VP - IT Risk Management

A Major International Bank, their Risk Management Department (Midtown) is seeking  a VP - IT Risk Management, and VP Operational Risk in their HQ NYC office.

•    The incumbent will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Bank’s information security systems. This includes its organization, installation, support, and the validation and escalation of alerts generated through automatic testing means, and escalate accordingly.
•    S/he will provide security, stability and reliability to all security infrastructure, policies and operations. The incumbent will be responsible for assessing the validity of identified vulnerabilities, monitoring for new vulnerabilities and performing security architecture reviews.
•    S/he will provide feedback on proposed security projects with the IT team and coordinate vulnerability remediation processes. 
•    Main duties include security architecture reviews, the coordination of security projects, security monitoring and remediation, training, security alert notification and response and internal and external audits, vulnerability remediation and security incident response.

•    A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant major (Master’s preferred); for example information technology/computer science etc.
•    Candidates should have at least 5 years of relevant experience (information security/vulnerability management/security architecture/network and computer systems administration) in the financial services industry. Experiences in systems administration such as Windows Server, Active Directory management, working with security tools like Nitro, Palo Alto and McAfee and in designing secure systems, assessing the validity of identified vulnerabilities are highly desirable.
•    The ideal candidate should have knowledge of firewall, system, and network architectures, protocol behaviours and information security best practices. CISA/CISSP/CRISC/CISM/FAIR or equivalent experience is

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