Cyber Threat Analyst

The Exchange provides producers and consumers of metal with a physical market of last resort and, most importantly, with the ability to hedge against the risk of rising and falling world metal prices.Overall Purpose of Role:This role is an entry-level position within the Information Security team at the London Metal Exchange (LME). This role will be a junior member of the penetration testing team to conduct penetration testing of LME systems and applications. Penetration testing will include scoping, performing assessments, identifying vulnerabilities, documenting technical exploitation steps, and providing recommendations and remediations.Key Responsibilities:Support security incidents and act as stretch capacity for incident response and threat handling; Participate with on-call duties and after-hours support of incident management for incident escalations;Qualifications / Skills Required:Desirable: A University degree or equivalent qualifications in a STEM subject such as Computer Science, or Engineering and/or Information Systems.Required Knowledge and Experience:Experience in IT, security engineering, or DevOps (internships or academic projects included).Working knowledge of SDLCAbility to assess and prioritize tasks/risksStrong analytical and problem-solving skills.The LME is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. In recruiting for our teams, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of education, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity, expression and reassignment, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs. In doing so, we want every LME employee to feel our commitment to showing respect for all and encouraging open collaboration and communication.Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is a publicly-traded company (HKEX Stock Code:388) and one of the world's leading global exchange groups, offering a range of equity, derivative, commodity, fixed income and other financial markets, products and services, including the London Metals Exchange.As a superconnector and gateway between East and West, HKEX facilitates the two-way flow of capital, ideas and dialogue between China and the rest of world, through its pioneering Connect schemes, increasingly diversified product ecosystem and its deep, liquid and international markets.HKEX is a purpose-led organisation which, across its business and through the work of HKEX Foundation, seeks to connect, promote and progress its markets and the communities it supports for the prosperity of all.