Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited

Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited (HKICL) is a private company jointly owned by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and The Hong Kong Association of Banks.  The key objective of HKICL is to develop and operate a safe and efficient multi-currency and multi-dimensional financial infrastructure in Hong Kong.  At present, it operates an integrated financial infrastructure platform for: 

• interbank large-value fund transfers denominated in HKD, USD, Euro and RMB; 
• interbank money settlement of equity and debt securities transactions in Hong Kong via linkage established with the Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited and Central Moneymarkets Unit (CMU) system; 
• interbank small-value fund transfers denominated in HKD and RMB, i.e. the HKD and RMB Faster Payment System;
• interbank clearing and/or money settlement of retail payments in Hong Kong such as paper cheques, autocredits, credit card payments, etc.; and 
• the HKMA’s CMU system as a computer operator. 
   

Major Responsibilities
 

• Monitor the company’s cyber security posture
• Perform cyber resilience assessment on new projects and existing processes
• Assist in managing the Security Operations Center (SOC)
• Liaise with internal and external auditors in performing cyber resilience assessment and intelligence-led cyber attack simulation testing
• Assist in maintaining and executing the company’s cyber resilience programme plan, tracking programme progress and preparing regular status reports
• Assist in providing input to the company’s risk metrics reporting
• Perform other duties as assigned by the superiors

Requirements
 

• University degree preferably in information technology, information security, computer science or related discipline
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in technology risk and information security
• Knowledge of ISO27001 and HKMA technology risk management and cyber security guidelines (e.g. C-RAF 2.0)
• Good problem solving and analytical skills
• Team player with sound interpersonal and communication skills
• CISA, CISM, CRISC, CISSP and/or other cyber resilience related certifications preferred
• Hands on experience with cyber security assessment tools (e.g. Brup, Acunetix, Metasploit) is a plus
• Candidates with more experience may be considered for the position of Senior Specialist (Cyber Resilience)

How to Apply

Interested parties please send your curriculum vitae stating your current and expected salaries, and contact phone number to the Human Resources Division, Unit B, 25/F, MG Tower, 133 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon or by clicking the "Apply Now" button below:

All applications and personal information collected will be treated in strict confidence and only be used for the purpose of recruitment and selection.  The information collected will be accessed by our authorized personnel only.  Those applicants not contacted by the Human Resources Division within two months from their application date should consider their applications filed for future reference which will be retained for one year for possible future job matching, and destroyed after the expiry of one year.