Job Description
Position Title: Security Specialist
Position Location: Pittsburgh, PA/Dallas, TX/Cleveland, OH/Birmingham, AL/Pheonix, AZ
Ability to work remote: Hybrid - 3 days in office, 2 remote
Summary:
Responsible for identifying and correcting a variety of data management issues.
Job Responsibilities:
• Set up, update and maintain securities in all asset classes (fixed income products, equities, options, OTC derivatives, etc.) in proprietary and third-party operations and accounting systems.
• Initiate and maintain reference data on securities and issuers.
• Create reports and control checks to correct security data in firm trading systems.
• Respond to inquiries related to security master functions.
• Diagnose data exceptions, recommend, and develop controls to ensure accuracy.
• Maintain security master data (security reference, derived, fundamental, and analytic data) and workflows associated with maintaining the data.
• Applies security concepts, reviews information, executes defined tasks, analyzes requirements, reviews logs, and creates documentation.
• Performs investigation and data loss prevention, data manipulation, and coordination of activities.
• Performs actions to address or mitigate risks and vulnerabilities.
• Reviews and defines controls.
• Advises on less complex security procedures and products for clients, security administrators and network operations.
• Participates in enforcement of control security risks and threats.
• Conducts security assessments and other information security routines consistently, with supervision.
Skills:
• A strong knowledge of products including bonds, CDS, leveraged loans, and equities.
• Basic familiarity with capital structures and issuer relationships, debt guarantees, and corporate actions / succession events. Familiarity with investment data sources; i.e. Bloomberg, Paladyne, Markit.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills; working knowledge of the Bloomberg Excel API preferred.
• Knowledge of system integrity, data validation, Order Management Systems, and the ability to communicate well.
Education/Experience:
• High School Degree and Bachelors degree (BS in Finance or BBA in Information Systems)/relevant field or equivalent work experience required.
• 6-8 years working with data integrity for security master maintenance across fixed income and equity products.
Function of the Group: Mitigating Risk
Initiatives/Projects: Mainframe Modernization project
Industry background: Security
Team Dynamic: Nine individuals on the team - ranging from C2s to C4s
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Migration of the solution from old product to new product
Must Have Technical Skills:
Level 3 -10-15 years experience is preferred by the HM
• RACF
• Zsecure
Flex Skills/Nice to Have:
ACF2, Oracle Identity Manager, SailPoint, CyberArk
Soft Skills:
Communication, Teamwork, Strong Work Ethic, Curiosity
Education/Certifications:
Bachelors Required
Screening Questions:
Explain the core differences between ACF2 and RACF in terms of access control and user identification.
What are the primary considerations when designing a migration strategy from ACF2 to RACF?
How does RACF handle access control differently from UID strings in ACF2?
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Ref: #404-IT Pittsburgh
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Contract work, Work experience placement, Remote job, Flexible hours,