Information Security Analyst, Fintech

Optasia; Town of Greece (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Birthday day off

Performance bonus

Tech gear provided

Multicultural environment

Unique business opportunity

Market insights

Job summary

Optasia in the United States seeks an Information Security Analyst to join the Security Team and enforce controls protecting data from threats.

You will audit systems, analyze alerts, support vulnerability management, and participate in customer audits while building awareness training and monitoring deployed security platforms. The ideal candidate has hands-on tooling experience and strong communication skills across Windows and Linux in a fintech setting.

Qualifications

• University degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Minimum 2 years of information security experience.
• Understanding of ISO/IEC 27001 requirements and practical implementation.
• Knowledge of information security tools and methods (port scanners, VA scanners, SIEM tools, PAM, DLP).
• Experience with MS security platforms (Defender, Intune).
• Knowledge of network security concepts (DMZ, private VLANs, IPSec).
• Knowledge of the Internet threat landscape (phishing, ransomware, APT).
• Experience in Windows and Linux environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English).

Responsibilities

• Assist in security projects by deploying appropriate controls.
• Audit systems and infrastructures to ensure security controls are correctly applied.
• Analyze security alerts and respond to security incidents.
• Support the vulnerability management program by analyzing VA and PenTest results and defining mitigations.
• Participate in customer audits.
• Build and monitor awareness training campaigns.
• Manage the deployed security platforms.

Skills

ISO 27001

SIEM Tools

Python

PowerShell

Windows & Linux

Network Security

Threat Modeling

Education

University Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

MS Defender

Intune

Port Scanners

VA Scanners

DLP

PAM

AD Group Policy

Job description

Optasia is a fully enabled B2B2X financial technology platform covering scoring, financial decisioning, disbursement and collection. We are committed to enabling financial inclusion for all. We are changing the world our way.

Information Security Analyst

The primary objective of the Information Security Analyst is to work as a member of the Information Security Team and assist Optasia to enforce and monitor all required Security Controls that protect our Data from all newest threats.

Responsibilities

• Assist in Technical Projects, by proposing and deploying appropriate security controls and solutions
• Audit Systems and Infrastructures, to ensure that security controls are correctly applied
• Analyze Security Alerts and respond to Security Incidents
• Support the Vulnerability Management Program, by analyzing VA and PenTest results, to define mitigation actions
• Participate in Customer initiated Audits
• Build and monitor Awareness training campaigns
• Manage the deployed Security Platforms

Qualifications

• University Degree in Computer Science or related field
• Minimum 2 years of Information Security industry experience
• Understanding of the ISO/IEC 27001 Requirements and their practical implementation
• Knowledge of Information Security tools and methods (i.e. Port Scanners, VA Scanners, SIEM Tools, PAM, DLP)
• Experience with MS Security Platforms (i.e. MS Defender, MS Intunes)
• Knowledge of Network Security Concepts (i.e. Network Segregation, DMZ, Private VLANs, IPSec)
• Knowledge of the Internet Threat landscape (phishing, ransomware, APT, etc.)
• Experience in working with both of MS Windows and Linux Environments
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English)

Key Attributes

• Experience with Code Review Tools (i.e. SonarQube, Dependency Check)
• Experience in auditing MS Windows Architectures (i.e. AD Group Policy, Users /Roles).
• Experience with Python and MS Powershell for automation

Optasia's Perks

• Competitive remuneration package
• Extra day off on your birthday
• Performance-based bonus scheme
• All the tech gear you need to work smart
• Be a part of a multicultural working environment
• Meet a very unique and promising business and industry
• Gain insights for tomorrow market's foreground