CyberSecurity Threat Detection Response, Associate Vice President - Remote

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

This is a remote position. The selected colleague will generally be expected to work at an MUFG office periodically. A member of our recruitment team will discuss location preferences with you in more detail.

This role can be remote in any of these States: Arizona Texas, North Carolina, Washington, Oregon, California, Illinois, Kentucky, Georgia, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, District of Columbia, Utah, Nebraska, Minnesota, Missouri. Arkansas, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina, Virginia.

Job Summary:

In this role you will focus on researching threats posed by cyber criminals to various systems, technologies, operations, and programs and analyzing research to determine a cyber criminal's capabilities, intentions, and attack approaches, including those with multiple phases. Responsibilities include rapidly responding to incidents to minimize risk exposure and ensure system availability; proactively monitoring internal and external-facing environments; seeking opportunities to automate detection and remediation and reduce response times for incidents; and producing reports and briefings that include perspectives on the behavior of adversaries.

Major Responsibilities

• Execute processes responsible for the advanced analysis of security threats (malicious code, intrusion logging, etc.) to proactively develop detection for such threats and develop mitigation efforts
• Support inquiries from compliance teams such as IT risk management and internal and external audit, to ensure documentation is complete and in compliance with information security policies
• Identify, evaluate, and monitor continually threats that could affect operational and business activities
• Manage and support development of security operations playbooks to ensure threat detection, monitoring, response, and forensics activities align with best practices, minimize gaps in detection and response, and provide comprehensive mitigation of threats

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred
• 5-6 years developing advanced threat detection capabilities
• Demonstrated experience with designing and implementing use cases in security information and event management (SIEM) tool such Splunk, ArcSight, QRadar, etc.
• Experience in the banking or finance industries preferred
• Understanding of enterprise detection technologies and processes (advanced threat detection tools, intrusion detection system/intrusion prevention system (IDS/IPS), network packet analysis, endpoint protection)
• Understanding of network protocols and operating systems (Windows, Unix, Linux, databases)
• Certifications such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Security+, Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (ISSEP), Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) are a plus
• Experience in threat response, security event monitoring, incident response, network/host intrusion detection, and malware analysis
• Solid experience in day-to-day operational processes such as security monitoring, data correlation, troubleshooting, security operations, etc.

The typical base pay range for this role is between $95K- $120K depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below.

MUFG Benefits Summary

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran and military status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status of an individual or that individual's associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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