Cyber Security Compliance Analyst

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.

In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.

- This is a hybrid role, requiring the successful candidate to attend our Tralee office at least three (3) days in a work week.

Role Description

SMBC is seeking a Cyber Security Compliance Analyst to join our Cyber Security team. This role will focus on security access, compliance and remediation, with responsibility for supporting stakeholders to resolve password, access and security-related issues.

The successful candidate will have a strong compliance, risk or controls background combined with excellent communication skills. The ability to understand technical security information, translate it into clear business language and communicate confidently with stakeholders at all levels is critical.

This role will report to the Head of Data Security.

Role Objectives: Delivery

The role follows a clear approach: Reach Out, Respond and Remediate.

- Manage outreach relating to password, access and security compliance issues through to remediation.

- Review access logs, security information and compliance reports to identify issues requiring action.

- Support engagement with C-suite, senior leadership and business stakeholders to communicate security issues and required actions.

- Translate technical security information into clear, actionable business communications.

- Coordinate identified issues through to remediation, following up with stakeholders and escalating where required.

- Escalate complex or higher-risk issues to appropriate Cyber Security specialists.

- Support incident response, security monitoring and remediation activities.

- Partner with Cyber Security, Technology and Risk teams to strengthen security controls and compliance.

Qualifications and Skills

- 3+ years’ relevant experience in compliance, risk, controls, information security or cyber security governance.

- Strong compliance or controls background.

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage senior and executive stakeholders.

- Ability to translate technical or security information into clear business language for non-technical audiences.

- Good understanding of access management, security policies and compliance requirements.

- Strong analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills.

It would be an advantage if you have

- Experience working within banking, financial services or another regulated environment.

- Experience in cyber security compliance, access governance, security risk or control remediation.

- Familiarity with identity and access management or cyber security controls.

Additional Requirements

SMBC’s employees participate in a hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process.

SMBC provides reasonable accommodations during candidacy for applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at [email protected].