Info Sec Consultant

We are currently looking for a Information Security Consultant with experience within Financial Services / Investment Banking to come on board and work with our Tier 1 Investment Banking clients.

Who are we?

Treliant is a global consulting firm serving banks, mortgage originators and servicers, FinTechs, and other companies providing financial services. We are led by practitioners from the industry and the regulatory community who bring deep domain knowledge to help our clients drive business change and address the most pressing compliance, regulatory, and operational challenges.

We provide data-driven, technology-enabled advisory, implementation, and staffing solutions to the regulatory compliance, risk, financial crimes, and capital markets functions of our clients.

Founded in 2005, Treliant is headquartered in Washington, DC, with offices in New York, London, Belfast, Northern Ireland and Łódź, Poland. For more information visit

Responsibilities

About the role

While the scope of each project may be different, your duties & responsibilities may include:

Prepare status reports and dashboards on various cybersecurity matters (BAU activity, projects, KRIs, strategy, etc.) for Sr. Management, Committees and Board of Directors

Work closely with security leadership overseeing security operations, incident response, security architecture and infrastructure security programs providing strategy & guidance on best practices and oversight

Manage all security awareness trainings, newsletters, and phishing campaigns as required for all employees using solution provider and custom-developed tools, providing education and measuring outcomes indicating employee behavioral change

Promote a strong security culture set forth by the ISO, ensuring uniformity across security leadership, business units and employees

Stay abreast of information security and information technology issues, threats, vulnerabilities and regulatory changes affecting the organization, and perform independent research as needed. Provide consultation and guidance to IT teams as and when needed to address issues

Ensure security governance is uniformly applied and remain informed on projects progress; create quality reports illustrating program status, areas for improvement and success

Work with, monitor and provide guidance, evaluation and advocacy on information security related audits including scope of audits, issue finding, and disposition of issues to put the institution in its best light

Work closely with various business functions (e.g., banking, equities, operational risk, compliance, legal, HR and audit teams) to provide security best practice expertise. Stay abreast of new laws, regulations and standards, and assess their impacts to the business

Drive efforts to internally assess, evaluate and make recommendations to management regarding the adequacy of the security controls, security programs across the enterprise

Who are we looking for?

Qualifications & Experience

Demonstrates highly effective communications skills with the ability to influence business units

Overall knowledge of information security controls, tools and techniques, including: data leakage prevention, incident response, vulnerability scanning and reporting, security operations, identity management and Cloud security

Ability to independently work, be counted upon, manage priorities, and remain flexible in a changing environment while meeting project timelines

Excellent interpersonal skills along with strong written and verbal communication skills across all levels of the organization

Proven high level of integrity, trustworthiness and confidence, as well as ability to represent the company and security leadership with the highest level of professionalism

Applicable knowledge with the cybersecurity requirements and best practices recommended by various regulators such as the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB), New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) regulations and frameworks, and familiarity with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and others;

Intimate familiarity with National Institute of Technology (NIST) standards, International Standards Organization (ISO) standards, etc. and aligning those with enterprise solutions & processes

Demonstrated understanding and comprehension of a wide range of cybersecurity solutions and best practices

Professional Skills

Communication – advanced interpersonal & communication skills. Able to liaise confidently with senior stakeholders, either over the phone or via email

Team player – able to work well within dynamic and goal-focused teams

Process driven – able to become quickly proficient in new processes and systems

Detail-focused – very strong attention to detail

Multi-tasking – highly organized and able to balance various responsibilities simultaneously

Professionally sceptical – able to identify and flag up anomalies for review

Decision-making – strong decision-making in a fast-paced and pressurized environment

Commitment – strong work ethic and delivery focused

Why Treliant?

Career Development - We put an emphasis on personal and professional growth by providing all the training you’ll need to become a highly skilled Treliant consultant. Programs cover Finance, Regulatory, Technology, and Operational aspects of investment banking. On top of that, we also provide support in obtaining highly sought-after industry-recognised qualifications.

Clients – As a Treliant consultant, you will be working with some of the top clients in the financial services marketplace, such as top tier Investment Banks. Our roles place you at the cutting edge of the projects on which you’ll be working, and give you the opportunity to learn from, work with and build relationships with the very best within those companies.

Rewards – Treliant offers our permanent staff an excellent compensation package. View our full list of benefits here.

Core Values – Whether you are a Client or an employee, Treliant wants the best for you. All our relationships are based on our Core Values: Deliver Excellence, Constantly Innovate, Treasure Diversity, Be Nimble, Listen First, and Develop our People.

Diversity & Inclusion – Treliant is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Treliant, LLC is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Right to Work

Treliant is not in the position to provide sponsorship for this current position and so applicants must be able to work in the United Kingdom without requiring sponsorship.

Please note, Treliant receive a high volume of applications for all roles. While we will endeavour to respond to all applicants, this is not always possible. Should you not receive a response to your application within 2 weeks, it is likely that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. However, we would like to retain your details on our systems for 6 months and may contact you should another potentially suitable vacancy arise

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