M&T Bank Corporation

WIAM Monitoring Governance Specialist

M&T Bank Corporation • $80K — $134K *
Buffalo, NY 14221In-Person
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
1 week ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree plus 2 years of relevant experience or 6 years of combined higher education and work experience including at least 1 year in Cybersecurity, Technology, or Risk/Audit.
  • Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles and compliance requirements.
  • Familiarity with cybersecurity monitoring and incident response processes.
  • Ability to analyze security events and identify root causes of incidents.
  • Excellent critical thinking, analytical, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor security alerts from cybersecurity tools for policy violations.
  • Develop and maintain standard operating procedures for event monitoring.
  • Correlate data from various security tools to identify non-compliant activity.
  • Analyze security event trends and provide insights to leadership.
  • Collaborate with various teams to proactively mitigate cybersecurity risks.
  • Gather and share data for internal audits and regulatory requests.
  • Assist in remediation activities by coordinating communication plans.

Benefits

  • Option to work from home one day per week after initial on-site onboarding.
  • Flexible work schedule primarily onsite with some telecommuting.
  • Promotes a culture of belonging and aligns with M&T Bank's values.
  • Opportunity to work closely with Cybersecurity and Technology teams.
  • Potential to enhance internal control processes and risk management standards.
Full Job Description
This role is four days onsite at our Seneca One Buffalo, NY location, with the flexibility to work from home one day per week
Overview:

Responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and investigating cybersecurity events and alerts across the organization's technology environment for policy related violations. Provides support and analysis to cybersecurity detection and response processes while contributing to the continuous improvement of security monitoring capabilities and procedures.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Monitor security alerts and events from cybersecurity tools and platforms to identify policy violation-based activity.
  • Develop and maintain standard operating procedures and process documentation to ensure consistent event monitoring and response across the team.
  • Correlate data from multiple security tools and sources to identify non-compliant network user activity.
  • Analyze trends in security events providing insights and recommendations to cybersecurity leadership to improve detection and response capabilities.
  • Collaborate with Cybersecurity, Technology, and First Line Risk teams and, at times, business lines to proactively mitigate risk through existing policies and procedures.
  • Gather and share data to peers and leadership for internal audit and regulatory requests, ensuring highest degree of accuracy.
  • Assists various aspects of remediation activities by drafting key actions, timeline, and communication plan.
  • Effectively communicate monitoring activities and updates to stakeholders across Cybersecurity teams.
  • Proactively respond to ad-hoc Cybersecurity analysis requests, questions, and issues.
  • Maintain vendor relationships for specific security products or solutions, including communication around maintenance, issue resolution, and troubleshooting.
  • Understand and adhere to the Company's risk and regulatory standards, policies, and controls in accordance with the Company's Risk Appetite. Design, implement, maintain, and enhance internal controls to mitigate risk on an ongoing basis. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
  • Promote an environment that supports belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand.
  • Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
  • Complete other related duties as assigned.


Scope of Responsibilities:
  • Partners with peers, manager, Cybersecurity teams, and First Line Risk team.
  • Leverages established security monitoring, investigation, and incident response procedures to accomplish work. Work is reviewed for accuracy, completeness, and quality.
  • Demonstrates working knowledge of cybersecurity monitoring tools, SIEM platforms, and other security technologies within the function.


Education and Experience Required:
  • Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 2 years' relevant work experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 6 years' higher education and/or work experience inclusive of a minimum 1 year work experience in Cybersecurity, Technology, or Risk/Audit
  • Demonstrated working knowledge of cybersecurity principles and compliance requirements


Education and Experience Preferred:
  • Working knowledge of cybersecurity monitoring, investigation, and triage.
  • Proven ability to analyze security events, investigate policy-related incidents, and identify root cause.
  • Strong critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including documentation development.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with all levels of personnel and business partners across the organization.
  • Proven experience translating technical requirements into clear policies and procedures.

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M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $80,900.00 - $134,800.00 Annual (USD). The successful candidate's particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.

Location
Buffalo, New York, United States of America

About M&T Bank Corporation

M&T Bank is a financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. M&T's principal banking subsidiary, M&T Bank, operates banking offices in New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Trust-related services are provided by M&T's Wilmington Trust-affiliated companies and by M&T Bank. M&T Bank traces its origins to the founding of Manufacturers and Traders Bank in Buffalo, New York. As a result of mergers, acquisitions, and name changes, M&T Bank Corporation's principal bank is now known as Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company or M&T Bank. M&T Bank reorganized under a bank holding company in 1969 called First Empire State Corporation. The name was changed in 1998 to M&T Bank Corporation, whose common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the symbol "MTB."

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Learn more about M&T Bank Corporation
Size
17,115 employees
Market Cap
$25.2 billion
Industry
Finance & Insurance
Net Income
$1.3 billion
Founded
1868
5 Year Trend
+0.2%
NASDAQ
MTB
* Ladders Estimates

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