Senior Cybersecurity Analyst - Operations

The Role

The Schonfeld Cybersecurity Operations team is seeking its senior-most analyst—a hands-on expert who sets the standard for incident response, threat management and risk mitigation while driving continuous improvement of our security controls. The Senior Cybersecurity Analyst must proactively adapt to the evolving threat landscape and keep us ahead of emerging threats. This is not a passive career opportunity, but rather one that requires a passion for security and rigor to protect the business.

What you’ll do 

• Incident Response – Prepare for and lead response to incidents, including on-call rotation.
• Threat Monitoring – Continuous review of security alerts in partnership with vendors.
• Threat Hunting – Identify previously undetected attacks. Feed detection pipeline and improve security posture.
• Threat Intelligence – Analyze and incorporate actionable intel within detection, monitoring and hunting disciplines. Track and model adversaries to focus program activities.
• Vulnerability Management – Monitor internal/external attack surface and prioritize remediation.
• Security Posture – Assess risk of changes to IT and security systems. Maintain coverage of controls and implement preventative/detective measures.  Conduct risk assessments.
• Penetration Testing – Coordinate vendor testing. Drive finding remediation providing expert guidance and verification.
• Threat Detection – Introduce new and enhance existing rules. Increase fidelity and create response runbooks. 
• Automation – Implement methods (SOAR and scripting) to speed delivery and maintain consistency.

What you’ll bring
What you need:

• 6-10+ years of experience in a security operations role with 3 years in a senior capacity
• Hands on incident handling experience and knowledge of industry standards (e.g. NIST, SANS PICERL, etc.)
• Demonstrated threat management experience: Monitoring, hunting, detection & intelligence.
• Strong experience analyzing security alerts, EDR, SIEM logs and system configurations to detect cyber attacks.
• Proven ability to manage vulnerabilities and penetration testing engagements.
• Knowledge of adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) MITRE ATT&CK , CVSS, open-source intelligence (OSINT), and NIST.
• Strong foundational information technology knowledge: Windows, Active Directory/Entra, Linux, networks, cloud and mobile systems.
• Experience conducting tabletop exercises and adversary emulation.
• Demonstrated ability to remain current with the evolving threat landscape.
• Experience with various preventive, detective & response technologies (e.g SIEM, EDR, email security, cloud, Privileged Access Management & SSO).

We’d love it if you had:

• Financial services experience
• Digital Forensics Windows & Linux (i.e., Filesystem/Memory Analysis).
• Hands-on experience utilizing common penetration techniques and tools.
• One or more scripting languages (e.g., Python & PowerShell).
• Ability to automate: SOAR, ansible, etc.
• Prior web application assessment experience.
• Certifications, including but not limited to: GCIH, GCIA, GCFA, GPEN, OSCP

Who we are  

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors is a global multi-strategy, multi-manager investment platform that harnesses the transformative power of people to perform in all market environments. Our dynamic culture inspires better outcomes for our team, our investors, and our partners. We aim to consistently deliver risk-adjusted returns, with people driving performance.

We specialize in four core strategies: Quantitative Trading, Fundamental Equity, Tactical Trading, and Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income. We capitalize on inefficiencies and opportunities within the markets, drawing from a significant investment in proprietary technology, infrastructure, and risk analytics.

We invest through internal portfolio managers and external partner funds, pursuing alignment among investors, investment professionals, and the firm. Our footprint spans 7 countries and 19 offices.

Our Culture

Talent is our strategy. We believe our success is because of our people, so putting our talent above all else is our top priority. We are teamwork-oriented, and collaborative and encourage ideas—at all levels—to be shared. As an organization committed to investing in our people, we provide learning & educational offerings and opportunities to make an impact.

We foster a sense of belonging among all of our employees with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the forefront of this mission. Our employees value diversity across identity, thought, people, and perspective which serves as the foundation of our culture. As a firm, we are committed to creating a hiring process that is fair, welcoming, and supportive.

The base pay for this role is expected to be between $160,000 and $225,000. The expected base pay range is based on information at the time this post was generated. This role may also be eligible for other forms of compensation such as a performance bonus and a competitive benefits package. Actual compensation for the successful candidate will be determined based on a variety of factors such as skills, qualifications, and experience.

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