Director, Threat Intelligence Collections Manager

CLS Group•London, ENG EC1A, GB• Full Time

Posted 13 hours ago• Security

Job Description

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: Threat Intelligence Collections Manager
Department: IT Security
Corporate Level: Director
Reports To: Executive Director
Location: New Jersey, on-site 2 days per week

Job purpose

CLS is seeking a highly motivated, self-driven Cyber Threat Intelligence Director for Collection Management to join a global threat intelligence team. The role will be located in London. The position will report to the Head of Cyber Threat Intelligence and Proactive Cyber Defense and will lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of our intelligence collection. The ideal candidate will be aware of industry trends and frameworks and how they could impact our business, including threat actor groups, their TTPs, intrusion activities, and geopolitical relevance. The candidate will be responsible for maintaining our intelligence requirements through internal stakeholder engagement and coordinating our various intelligence sources. The candidate will also interact with established industry and government partners on a daily basis to share intelligence and build out new partnerships. This role will also be responsible for mentoring others on the team.

This position requires someone with an analytical mind, a quick learner, and the ability to create and deliver briefings, propose, and execute program initiative’s/improvements, and collaborate with a wide range of key internal and external stakeholders.

Job Description

Lead the collections and processing of cyber threat intelligence from varying sources, including open-source reports, information sharing partners, and vendor reports to create actionable results for internal stakeholders
Collaborate with stakeholders across the firm to evaluate intelligence requirements regularly
Develop strategies for intelligence collection through developing requirements and determining appropriate sources to answer requirements
Drive the relationship with intelligence vendors and partners to ensure intelligence requirements are being answered
Actively manage external intelligence sharing engagements with other financial institutions and government partners
Evaluate intelligence sources using measures of performance and measures of effectiveness
Coordinate and produce strategic, operational, and tactical intelligence products for business units, technical teams, and executive stakeholders
Provide situational awareness on current threat landscape and maintain knowledge of adversary activities including geopolitical implications and TTPs to brief varying teams
Assess emerging threats against our operational environment and work in partnership with our security teams for detection, mitigation, and remediation efforts
Perform trend and correlation of cyber intelligence for recommendation-based countermeasures
Support and engage in incident response investigations
Perform basic network security analysis in support of intrusion detection operations, including the development and enrichment of indicators used to enhance network security posture
Review other analysts work and provide mentorship and guidance

Experience

6-10+ years of direct cyber threat intelligence experience
5+ years of progressive experience in information security (cyber security) field, preferable in Threat Intelligence
Understanding of intelligence lifecycle and risk management
Knowledge of fundamentals of threat actors’ TTPs
Understanding of IOC validation practices and sources
Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK framework and mapping
Geopolitical knowledge and potential impacts to the financial sector
Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills
Individual contributor whilst also contributing to a small team
Self-motivated with ability to work with minimal supervision
Demonstrated strong writing skills; ability to convey complex technical and non-technical concepts

Qualifications/Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity studies, Intelligence Studies, International Relations, Economics, Computer Science, or related discipline
Security certification such as SANS GIAC (or equivalent) ideally GCTI or working towards certification (or equivalent)
Experience with threat intelligence and SOC/CIRT interaction
Experience with Threat Intelligence Platforms
Experience with threat intelligence vendors
Experience with private-public information partnership organizations
Ability to work on-site at least twice a week in London and/or participate in local intelligence sharing groups

Desired Skills

Financial sector experience

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.