Manager - Cyber Defense & Digital Forensics
About the Employer
Job Description
The Job Role
- Lead Bank-wide cyber defense operations, threat analysis, proactive threat hunting, and threat intelligence activities in line with the annual Information Security Plan.
- Identify and assess emerging cyber threats, oversee preventive, detective, and corrective controls, and coordinate timely remediation with relevant stakeholders.
- Lead digital forensics investigations and cyber incident response, ensuring sound evidence acquisition, preservation, chain of custody, escalation, reporting, and post-incident review.
- Provide security advice for system design, application development, infrastructure enhancements, and technology deployments, while supporting advanced SOC investigations.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory, statutory, contractual, and internal security requirements, including ISO 27001, PCI DSS, SWIFT CSP, and CBSL requirements.
- Support audits, ISMS related reviews, vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and cyber risk assessments, and recommend appropriate risk mitigation measures.
- Enhance cyber defense, threat hunting, and forensic capabilities by evaluating security technologies, optimizing tools, and driving automation for detection, investigation, and response.
- Lead and develop the cyber defense team, manage objectives, and report incidents, investigations, metrics, and cyber risks to management while coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.
The Person
- Possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security, Information Technology, Computer Science, Cyber Security or a related discipline; a master’s degree is an advantage.
- Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in threat hunting, cyber defense operations, digital forensics, malware analysis, or incident response within a banking or financial services environment.
- Possess relevant professional certifications such as CISSP, OSCP, CHFI, GCFA / GCFE, GCIH, CompTIA, CySA+, PenTest+.
- Demonstrate strong technical and managerial competencies in cyber defense capabilities, forensic readiness, and threat detection mechanisms to strengthen the Bank's resilience against evolving cyber threats.
Interested candidates who meet the above requirements are invited to submit their CVs via Union Bank Job Portal on or before 16th November 2026 with the names of two non-related referees, quoting “Manager - Cyber Defense & Digital Forensics” in the subject line.
All applications will be treated with strict confidence. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
We are an equal opportunity employer!
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