Senior Cyber Risk Manager

Location: Cayman Islands

About Us

The Maples Group is a global leader in financial services, trusted by many of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms, and international corporations.

Our side-by-side financial and legal teams consistently deliver award-winning services to a global client base, offering unrivalled learning and career opportunities to our 2,500 colleagues worldwide.

What’s it like to work here?

We are driven to excel, and collaboration is key to our continued success. We can go further for our clients because we go further for each other too. Our inclusive culture creates an environment where people can be themselves at work while doing their best work. No matter where you work in the Maples Group, you will be part of a global team. 

The Opportunity

We are looking for an accomplished Senior Cyber Risk Manager to join our Info Security team as part of our financial services business in Grand Cayman.

The Cayman Islands is home to our global headquarters and where the Maples Group first established operations in the 1960s. Since then we have grown to become one of the largest employers in Cayman, where colleagues from all over the world collaborate to deliver best-in-class solutions to clients worldwide. As part of our Cayman team you will:

• Be responsible for threat and vulnerability management, identity and access management, vendor management and participating in numerous assessments of the operating effectiveness of IT general controls related to Cyber Security.
• Will also support aspects of the Maples Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery program.
• Manage application security ( Web, API, Cloud Native) strategy as critical component of the Cyber Security programme; including but not limited to defining standards and tools, defining target thresholds, monitoring and reporting
• The role will include all aspects of cyber security including access control, application and development, risk management, change management, logical access, operational security, incident response, business continuity, operational and physical security of systems, as well as ongoing user training and reporting requirements.

What You Bring

In addition to indisputably high ethical standards and autonomy, the ideal candidate possesses the following:

• Bachelors in Computer Science or Information Systems, or a minimum of 2 qualifications in the field of Information Security. CISA/CISSP/CISM/CRISC/CSSLP qualification is desired.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in an Information Security role, including experience with alert/incident triage and security issues.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience implementing and managing Application Security standards and policies.
• In-depth knowledge of secure SDLC models
• Minimum of 15+ years' experience in Financial Services preferred and should include security education, risk analysis and documentation of processes.

       Experience managing matrix style teams and experience in coaching and mentoring junior staff.

       Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with both business and IT stakeholders and leaders, as well as IT engineering teams

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with demonstrated ability to assess system and technology portfolios, recommend improvement opportunities, and align stakeholders around remediation of gaps.