Cyber Security Vulnerability Management Specialist

• CDI
• 22064
• New York

Natixis CIB Americas is seeking a skilled and experienced Vulnerability Patch Management Specialist (VP or Director level) to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate of the Vulnerability Patch Management Specialist includes managing and optimizing our vulnerability and patch management process.

Your mission will include the proactive identification and efficient monitoring and remediation of security vulnerabilities across our entire IT landscape. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams across the Americas platform and with Head Office to develop and implement robust vulnerability and patch management strategies and  this consulting engagement, you will drive daily operations, lead initiatives to enhance our Americas CIB Vulnerability Patch Management program and provide expert guidance.

You will be responsible for developing and presenting key performance indicators (KPIs), adapting to key risk indicators (KRIs), and advancing the program through a sophisticated, risk-based approach. Your strategic recommendations and execution will be crucial in focusing remediation efforts and providing clear insights to key stakeholders. The candidate will track risk register, follow-ups, updates and oversee entries to it through the risk decisioning process (exception, risk acceptance) and the associated remediation actions.

The candidate will also be responsible for assuring that all process and procedure documentation regarding all aspects of the VPM program are maintained.

The role of the Vulnerability Patch Management Specialist will be performing the following actions:

• Collaborate extensively with IT stakeholders across the Americas, Head Office, and international platforms.

Manage the vulnerability patch management process, including vulnerability identification, prioritization, and remediation on infrastructure systems (i.e. infrastructure, systems, applications, and SDLC development, etc.)

• Experience with vulnerability management and SIEM tools.
  • Vulnerability Tool experience in conducting scan, treatment, and remediation
  • Application Security Tools (Dev Sec Ops )
  • SIEM experienced with creating dashboard and report

Provide strong and regular reporting for VPM related topics.

Assess the impact of vulnerabilities and associated risk levels.

Prioritize patch deployment and any SLA breaches with follow up action plans.

Provide strong and regular reporting for VPM related topics.

Develop/Enhance VPM procedures and processes.

Participate in vulnerability assessments and remediation activities, track software and system.

Updates, and strengthen compliance around the use of approved tools and best practices – secure coding guides.

Liaise with Second line of defense (CISO and TRM, i.e. Technology Risk Management as well as Audit (internally and externally)

Coordinate to develop and maintain a comprehensive patch management strategy and process to ensure timely and effective patching across all systems and infrastructure.

Assist the IT teams with vendors and external partners to obtain and deploy patches in a timely manner.

Monitor and report on patch management effectiveness, identifying areas for improvement and implementing best practices.

Stay abreast of industry best practices, emerging threats, and security vulnerabilities to continuously improve the patch management process.

Provide backup support for cyber security projects, incidents, action plans, remediation of findings, and audit points.

Ad-hoc off-hour availability may be required to address emergent threats.

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.

Proven experience in vulnerability management, patch management,…