fixed and remain fixed and are not recurring.
•Key artefacts for the activities performed exist, are accurate and of required standard.
•Agreed measures related to controls owned by the role, for example Key Risk Indicators, are delivered and managed.
Technical / job functional knowledge
•Knowledge and experience in the engineering and operation of vulnerability and threat management technologies and the integration with relevant platforms. Level of knowledge in the domain technology area would be considered competent.
•Knowledge of different operating systems, platforms, and applications where relevant for the domain area and implications for those platforms. Level of knowledge would be considered proficient. Engineering of layered control capabilities.
•An understanding of information security principles and standard methodologies. Ability to assess security risks within applications and support remediation activities.
•A good understanding of Adversary Tools, Techniques and Procedures (TTP's) is required including the application of risk-based methodologies to prioritise remediation and improve security posture.
•Knowledge in domain area and basic knowledge across non-core domain areas.
•Experience in analysing security events, alerts and logs from multiple data sources to support incident investigation, root cause analysis and security monitoring activities.
•Understanding of cloud, infrastructure, network and application security fundamentals and the relationships between these domains when managing cyber risk.
•Modern engineering practices, automation to drive efficiencies. Infrastructure as Code mentality. Code / scripting for practical tasks and tool integrations.
•Knowledge of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies, including associated security, privacy and governance considerations, and the ability to assess emerging risks and control requirements.
•Structured and methodical problem-solving practices for resolving sophisticated problems.
•Policies, standards and security frameworks, NIST, CIS. Strong skills to author formal documentation.
•Understanding of security metrics to measure control operation and risk.
•The position holder works independently with minimal guidance and is expected to solve problems with sound judgement and in a way that is aligned to good practice and in the long-term interests of LSEG.
•The role holder is likely to hold one or more of the following security or engineering/architecture specific certifications: CISSP, OSCP, TOGAF, GIAC or other relevant qualification.
Leadership and management experience
Experience in advocating for and inspiring change to reach the best outcome according to the needs of the organisation, customers and industry trends.
Personal skills and capabilities
•Collaborating across the group to deliver successful balanced outcomes for the group and its partners.
•Takes ownership and commits to delivering sustainable outcomes and resolving problems.
•Demonstrates a bias for action.
•Consistent track record of delivering results without compromising on quality.
•Critical thinker takes in broad perspectives to assess and make decisions.
•Willingness and flexibility to work across different technologies.
•Capability to quickly assimilate new concepts and technologies.
•Takes ownership of own career development and learning.
•Supports colleagues with less experience to help in their professional growth.
•Adapts messaging and presentation styles to the requirements of the audience.
•Is measured and considered in complicated and fast paced situations.
Career Stage
Senior Associate
About LSEG
LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.
