Job Description
Join our elite cybersecurity team protecting multi-billion dollar equity options platforms. We're seeking a specialist to safeguard trading systems against sophisticated threats while ensuring regulatory compliance in high-stakes financial environments. Immediate hire opportunity with competitive benefits and growth potential.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement security protocols for equity options trading infrastructure
- Conduct penetration testing and vulnerability assessments on financial systems
- Monitor threat intelligence and respond to security incidents in real-time
- Collaborate with trading desks to develop secure access controls
- Ensure compliance with FINRA, SEC, and NY cybersecurity regulations
- Lead incident response for trading platform breaches
- Develop security awareness training for financial professionals
Qualifications
- 5+ years in cybersecurity with financial services experience
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) or CISSP required
- Expertise in options trading systems and market data protocols
- Strong knowledge of NIST CSF and financial regulatory frameworks
- Experience with SIEM tools (Splunk, QRadar) and threat detection
- Ability to work under pressure during high-volume trading periods
- Understanding of FIX protocol and market data encryption standards