Assistant Vice President, Cyber Security Analyst – Incident Response

About CLS: CLS is the trusted party at the centre of the global FX ecosystem. Utilized by thousands of counterparties, CLS makes FX safer, smoother and more cost effective. Trillions of dollars’ worth of currency flows through our systems each day. Created by the market for the market, our unrivalled global settlement infrastructure reduces systemic risk and provides standardization for participants in many of the world’s most actively traded currencies. We deliver huge efficiencies and savings for our clients: in fact, our approach to multilateral netting shrinks funding requirements by over 96% on average, so clients can put their capital and resources to better use. CLS products are designed to enable clients to manage risk most effectively across the full FX lifecycle – whether through more efficient processing tools or market intelligence derived from the largest single source of FX executed data available to the market. Our ambition to make a positive difference starts with our people. Our values underpin everything that we do at CLS and define our working environment: Pivotal purpose Trusted guardian Targeted innovation Facilitate connections Delivering excellence Inclusive culture Job information: Functional title - Cyber Security Analyst – Incident Response Department - IT Security Operations Corporate level - Assistant Vice President Report to - Vice President, Incident Response Location – Iselin, New Jersey, US Expected full-time salary range between $135,000 - 150,000 + variable compensation + 401(k) match + benefits. Note: Disclosure as required by NJ Pay Transparency Law of the expected salary compensation range for this role. Job purpose: CLS is seeking a decisive technical analyst to handle our internal incident response lifecycle and ensure the operational resilience of critical financial infrastructure. The role will act as the incident handler for internal CLS security events and will be the bridge between SOC detections and executive crisis management, ensuring technical response is governed and documented. Core responsibilities: Incident handling: Act as the lead handler for level 3 incidents, coordinating and carrying out investigative tasks and containment, eradication and recovery in the ecosystem. Operational governance: Author and maintain playbooks and SOPs, ensuring alignment with internal processes, NIST 800-61 and associated frameworks. Technical readiness: Facilitate cyber incident response testing with regular tabletop exercises. Security operations: Present weekday fusion calls and participate in the on-call and scheduled rotation. Analyze escalated SOC and info-sec incidents. Reporting: Design and author post-incident lessons learned reports and root cause analyses. SME Consultancy: Provide IR input for internal audit and compliance Experience: 3-5 years cyber security analyst experience. Strong understanding of attacker methodologies and the cyber kill chain and MITRE ATT&CK framework. Working knowledge of financial regulatory requirements (FRBNY, GDPR, SOC, ISO, etc.) Qualifications/Certifications Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity studies, Computer Science, or related discipline Security certification such as SANS GIAC (or equivalent) such as GCIH, GCFE or GCFA. High proficiency in log analysis (SIEM), EDR, antivirus and forensics tools Our commitment to employees: At CLS, we celebrate inclusion and consider this to be one of our strongest assets. We are committed to fostering an environment in which everyone feels comfortable to be who they are, and inclusion is valued. All employees have access to our inclusive benefits, including: Holiday - UK/Asia: 25 holiday days and 3 ‘life days’ (in addition to bank holidays). US: 23 holiday days. 2 paid volunteer days so that you can actively support causes within your community that are important to you. Generous parental leave policies to ensure you can enjoy valuable time with your family. Parental transition coaching programmes and support services. Wellbeing and mental health support resources to ensure you are looking after yourself, and able to support others. Employee Networks (including our Women’s Forum, Black Employee Network and Pride Network) in support of our organisational commitment to embrace and always be learning more about inclusivity. Hybrid working to promote a healthy work/life balance, enabling employees to work collaboratively in the office when needed and work from home when they don’t. Active support of flexible working for all employees where possible. Monthly ‘Heads Down Days’ with no meetings across the whole company. Generous non-contributory pension provision for UK/Asia employees, and 401K match from CLS for US employees. Private medical insurance and dental coverage. Social events that give you opportunities to meet new people and broaden your network across the organisation. Annual flu vaccinations. Discounts and savings and cashback across a wide range of categories including health and retail for UK employees. Discounted Gym membership – Complete Body Gym Discount/Sweat equity program for US employees. All employees have access to Discover – our comprehensive learning platform with 1000+ courses from LinkedIn Learning. Access to frequent development sessions on a number of topics to help you be successful and develop your career at CLS.