(Temp) Regional Security Officer - Rabobank - New York, NY

Our Organization

Rabobank Group is a global financial services leader providing wholesale and retail banking, leasing, real estate, and renewable energy project financing. Founded over a century ago, Rabobank is one of the largest and safest banks in the world, with nearly $1 trillion in assets and operations in more than 40 countries, and ranks among the highest rated private banks by Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s. Rabobank is a premier bank to the international food and agriculture industry, as well as a leading financier of solar, wind, bioenergy, and energy infrastructure projects.

In the Americas, Rabobank is present in the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico, and Paraguay, providing both retail and wholesale banking services as well as real estate and leasing services. The bank’s wholesale banking products focus on these banking areas:

Lending and Credit

Trade and Commodity Finance

Acquisition Finance

Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Finance

Global Client Solutions

Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory

Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory

Capital Markets

Your Function:
Job Overview/Purpose:
The Security Officer is responsible for ensuring a consistent and adequate level of security within the scope of the regional entity, in compliance with the Rabobank security policies and local procedures. This includes, but is not limited to conducting risk management assessments, design, testing and implementation of security controls, response to security incidents and participation as a subject matter expert in projects.

Context of Job:
The Security Officer position is a position inside Corporate Security. As such, this position serves to independently conduct security risk assessments, and advise the regional entity for Security issues. In addition, this position will interact directly with local ITI, as well as Global ITI and Global Security on a project basis.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
As assigned, conduct and manage the following processes:
System, Vendor, Operational Security Risk Management Processes:

Lead SRMP reviews as Security Officer.

Evaluate system owner responses, assisting with interpretation as needed.

Work with the Asset owner to manage risk as part of the process.

Coordination of, and entry into risk management tools (ex: SCORE!) as appropriate.

Produce final report and present for appropriate approvals.

Logical Access Control models:
Developing Application Business Models (Descriptive Data; Authorization Schemas and Authorization Tables);

Review and enhancement of LACF operating procedures;

Handover to the SecAdm Team.

Advise Business and System owners as to maintenance of the models.

Other responsibilities will include:
Managing business risks/projects (e.g., running Security related projects to support business requirements);

Assist in special projects (e.g., new application implementations) ;

Follow up on possible security incidents;

Represent Corporate Security as a subject matter expert to advise in both operational process (ex: Change Management) and project based work.

Your Profile:
Key Relationships:
(Key internal and external contacts e.g. clients, suppliers, internal Rabobank teams)

Key contacts or relationships to build will be with:
Regional Management;

Business Managers;

ITI;

ISD;

Other Security Officers;

Global Security Office.

Key Performance Indicators:
(Measures of successful performance in the role relating to the Key Accountabilities and In Control indicators)

Completion of Risk Management processes on schedule;

Completion of Logical Access Control Models on schedule;

Resolution of Business Risks based on entity Security standards;

Assistance the Business and System owners with appropriate security controls; and

Tracking and appropriate escalation of outstanding risks.

Responding to, following up on, and closing security incidents and escalated monitoring alerts.

Job Specifications

Job Skills and Knowledge:
(Any specific skills or knowledge that a person is required to possess to carry out the job effectively and be fully competent e.g. product/system knowledge, products need to sell)

Essential:
Extensive working knowledge of many aspects of information technology infrastructure components, such as firewalls, routers, host hardening, central authentication.

Extensive knowledge of basic Security principles, risk management and monitoring.

Ability to perform independent research to understand weaknesses within the Security environments.

Information Security professional certifications (ex: ISC2, GIAC, etc).

College Degree (BS) in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

At least 8 years experience specifically in the information security/information risk management field, with 3-5 years in a financial organization.

At least 10 to 15 years working in Information Technology.

Excellent Communication Skills

Team work

Self-Starter

Multitask

Desirable:
Technical Certifications (Microsoft, Redhat, Oracle, etc)

Experience in a Wholesale Banking environment.

Experience operating in a Global/Local Security model.

Interested?

Candidates who are interested in this role are encouraged to apply directly online including their resume and related documents. If you have any questions, you can Email

Ryan.Haberthur@Rabobank.com

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