Vice President, Senior Incident Response Analyst position at MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group).| United Kingdom

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MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group) Vice President, Senior Incident Response Analyst

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Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count? Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career. Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded. MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group) is one of the world's leading financial groups. Headquartered in Tokyo and with approximately 350 years of history, MUFG is a global network with around 2,300 offices in over 50 countries including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia and Oceania, and East Asia.. The group has over 150,000 employees, offering services including commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing. As one of the top financial groups globally with a vison to be the world's most trusted, we want to attract, nurture and retain the most talented individuals in the market. The size and range of MUFG's global business creates opportunities for our employees to stretch themselves and reap the rewards, whilst our common values, to behave with integrity and responsibility, and to build a culture which is fair, transparent, and honest, underpin everything that we do. We aim to be the financial partner of choice for our clients, whatever their requirements, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. MUFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: MTU) stock exchanges. The group’s operating companies include, but are not limited to, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking (Japan's leading trust bank), Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings (one of Japan's largest securities firms), and MUFG Americas Holdings. Please visit our website for more information - mufgemea.com. Technology is responsible for the operation, development and support of all technology across all areas of the local and international business. We ensure the IT strategy, architecture solutions, and service delivery are firmly aligned to business requirements and long term strategy of the group. Technology comprises the following functions: Architecture and Development team - which is responsible for the provision of shared services including architecture, middleware, new systems development, quality assurance and release management. Middle, Risk and Back Office Team - which is responsible for all the applications used by these areas including the main trading system, Murex. Front Office Solutions - which provides a business-oriented focus to all technological developments that affect the trading floor. Infrastructure team - which supports the operation of all production services, voice and data networks, other voice systems and desktop systems. Programme Office and Purchasing - which is responsible for definition, prioritisation and delivery of the annual investment portfolio as well as procurement and software licence management. IT Risk and Control - which is responsible for implementing and managing all technology related controls over IT and information risk and business continuity, supports the provision of disaster recovery solutions, performs risk assessments, and manages business recovery plans and the business recovery facility. Information Secuity is also the responsibility of this function. Main Purpose of the Role : To ensure effective management and control of information security, IT and information risk for MUSI by ensuring all appropriate Security, IT and common sense controls are in place, that these controls are being followed and that this is evidenced across the whole business and IT department. The role will involve liaising with the other information security functions within the MUS international business and MUFG group to ensure a consistent approach to all controls, standards and policies is adopted across the organisation. To ensure all necessary Information Security controls are in place and that an appropriate strategy to protect the firm from all Cyber, external and internal threats is defined and being implemented. To develop, implement and manage compliance with appropriate IS and IT Security policies, standards and procedures. To support the relationship and associated reporting requirements between Technology and internal and external bodies e.g. auditors, management committees, Tokyo head office, regulators (via Compliance), Operational Risk. Key Responsibilities: In this role, you will be responsible for information/ cyber security across MUFG’s banking arm and securities business under a dual-hat arrangement. Under this arrangement, you will act and make decisions on behalf of both the bank and the securities business, subject to the same remit and level of authority, and irrespective of the entity which employs you. Operate under the Incident Response (IR) function, reporting to the IR Lead, with responsibility for leading investigations into high-severity security incidents Manage and coordinate end-to-end incident response activities, ensuring timely containment, eradication, and recovery Provide technical leadership and guidance to SOC and IR team members during active investigations Collaborate closely with the Global Incident Response team to assess cross-regional impact and coordinate response efforts Work in partnership with Threat Intelligence, Threat Hunting, SOC, and other cybersecurity teams to ensure efficient and effective incident handling Serve as the primary technical liaison for incident status updates required by regulatory bodies, audit teams, and executive stakeholders Develop, maintain, and continuously improve IR playbooks, workflows, and escalation protocols Drive post-incident reviews and lessons learned sessions to enhance response capabilities and reduce future risk Represent the IR function in cross-functional cyber governance and risk forums. Ensure all IR activities comply with applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards Provide out-of-hours support as part of the IR leadership rotation when necessary Skills and Experience: Dedicated experience in an Incident Response role within an established SOC environment Proven expertise in threat analytics, incident triage, and response coordination across diverse attack scenarios Strong hands-on experience with SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk, Sentinel, QRadar) for threat detection and investigation Deep understanding of attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) across varied infrastructures, aligned with frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK Familiarity with industry-standard incident response frameworks, including NIST, SANS, and MITRE Experience in both network-based and host-based threat analytics, including packet capture analysis and endpoint telemetry Solid knowledge of security infrastructure components (e.g., firewalls, IDS/IPS, EDR) and their mitigation strategies Proficiency in query languages such as Splunk SPL and CrowdStrike Query Language for threat hunting and forensic analysis Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical findings into clear, actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders Thorough understanding of international security standards and control frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS Controls) Personal Requirements: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively across technical and business teams Highly results-driven, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability Proactive and self-motivated, with a commitment to continuous improvement and learning Ability to prioritize tasks and operate with urgency in high-pressure environments Strong decision-making skills and sound judgment in complex and time-sensitive scenarios Structured and logical approach to problem-solving and incident analysis Creative and innovative mindset, capable of adapting to evolving threats and technologies Excellent interpersonal skills, fostering collaboration across teams and departments Capable of managing large workloads and tight deadlines without compromising quality Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy, especially in high-stakes investigations Calm and composed under pressure, with the ability to perform effectively during critical incidents Relevant certifications such as GCIH, GCFA, GMON, or equivalent are highly desirable We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements. MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership. We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.

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