Vice President, Security Operations & Threat Detection

J.P. Morgan; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Security Operations Vice President to enhance cybersecurity capabilities. The role involves designing scalable detection solutions, mentoring junior analysts, and collaborating with various teams to address sophisticated cyber threats. Candidates should have substantial experience in threat detection and a Bachelor's degree in a related field. This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment focused on security innovations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity focused on threat detection or security engineering.
• Expertise in SIEM platforms and command of query optimization.
• Strong understanding of attacker TTPs and financial-sector-specific threats.

Responsibilities

• Design advanced threat detection rules in SIEM and cloud-native platforms.
• Refine detection strategies based on evolving TTPs and feedback.
• Mentor junior analysts in detection logic design and security operations best practices.

Skills

Threat detection

SOC operations

SIEM platforms

Threat hunting

Scripting (Python, PowerShell)

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science

Tools

Splunk

CrowdStrike

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

A leading financial institution is seeking a Security Operations Vice President to enhance cybersecurity capabilities. The role involves designing scalable detection solutions, mentoring junior analysts, and collaborating with various teams to address sophisticated cyber threats. Candidates should have substantial experience in threat detection and a Bachelor's degree in a related field. This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment focused on security innovations.