Associate/AVP, Threat Detection Analyst, COO's Office

GIC is one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds. With over 2,000 employees across 11 locations around the world, we invest in more than 40 countries globally across asset classes and businesses. Working at GIC gives you exposure to an extraordinary network of the world’s industry leaders. As a leading global long-term investor, we Work at the Point of Impact for Singapore’s financial future, and the communities we invest in worldwide.

Chief Operating Officer (COO) Office
The COO Office supports our COO to streamline operations and align them with strategic goals. You will work with the COO, Heads of Departments, and stakeholders across GIC to achieve operational excellence.

Cyber Security & Resilience
You will be a part of an independent risk management function to protect the firm’s information technology assets, including business data, from external threats and operational risks, and to facilitate the firm’s digitalisation journey in a secure manner. 

What impact can you make in this role?

We are looking for an Associate / Assistant Vice President to drive threat detection engineering as part of cybersecurity threat operations for Cyber Security Assurance & Defence (CSAD). You can look forward to a multi-faceted role that will require a wide skillset including business knowledge, technical know-how, execution ability, and strategic and consultative thinking.

What will you do as a Threat Detection Analyst

• Operationalize scalable threat detection use cases across GIC’s environment for cyber security defence.
• Partner closely with cybersecurity threat operations to ensure threat detection use cases are clearly defined and optimized for security operations
• Conduct security and threat research on threat detections
• Collaborate with relevant departments to ensure business context are utilized effectively for threat detection.
• Develop efficient threat detection use cases that aligns with overall threat detection strategy.
• Manage vendors for CSAD.
• Assist in audit, regulatory and incident reporting matters where relevant.
• Keep up to date with industry and technology trends and breaking news that may be relevant to keep GIC secure.

What qualifications or skills should you possess in this role? 

• At least 5-7 years working in a cyber security operations function or similar.
• Good understanding of cybersecurity frameworks, attack techniques (MITRE ATT&CK), and threat detection methodologies.
• Working knowledge with different SIEM tools as a power user.
• Working knowledge of incident response and malware triage.
• Working knowledge of networking and operating systems (Windows / Unix)
• Experienced with programming languages, preferably Python, C++/C# or R with experience in AI-related libraries (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn).
• Strong analytical and practitioner skills, combined with good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to break down and analyze complex problems and articulate them clearly to a non-technical audience.
• Relevant certifications in SANS, OffSec or other relevant credentials
• Knowledge of cybersecurity threat detection engineering principles and methodologies.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Work at the Point of Impact
We need to be forward-looking to attract the right people to help us become the Leading Global Long-term Investor. Join our ambitious, agile, and diverse teams - be empowered to push boundaries and pursue innovative ideas, share your views, and be heard. Be anchored on our PRIME Values: Prudence, Respect, Integrity, Merit and Excellence, which guides us in how we make our day-to-day decisions. We strive to inspire. To make an impact.

Flexibility at GIC
At GIC, our offices are vibrant hubs for ideation, professional growth, and interpersonal connection.  At the same time, we believe that flexibility allows us to do our best work and be our best selves.  Thus, our teams come into the office four days per week to harness the benefits of in-person collaboration, but have the flexibility to choose which days they work from home and adjust this arrangement as situational needs arise.

GIC is an equal opportunity employer 
As an employer, we passionately believe every individual brings with them unique diversity of thought and perspectives to meaningfully enrich perspectives of GIC teams to drive competitive performance. An inclusive environment yields exceptional contribution.

Learn More about out COO Office here:
https://gic.careers/departments/chief-operating-officer-office/