Senior Cyber Security Analyst

Reporting to the Cybersecurity Operations Manager and working alongside a team, the Senior Security Specialist will analyse, monitor and assess security risks and incidents in NGM Groups IT infrastructure (software, hardware, networks, and systems). Your main priority is to help protect information and systems against any cyber-related threats and continue to develop a strong, secure and resilient IT environment.

This key position will ensure that cyber security risks and appropriate controls are identified, documented, remediated and tracked across technology, systems, infrastructure and policy at NGM Group.

What will your key responsibilities include?

• Incident management - monitor, investigate, remediate and report.
• Undertaking continuous improvement initiatives, implementing our cyber roadmap while improving on plans and incident response management processes.
• Perform information security risk assessments.
• Use analytic tools to determine emerging threat patterns and vulnerabilities.
• Assist with gathering information for security reporting purposes.
• Maintain all relevant documentation, generate metrics reporting as may be required.
• Support the team in leading stakeholders in the development, and implementation of cyber security governance and risk management frameworks, policies and procedures.
• Provide leadership and guidance to ensure the cyber team correctly identifies and responds to cyber security events and incidents in accordance with best practice.
• Identify and define security control gaps and develop business plans and solution/technical architecture models to address these gaps.

 What are we looking for?

• 3-years + security operations experience
• Knowledge of security operations practices and procedures, including incident response, threat hunting, vulnerability management, and security information and event management
• Demonstrated understanding of security principles and how to assess vulnerability.
• Detection engineering experience assessing and understanding alerts, their triggers and designing solutions.
• Experience with tools such as Tenable, Sumo Logic, Exabeam, Crowdstrike, Microsoft Defender, Netsparker, SolarWinds and Qualys
• Sound communications skills across a variety of audiences.
• A positive attitude, open mind, highly analytical and enjoy working as part of a team.
• Excellent problem solving & analytical abilities.
• SANS, CISSP, CSSP certification or similar, highly desirable.
• Experience with conducting audits, compliance monitoring and testing considered favourably.

What can you expect from us?

NGM Group employees can take advantage of the following work perks:

Health and wellbeing ; Fitness passport, corporate health insurance and annual flu vaccination.

Lifestyle and giving back; Hotel discounts, 14 weeks paid parental leave, two community volunteers days and three recreational leave days per year.

Professional advancement; Flexible work arrangements, recognition programs and employee referral program.

About us

We’re NGM Group, and we offer retail banking services to more than half a million Australians under the brands Greater Bank and Newcastle Permanent.

We have fresh energy and big goals for our customers, and our people are key to us achieving this success. If you’re ready to be part of a team that puts the customer first and enjoys a challenge as the path to growth and innovation, then … we want you!

Collectively, we’re the largest customer-owned bank based on net assets and the 10th largest Australian-owned bank for household deposits. A financial powerhouse headquartered in the Hunter, we have a workforce of more than 1,600 people and total assets of more than $20 billion.

23 November 2023Newcastle New South Wales, Australia Full TimeInformation & Communication Technology Security