Key Responsibilities:

• Cybersecurity Strategy & Leadership:
• Lead the development and execution of cybersecurity strategies tailored to the fintech environment.
• Develop risk management processes to safeguard financial data, payment systems, and customer privacy.
• Lead the security architecture design, review processes, and manage internal and external audits.
• Provide strategic direction on advanced cyber threat prevention, detection, and response mechanisms.
• Incident Response & Mitigation:
• Manage the response to and recovery from cyber incidents, breaches, and vulnerabilities.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external security partners to detect, investigate, and mitigate security incidents.
• Establish and continuously improve security incident management protocols.
• Lead post-incident reviews and ensure lessons learned are integrated into cybersecurity policies and procedures.
• Compliance & Risk Management:
• Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards (e.g., PCI-DSS, GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001) and regulatory requirements in the fintech sector.
• Collaborate with legal and compliance teams to implement best practices in cybersecurity policies.
• Conduct regular security risk assessments, audits, and third-party vendor security reviews.
• Security Operations & Monitoring:
• Oversee the monitoring of the organization’s networks and systems for potential threats.
• Manage security tools such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, DLP, firewalls, endpoint security, and others.
• Optimize the organization’s security posture by implementing continuous threat intelligence monitoring and analytics.
• Team Leadership & Collaboration:
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of cybersecurity analysts and engineers.
• Collaborate with other departments, including IT, software development, and DevOps teams, to integrate security best practices into every phase of the SDLC.
• Foster a culture of cybersecurity awareness across the organization through training and initiatives.
• Security Architecture & Technology:
• Oversee the design, implementation, and management of security architectures for cloud-based and on-premise infrastructure.
• Work closely with DevSecOps to integrate security into the CI/CD pipeline and fintech applications.
• Assess, recommend, and deploy cutting-edge cybersecurity technologies and solutions.

Skills

Qualifications:

• Education:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• A Master’s degree is a plus.
• Certifications:
• CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
• CISM (Certified Information Security Manager)
• CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control)
• CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)
• Other relevant certifications in cybersecurity.
• Experience:
• 10 + years of experience in cybersecurity role within the fintech or financial services industry.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks (NIST, ISO, etc.), regulatory requirements (PCI-DSS, GDPR), and financial industry standards.
• Experience with financial systems, fintech applications, and secure payment technologies.
• Demonstrated experience managing security in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, etc.) and understanding of secure DevOps practices.