Info Security Exposure Management Specialist II B

Job Description:

About Us

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.  Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

 Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Global Business Services

Global Business Services delivers Technology and Operations capabilities to Lines of Business and Staff Support Functions of Bank of America through a centrally managed, globally integrated delivery model and globally resilient operations.

Global Business Services is recognized for flawless execution, sound risk management, operational resiliency, operational excellence and innovation.

In India, we are present in five locations and operate as BA Continuum India Private Limited (BACI), a non-banking subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation and the operating company for India operations of Global Business Services.

Process Overview*

This Vulnerability Analyst role supports Bank of America’s Attack Surface & Vulnerability Management (ASVM) team. ASVM is a global function, with teammates in the Americas, EMEA and APAC, that is responsible for evaluation and prioritization of security vulnerabilities to enable appropriate remediation across the company. This role will join a team of vulnerability analysts leveraging technical and analytic skills to assess cyber security related risks based on an understanding of the bank’s attack surface, control environment and threat landscape. Among other things, this will involve data mining efforts to answer the following three questions: Do we have it? Are we vulnerable? Is it exploitable? In addition, this role will assist with reporting and tracking of vulnerability risks that impact the organization.

Job Description*

Candidate will partner with LOB points of contact, technology points of contact, and application teams to track and/or develop remediation plans for identified vulnerabilities and present key findings, progress. All hurdles and issues to GIS and LOB leadership on a regular basis and be responsible for influencing the stakeholders to prioritize/execute risk management issues and drive remediation efforts. The Information Security LOB Specialist will carry out these responsibilities in collaboration with IT, business technology groups, risk partners and GIS teams across their respective LOB.

Responsibilities*

• Evaluate and rate vulnerabilities using available data sources, tools and leveraging new data sources as needed.
• Analyze environmental conditions as it relates to vulnerabilities, threat scenarios, and mitigating controls.
• Search systems of record and scan tool output to identify whether vulnerable products are present in our environment
• Manage reporting, tracking and research updates for “watch list” vulnerabilities
• Identification of data ingestion errors or quality concerns with intelligence feed and escalation to vendor for remediation
• Coordination with threat intelligence teams
• Confirmation of ratings with downstream stakeholders
• Participate in follow-the-sun handoff communications to ASVM teammates in other regions

Requirements*

Education*: B.E. / B Tech / M.E. / M Tech / MCA / M.Sc

Certifications*: Security+, Network+

Experience*: 6+ years

Foundational Skills*

• Broad knowledge of information security principles
• Understanding of Vulnerability Management principles and Risk Assessment methodologies
• Wide knowledge of application and IT products, interoperability, and IT security
• Familiarity with industry standard scoring models such as CVSS
• Familiarity with industry standard data models such as CPE
• Familiarity with OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, SANS 25, MITRE Attack, and CWEs
• Effective communication skills
• Process oriented with keen attention to detail
• Excellent analytical skills/problem solving/conceptual thinking
• Strong work ethic and ability to effectively multi-task in a fast-paced support environment
• Highly motivated and willing to learn

Desired Skills*

• Experience as a Vulnerability or Threat Analyst
• Knowledge of vulnerability attack methods, exploit results, attack chains
• Experience operationalizing MITRE Attack & TTPs in vulnerability prioritization
• Knowledge of Linux and Windows Operating Systems
• Familiarity with basic program languages such as Python and Java
• Experience conducting vulnerability assessments, code reviews and penetration tests against system and application technologies, services, platforms and languages to find flaws and exploits
  (e.g., SQL Injection, Cross-Site Scripting, Cross-Site Request Forgery, Clickjacking, Authentication/Authorization, Privilege Escalation, Business Logic Bypass)
• Knowledge of container/cloud risk management

Work Timings*:   1:30 PM – 10:30 PM IST

Job Location*:  Mumbai/Hyderabad