Attack Monitoring Shift Lead - Global Security Operations Centre

ABOUT US:

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services – and our open-access model – we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity.

LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific. LSEG’s ticker symbol is LSEG.

Role Profile

LSEG Security Operations is a central function employing people, process and technology to continuously monitor and respond to cyber security incidents. Security Operations spans multiple domains including cyber threat intelligence, cyber threat detection, data loss prevention and cyber incident response.

Role Summary

This role is for a Attack Monitoring Shift Lead for the Global Security Operations Centre (GSOC). The role is responsible for leading and managing the team tasked at identifying and responding to cyber security incidents and improving the defensive capabilities of the GSOC. The ideal candidate should have a solid technical background, strong leadership qualities, and excellent people skills. They should possess a firm understanding of modern attack techniques and be knowledgeable about the typical lifecycle of an attack.

Shift

Role operates on a shift rotation. Shifts are 07:00 – 19:00 SGT or 08:00 – 20:00 SGT (subject to UK BST) using a 4 days on, 4 days off rotation.

Responsibilities

• Leading and managing a team to identify and respond to cyber security events and incidents.
• Triage security events and employ a methodical and coherent response to security incidents.
• Competently operate a chosen SIEM (e.g., Splunk/QRadar/LogRhythm) for incident investigations, or for the development of monitoring dashboards.
• Utilise playbooks, existing knowledge and accurate online resources for guidance when responding to incidents.
• Utilise online resources for researching and collecting threat intelligence to enhance the SOC’s abilities to detect cyber-attacks.
• Develop new, or improve existing run books and use cases based on investigations and knowledge of modern attacks.
• Stay up to date with current vulnerabilities, attacks, and countermeasures.
• Identify, respond and remediate cyber events generated through monitoring technologies.
• Serve as a point of escalation for cyber security incident triage and investigation.

Experience

• Experience with operating or administrating a SIEM (e.g. Splunk/QRadar/LogRhythm).
• Strong working knowledge of networks including the TCP/IP stack, typical organisation architectures, and common protocols abused by malware.
• Experience in security event analysis & triage, incident handling and root-cause identification.
• Understanding of tools, techniques and procedures that attackers use to compromise organisations, ideally from direct experience.
• Develop new, or improve existing run books and use cases based on investigations and knowledge of modern attacks.
• Experience and knowledge of cyber security in corporate environments.
• Likely will have experience working full time in incident response or offensive security roles.
• Ability to work with a sense of urgency while remaining calm under pressure.
• Strong verbal and written communication and collaboration skills.
• Security industry specific and core technical accreditations such as OSCP, GIAC, CCNA.
• Certification demonstrating SIEM operational competences.
• Competent with one or more programming languages (e.g. Python, PowerShell, Java, C#).

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

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