Sr. Security Analyst- Financial Systems, GFIT-REMOTE

About the role

The Senior Security Analyst, Financial Systems is a senior member of the GFiT Governance & Security team and is responsible for leading and executing advanced security monitoring, risk assessment, and control activities across the GFiT environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced monitoring and analysis of security alerts and logs from security tools, identifying trends, anomalies, and potential threats impacting GFiT financial systems.

• Perform in-depth investigation of complex security events and incidents, including root-cause analysis, impact assessment, and coordination of remediation efforts with technical teams.

• Serve as an escalation point for higher-risk or cross-functional security issues.

• Conduct and support security risk assessments across the GFiT environment, identifying control gaps and recommending risk-based remediation strategies.

• Evaluate the security impact of system changes, new applications, and enhancements, ensuring risks are identified and addressed early in the lifecycle.

• Support ongoing ITGC and SOX control execution related to security monitoring, access management, and incident response.

• Act as a security subject-matter expert during implementations of new applications, integrations, and infrastructure changes, advising on secure design and configuration.

• Review and assess security requirements, technical designs, and change requests to ensure alignment with corporate security standards and policies.

• Partner with application, infrastructure, and PMO teams to ensure security considerations are embedded into delivery plans.

• Serve as a key point of contact for internal and external auditors, supporting walkthroughs, evidence collection, and remediation discussions related to financial systems security.

• Review and validate security documentation, procedures, and evidence to ensure audit readiness and consistency.

• Identify opportunities to strengthen control design, documentation quality, and audit efficiency.

• Provide guidance to GFiT team members, supporting knowledge sharing and skill development.

• Contribute to the development and refinement of security standards, procedures, and operational practices within GFiT.

• Proactively identify opportunities to improve security monitoring, reporting, and operational effectiveness and raise to GFiT leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Systems Management or a related field.

• Professional certification in compliance or financial systems (e.g., GIFS, CISM, CEH, SSCP) is preferred.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with internal and external security/audit representatives.

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in IT Security, Security Operations, IT Audit and/or compliance of financial systems.

• Proven track record of managing security initiatives and regulatory assessments.

• Experience with security/regulatory standards and best practices in financial systems.

• Familiarity with financial systems and security tools.