Security Assurance | Security Governance Analyst | Professional Hire

Susquehanna International Group

Bala Cynwyd, PA Hybrid Jan 7
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As a Security Governance Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in advancing the firm’s cybersecurity efforts. This role provides a unique opportunity to merge your technical expertise and governance skills to significantly impact the firm’s security posture.

Success in this role hinges on your ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders across technical, legal, compliance, and operational teams. As a trusted partner, you will contribute to the implementation, maturation, and management of a cybersecurity governance framework. You will assess our organization’s performance against the framework, identify areas for improvement, and monitor progress to ensure sustained alignment with regulatory requirements and business objectives.

Your aptitude for fostering consensus, driving initiatives forward, and delivering measurable results will be key to creating an impactful and sustainable cybersecurity governance program. By leveraging your passion for cybersecurity and your drive for excellence, you will thrive in our collaborative environment—where curiosity is celebrated, and every challenge is an opportunity to grow. At Susquehanna, your contributions will directly impact the firm’s resilience and success in a rapidly changing landscape.

In this role you will:

  • Design and implement a comprehensive Cybersecurity Governance framework, aligning with industry standards (e.g., NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC 2, CIS Controls).
  • Develop and maintain cybersecurity policies, procedures, and standards in collaboration with stakeholders.
  • Ensure policies support business objectives and align with regulatory requirements and contractual obligations.
  • Lead awareness and training efforts to promote effective cybersecurity behaviors.
  • Asses and monitor compliance with internal policies and standards and industry regulations.
  • Coordinate internal and external audits, ensuring timely and accurate responses to findings and recommendations.
  • Support compliance stakeholders in preparing for and responding to cybersecurity inquieries from regulators.
  • Partner with legal, compliance, and business units to ensure alignment of cybersecurity objectives.
  • Regularly evaluate and enhance governance practices to address new risks and business needs.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum 5 years in cybersecurity governance, compliance, risk management, or related roles, with a proven track record of building or maturing programs.
  • Understanding of financial regulatory requirements and examinations strongly preferred
  • Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field
  • In-depth understanding of cybersecurity frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, CIS).
  • Strong grasp of governance principles, risk management, and compliance methodologies.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting to executive audiences.
  • Power-user of Business Intelligence and/or Cybersecurity GRC tools a plus
Retirement & Stock Options Benefits
  • 401K
  • 401k with company contribution
Perks & Discounts
  • Bring Your Own Device Reimbursement
  • Casual Dress
  • Lunch Provided
  • Offsite Company Events
  • On Site Gym/Fitness
  • Snacks Provided
  • Special Discounts
Health & Wellness
  • Dental Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • FSA
  • Health Insurance
  • HSA
  • Life Insurance
  • Long Term Disability
  • Mental Health Benefits
  • Onsite Gym
  • Short Term Disability
  • Vision Insurance
Parental Benefits
  • Family Medical Leave
  • Nursing Room
  • Parental Leave
PTO/Flexibility
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Sick Days
  • PTO
Other
  • Pet Insurance
Professional Development
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Susquehanna is a global quantitative trading firm founded by a group of friends who share a passion for game theory and probabilistic thinking. This approach is integral to our culture, where you will find relentless problem solvers within each of our core disciplines: Trading, Technology, and Quantitative Research. From offices around the world, our employees collaborate to make optimal decisions and are driven by the desire to achieve winning results together.

We are experts in trading essentially all listed financial products and asset classes, with a focus on options trading. Through market making and market taking, we handle millions of trading transactions around the world every day, providing liquidity and ensuring competitive prices for buyers and sellers. While our presence in the market is broad, our trading desks are highly specialized, allowing for a deep understanding of unique drivers of each asset class.

Tech at Susquehanna

Our engineers and developers focus on the entire technology stack, always with an eye toward evolving a stable, scalable, optimized environment with minimized risk. We use a mix of in-house developed applications combined with customized out-of-box technologies that allow us to create the optimal solution for any project. Sample technologies include:

● C# and C++ OOP languages
● CI/CD infrastructure in both Windows and Linux environments
● Scripting languages (including PowerShell, Bash, and Python)
● DevOps tools such as Kubernetes, Docker

Susquehanna takes pride in hiring smart, talented professionals from various backgrounds, whether they’ve had previous finance experience or not. We’re looking for self-starters with curiosity, delivery-focus, perseverance and good teamwork.

Engineers work on multiple projects simultaneously, playing a crucial role in the entire project life cycle. From crafting innovative solutions and coding applications to providing support for existing systems, their work directly influences the success of the business, empowering them to solve complex challenges and make a tangible impact.

We are looking to hire:

● Software Engineers
● Hardware Engineers
● DevOps Engineers
● Information Security Engineers
● Database Developers
● Technical Support Engineers
● Business Analysts/Project Managers