Principal Cyber Analytics Engineer

at  HSBC

Job description
Principal Cyber Analytics Engineer
Join a digital first bank that’s powered by people.
Our technology team builds innovative digital solutions rapidly and at scale to deliver the next generation of banking services for our customers around the world.
In our cybersecurity team you’ll be helping to safeguard the financial system on which millions of people depend.
You’ll be making banking more secure by designing, implementing, and operating controls to manage cybersecurity risk. You’ll help define HSBC Group cyber security standards, deliver Global Security Operations ad Threat management services, provide round-the-clock monitoring and security incident response services, and oversee Network/Application/Infrastructure Security. The work you do will provid3e assurance of the adequacy and effectiveness of security controls to Business Risk Owners.
The Principal Cybersecurity Analytics Engineer role will form part of CSA’s Advanced Projects team, joining a global team of cybersecurity specialists, data scientists, and software engineers from diverse backgrounds to deliver critical analytics engineering requirements for Cybersecurity teams.
The position is a senior technical role, requiring knowledge of data engineering, data science, advanced analytics techniques, research and development, and innovation within one or more of the Cybersecurity sciences (e.g. network, endpoint and cloud security, cryptography, malware analysis, vulnerability assessment, privileged access management, anomaly/intrusion detection, incident response, or offensive security).
The Principal Cybersecurity Analytics Engineer role is a key technical role, contributing to, coordinating, and leading delivery of advanced analytics solutions to cybersecurity problems through rapid development of prototypes, engineering of production solutions, and exploration of longer term, potentially ground-breaking technologies. Cybersecurity-specific knowledge is required for the role, but exceptional candidates from other disciplines will also be considered.
As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

In this role you will:

• Providing maintenance and run support for landing zones/cloud workspaces operated on behalf behalf of Cybersecurity teams
• Driving innovative research & development to test and evolve new technologies and advanced analytic techniques.
• Exploring and developing innovative capabilities, exploiting emerging technologies and data science to help stay ahead of advancing cyber threats
• Supporting Cybersecurity teams in using data and advanced analytic technologies effectively to enhance operations and inform decisions.
• Delivering critical analytics engineering requirements across Cybersecurity.
• Developing new data products, analysis platforms, and custom AI solutions to enable Cybersecurity teams to monitor controls more effectively, automatically detect and triage malicious activity, optimise manual tasks, better protect HSBC, and meet the needs of customers.
• Developing new models, detections, and automations to protect against advanced and emerging threats and help Cybersecurity operate efficiently and effectively at scale.

Requirements

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

• Knowledge of Data Technology like Ability to build, operate, maintain and support cloud infrastructure & data services at scale, Data Acquisition and Cloud-based Data Pipelines, Data Engineering pipeline automation, productionisation, and optimization, Cloud Cost optimisation, Dataset and Data Asset Curation etc.
• Understanding of Cybersecurity sciences including Ability to conduct cybersecurity industry research and rapidly develop data-driven prototypes for live business problems faced by Cybersecurity teams, Ability to develop custom security applications, APIs, AI/ML models, detections, automations, and advanced analytic technologies to mitigate against current and emerging threats etc.
• Knowledge of Data & Analytics with (Cybersecurity specialism).
• CSA are a supportive team who welcome candidates from diverse skills and educational backgrounds. Thus, candidates with transferrable skills gained through software development or any other technology background will also be considered.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, C#, or similar preferred.

This role is based in London, Sheffield & Edinburgh .
Opening up a world of opportunity
Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our recruitment processes are accessible to everyone - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age.
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Email: hsbc.recruitment@hsbc.com
Telephone: +44 207 832 8500

In this role you will:

• Providing maintenance and run support for landing zones/cloud workspaces operated on behalf behalf of Cybersecurity teams
• Driving innovative research & development to test and evolve new technologies and advanced analytic techniques.
• Exploring and developing innovative capabilities, exploiting emerging technologies and data science to help stay ahead of advancing cyber threats
• Supporting Cybersecurity teams in using data and advanced analytic technologies effectively to enhance operations and inform decisions.
• Delivering critical analytics engineering requirements across Cybersecurity.
• Developing new data products, analysis platforms, and custom AI solutions to enable Cybersecurity teams to monitor controls more effectively, automatically detect and triage malicious activity, optimise manual tasks, better protect HSBC, and meet the needs of customers.
• Developing new models, detections, and automations to protect against advanced and emerging threats and help Cybersecurity operate efficiently and effectively at scale

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

• Knowledge of Data Technology like Ability to build, operate, maintain and support cloud infrastructure & data services at scale, Data Acquisition and Cloud-based Data Pipelines, Data Engineering pipeline automation, productionisation, and optimization, Cloud Cost optimisation, Dataset and Data Asset Curation etc.
• Understanding of Cybersecurity sciences including Ability to conduct cybersecurity industry research and rapidly develop data-driven prototypes for live business problems faced by Cybersecurity teams, Ability to develop custom security applications, APIs, AI/ML models, detections, automations, and advanced analytic technologies to mitigate against current and emerging threats etc.
• Knowledge of Data & Analytics with (Cybersecurity specialism).
• CSA are a supportive team who welcome candidates from diverse skills and educational backgrounds. Thus, candidates with transferrable skills gained through software development or any other technology background will also be considered.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, C#, or similar preferred