AVP - Cyber Operations

Barclays; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays is seeking an Assistant Vice President - Cyber Security to lead the evolution of our secure infrastructure and deployment pipelines from Pune. You will drive innovation, manage detection lifecycles, and collaborate across Threat Intelligence, Incident Response and SOC teams to strengthen controls.

The role emphasizes risk management, policy guidance, and mentoring junior engineers, with a focus on reducing false positives and delivering high-quality security operations documentation.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Cyber Security with strong background in Detection Engineering, Threat Detection, Security Operations, Threat Hunting or Incident Response.
• Hands-on experience developing, testing, tuning and maintaining high-fidelity detections across SIEM, EDR and security monitoring platforms such as Splunk, Microsoft Defender and Tanium.
• Strong understanding of adversary TTPs and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Experience managing end-to-end detection lifecycle from design to review.
• Proven ability to reduce false positives and improve detection coverage through tuning and data-driven analysis.
• Experience producing high-quality documentation and operational guidance for SOC teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience mentoring junior Detection Engineers and conducting peer reviews.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills to explain complex concepts to varied audiences.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security controls and manage security monitoring systems to detect and respond to incidents.
• Identify emerging threats and collaborate with networks to gain industry knowledge.
• Manage SIEM logs, correlate events and analyze alerts.
• Triage DLP alerts to prevent data exfiltration.
• Lead cyber security incident management and remediation efforts.
• Provide guidance to policy-makers and support risk governance agenda.
• Ensure alignment with Barclays values and security standards.

Skills

Cyber Security

Detection Engineering

Threat Detection

Security Operations

Threat Hunting

Incident Response

MITRE ATT&CK

Threat Intelligence

Stakeholder Management

Documentation

Tools

Splunk

Microsoft Defender

Tanium

SIEM

EDR

Job description

Join us as an Assistant Vice President - Cyber Security at Barclays, where you will spearhead the evolution of our infrastructure and deployment pipelines, driving innovation and operational excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to build and manage robust, scalable and secure infrastructure, ensuring seamless delivery of our digital solutions.

To be successful as a Assistant Vice President - Cyber Security you should have experience with:

• Extensive experience in Cyber Security with a strong background in Detection Engineering, Threat Detection, Security Operations, Threat Hunting, or Incident Response.
• Hands-on experience developing, testing, tuning and maintaining high-fidelity detections across SIEM, EDR and security monitoring platforms such as Splunk, Microsoft Defender and Tanium.
• Strong understanding of adversary tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Experience managing the end-to-end detection lifecycle, including design, development, validation, deployment, tuning and periodic review of detections.
• Proven ability to reduce false positives and improve detection coverage through effective tuning and data-driven analysis.
• Experience producing high-quality documentation, implementation standards and operational guidance for Security Operations teams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to collaborate across Threat Intelligence, Threat Hunting, Incident Response, Security Engineering and SOC teams.
• Experience conducting peer reviews, providing technical guidance and mentoring junior Detection Engineers.
• Excellent analytical, communication and problem-solving skills with the ability to present complex technical concepts to varied audiences.

Some Other Highly Valued Skills May Include

• Experience working within a global Detection Engineering or Cyber Operations function.
• Knowledge of detection engineering automation, CI/CD practices and detection lifecycle management processes.
• Experience with Threat Hunting, Purple Teaming, Adversary Emulation and Attack Simulation exercises.
• Familiarity with cloud security monitoring and detection use cases across Azure, AWS or GCP environments.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence and Agile delivery methodologies.
• Understanding of regulatory, audit and risk management requirements within a financial services environment.
• Experience defining detection metrics, reporting detection effectiveness and supporting continual service improvement initiatives.
• Industry certifications such as CISSP, GCIH, GCIA, GCFA, Security+ or equivalent.

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

The role is based out of Pune.

Purpose of the role

To monitor the performance of operational controls, implement and manage security controls and consider lessons learnt in order to protect the bank from potential cyber-attacks and respond to threats.

Accountabilities

• Management of security monitoring systems, including intrusive prevention and detection systems, to alert, detect and block potential cyber security incidents, and provide a prompt response to restore normal operations with minimised system damage.
• Identification of emerging cyber security threats, attack techniques and technologies to detect/prevent incidents, and collaborate with networks and conferences to gain industry knowledge and expertise.
• Management and analysis of security information and event management systems to collect, correlate and analyse security logs, events and alerts/potential threats.
• Triage of data loss prevention alerts to identify and prevent sensitive data for being exfiltrated from the banks network.
• Management of cyber security incidents including remediation & driving to closure.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.