The Suspicious Activity Management (SAM) is a regulatory Governance program which Identifies Critical Internet Facing Applications within CITI and make sure they are compliant within the Citi’s requirements and regulatory standards for monitoring and detecting suspicious activities. The SAM Analyst will rely on knowledge of Citi's SAM (Suspicious Activity Management) program to manage the assessment process and implementation of security Solutions for in-scope applications that require detective (category 1) and preventative (category 2) monitoring of online customer sessions at the application layer.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced individual who is technically knowledgeable and proficient in Information Security Concepts , application/network & internet technology, with solid coordination, management and follow-up skills.
As a SAM Analyst you will
- Based upon FFIEC (Federal financial Institutions Examination Council) guidelines, develop and manage detective and preventative monitoring solution for online customer sessions, at the application layer, where there is either exposure of Confidential PII online and/or the existence of Payments and Transfer to non-linked accounts
- Drive application security assessments by analyzing the current application architecture to determine the nature of risk and requirements (exhaustive list of events and data elements) for onboarding on to SAM monitoring tools
- Based on the SAM assessment advise the application team on the controls necessary to achieve SAM compliance and help build a plan for the same;
- As SME provide inputs for resolution of pending technical issues during SAM assessment and onboarding of in-scope applications on to monitoring tools for both Category 1 and 2;
- Coordinate with Splunk onboarding team or CSAP (Citi Secure Authentication Platform) Operations team where data or applications need to be clarified or reviewed for additional clarification or updated status;
- Extensive use of the SAM Tracker in Archer to archive status of compliance, actions, deliverables and to manage the queue for follow-up tasks;
- Prepare slides for the weekly SAM(Suspicious Activity Management) Committee reviews as well as for other management, audit or regulatory reviews;
- Prepare metrics and GISMR report to the senior management;
- Provide businesses with full description of the SAM Program in as much detail as is necessary, when needed.
Ideal background
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Technology or related field, or
- 3-5 years of experience in IT Risk Management/Information Security specifically performing IT Risk Assessment for web applications/infrastructure;
- 3-5 years of experience in IT program management;
- Thorough understanding of web application design and architecture as well as application and network level nomenclature and models, including Mobile technology channels, API’s, SDK’s, middleware, authentication protocols and more;
- Thorough understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) including Agile Methodology and Cloud sourcing;
- Strong MS Excel and PowerPoint skills;
- Experience in the use and knowledge of Archer is a bonus;
- Financial services experience is strongly preferred; including familiarity with FFIEC guidelines (Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment);
- A confident, dynamic individual capable of defining, building and matrix managing a global program across technology and business organizations in a constantly evolving global enterprise.
