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Information Security Specialist - Endpoint Attack Surface Reduction Lead

Mount Laurel, New Jersey Full time

Work Location:

Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States of America

Hours:

40

Pay Details:

$87,000 - $151,000 USD

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs. 

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Line of Business:

Technology Solutions

Job Description:

The Information Security Specialist defines, develops and/or implements Technology Controls / Information Security related policies, programs, tools and provides specialized expertise and guidance on assessing risks, identifying potential gaps and providing security solutions to mitigate risks and protect the Bank. Participates on projects of moderate to high complexity and provides complex reporting, analysis, and assessments at the functional, business line or enterprise level for own area.

Role and Responsibilities

  • Be the Subject Matter Expert for all Endpoint-related identified threats/risks and/or vulnerabilities.
  • Proactively identify possible threats, risks or security control gaps to the enterprise and produce detection & mitigation recommendations to reduce the Endpoint Attack Surface.
  • Participate in proactive ASR operations within the enterprise and cloud using threat intelligence, analysis of anomalous log data and results of brainstorming sessions to detect and mitigate threats
  • Develop advanced methodologies to identify threat adversary tools, techniques, and procedures.
  • Produce metrics and develop dashboards to identify potential threats, suspicious/anomalous activity, malware, etc.
  • Drive the tuning of detection infrastructure with technology teams to identify emerging threats.
  • Document best practices to enhance hunting playbooks, procedures, and courses of action
  • This role is considered a subject matter expert for hunting via host-based and network-based analysis and will work cross-functionally with their peers on other teams such as intelligence, SOC analysts, IR team, and security engineering.
  • Proactively review internal processes and activities and identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Influence behavior to reduce risk and foster a strong information security management culture throughout the enterprise.
  • Remain informed of emerging issues, industry trends and/or relevant changes to the security landscape.

Depth & Scope:

  • Participates on complex, comprehensive or large projects and initiatives
  • Acts as a lead expert resource in technology controls / information security for project teams, the business / organization and/or outside vendors
  • Has advanced knowledge of organization, technology controls / security/ risk issues

Education & Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree preferred
  • Information security certification / accreditation an asset
  • 7+ years of relevant experience
  • Expert knowledge of IT security and risk disciplines and practices

Preferred Qualification :

  • Bachelor's Degree/Master's degree (preferred) in an IT/Cyber-related field or equivalent experience.
  • At least 7+ years of cyber security experience; 3+ years of experience in a reverse engineering position (preferred).
  • Expert knowledge of log management, security analytics and event management platform mechanics.
  • Experienced with SIEM, SOAR, cloud-native, and other cyber security tool sets, Cloud experience a plus.
  • Advanced knowledge of Endpoint & Identity/IAM architectures, operations, and investigations; cloud hunting experience optional but preferred.
  • Displayed proficiency in Security Incident & Event Management and Endpoint Detection & Response tooling; Splunk ES, CrowdStrike, Logscale, Defender for Endpoint (MDE), Qualys & Symantec experience.
  • Deep understanding of coding/scripting and APIs in support of investigations, localized automation, and integrations; Python experience a plus.
  • Must be able to identify and generate detection logic to enhance the enterprises defensibility.
  • Hands on experience with writing and implementing complex analytics queries, threat visualization dashboards, and large data volume analysis (e.g. Splunk, Logscale, KQL, syslog, etc.).
  • Strong working knowledge of security-relevant data, including network protocols, ports and common services, such as TCP/IP network protocols and application layer protocols (e.g. HTTP/S, DNS, FTP, SMTP, Active Directory, etc.)
  • Extensive knowledge of Windows, Mac and Linux-based endpoints including operating systems, services, file systems, and agents.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Organizational and self-directing skills.
  • Ability to initiate, coordinate and prioritize responsibilities and follow through on tasks to completion.
  • Collaboration skills with other ASR domains (Identity, Network, Web, Cloud, Email) in joint effort hunts or other related tactical & strategic tasks.
  • Ability to work independently on a variety of assignments with minimal supervision.

Preferred Certifications:

  • General Cyber/IR certs: CISSP, CCSP, CASP+, CEH, GSEC, GCIH, GCIA, GMON.
  • Endpoint / Forensic certs: GREM, GCFE, GCFA, CHFI, CCFE, CFCE, EnCE.
  • Pen-testing certs: GPEN, CPENT, eCPPT, OSCP, OSCE.
  • Coding/Scripting/SIEM certs: SPLUNK and/or KQL Certification, Scripting/Python certificate.

Physical Requirements:

Never: 0%; Occasional: 1-33%; Frequent: 34-66%; Continuous: 67-100%

  • Domestic Travel – Occasional
  • International Travel – Never
  • Performing sedentary work – Continuous
  • Performing multiple tasks – Continuous
  • Operating standard office equipment - Continuous
  • Responding quickly to sounds – Occasional
  • Sitting – Continuous
  • Standing – Occasional
  • Walking – Occasional
  • Moving safely in confined spaces – Occasional
  • Lifting/Carrying (under 25 lbs.) – Occasional
  • Lifting/Carrying (over 25 lbs.) – Never
  • Squatting – Occasional
  • Bending – Occasional
  • Kneeling – Never
  • Crawling – Never
  • Climbing – Never
  • Reaching overhead – Never
  • Reaching forward – Occasional
  • Pushing – Never
  • Pulling – Never
  • Twisting – Never
  • Concentrating for long periods of time – Continuous
  • Applying common sense to deal with problems involving standardized situations – Continuous
  • Reading, writing and comprehending instructions – Continuous
  • Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing – Continuous

Who We Are:
TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues. 

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you’ve got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we’re here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing – and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package


Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes base salary and variable compensation/incentive awards (e.g., eligibility for cash and/or equity incentive awards, generally through participation in an incentive plan) and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off (including Vacation PTO, Flex PTO, and Holiday PTO), banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition. Learn more

Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Colleague Development
If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we’re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation

TD Bank is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

If you are an applicant with a disability and need accommodations to complete the application process, please email TD Bank US Workplace Accommodations Program at USWAPTDO@td.com.  Include your full name, best way to reach you and the accommodation needed to assist you with the applicant process.