About CLS

CLS is the trusted party at the centre of the global FX ecosystem. Utilized by thousands of counterparties, CLS makes FX safer, smoother and more cost effective. Trillions of dollars’ worth of currency flows through our systems each day.

Created by the market for the market, our unrivalled global settlement infrastructure reduces systemic risk and provides standardization for participants in many of the world’s most actively traded currencies. We deliver huge efficiencies and savings for our clients: in fact, our approach to multilateral netting shrinks funding requirements by over 96% on average, so clients can put their capital and resources to better use.

CLS products are designed to enable clients to manage risk most effectively across the full FX lifecycle – whether through more efficient processing tools or market intelligence derived from the largest single source of FX executed data available to the market.

Our ambition to make a positive difference starts with our people. Our values underpin everything that we do at CLS and define our working environment:

Pivotal purpose
Trusted guardian
Targeted innovation
Facilitate connections
Delivering excellence
Inclusive culture

Job information:

· Functional title - UEBA Use Case Developer/Manager UEBA
Department – IT Security
Corporate level – Vice President
Report to – Director of Insider Threat
Location - Iselin, New Jersey
Compensation – $143,000 - 166,000 base salary + variable compensation + 401(k) match + benefits

Overview of the role:

CLS is seeking a highly motivated, and skilled Vice President - UEBA (User Entity Behavioral Analysis) Use Case Developer/Manager to join our Insider Threat Team. The role will be located in New Jersey. The position will report to the Director of Insider Threat and will participate in the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of a new Insider Threat team.

This role involves the identification, detection and investigation of abnormal actions from internal accounts which may be indicative of risk posed by individuals with authorized access to organizational assets, including employees and third-party vendors. The position will require collaboration with cross-functional teams to mitigate the risks of malicious, negligent, or unintentional insider actions that could lead to security breaches, data loss, or system unavailability.

This position requires someone with an analytical mind and data analysis skills, working knowledge of company systems and IT security tools, a quick learner, and the ability to propose and execute on program improvements. This role will also be responsible for building relationships with organizational partners and conducting investigations.

What you will be doing:

• Integrate UEBA capabilities with SIEM, SOAR, EDR DLP, and IAM systems.

• Establish baselines of normal user behaviour across identity, network, endpoint and application activity.

• Monitor user risk scores and tune detection logic to reduce false positives and improve detection fidelity, identifying and onboarding new telemetry sources.

• Drive incident response and insider threat investigations with timeline and data analysis. Conduct proactive behavioural threat hunting using UEBA data.

• Manage playbook response actions and support investigations of suspected insider threat incidents to include preventative controls and user quarantine actions.

• Align behavioural monitoring with privacy, legal and HR considerations.

• Participate in the execution of the insider threat program, including the development of tools, standards, procedures, and processes to detect, prevent, and respond to insider threats.

• Research advanced detection and monitoring tools to complement existing systems.

• Drive continuous improvement by integrating lessons learned, industry best practices, and emerging threat intelligence.

• Collaborate with stakeholders across the firm to evaluate and address potential insider risks across systems, networks, and organizational processes.

• Participate in investigations and produce reports on insider threat risks, incidents, and mitigation efforts for executives to aid in their decision making.