68 Cybersecurity Engineer jobs in Ireland
Security Analyst
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In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization's extensive global network. The Group's operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.
+ This is a hybrid role, requiring the successful candidate to attend our Tralee office.
+ Current hours of support begin at 7am through until 10pm Monday - Friday, working 7.5 hours each day on a shift rotation basis which changes each week
**Role Description**
SMBC are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Security Analyst to join our Identity & Access Management (IAM) team. This role is responsible for protecting the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of information by ensuring appropriate security controls are enforced on company assets, while maintaining high standards of availability, resilience, and performance.
The Security Analyst will focus on managing Active Directory, creating and maintaining access packages, and analysing unstructured ServiceNow tickets to support access governance and security operations. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of experience in a similar role and a strong understanding of IAM principles. This position works closely with the IAM Engineering team to ensure secure and efficient access management across the organization.
The successful candidate will be process-oriented, possess strong communication skills, and be comfortable liaising with stakeholders at all levels. This role is part of a global support team within a multinational financial services company. Support hours run from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM (Monday-Friday), with 7.5-hour shifts on a weekly rotation. Occasional planned Saturday work (approximately 5 times per year) and coverage during local bank holidays may be required to support global operations.
This role will report to the Team Lead of Security Analyst Team.
**Role Objectives: Delivery**
+ Manage and maintain Active Directory user and group configurations.
+ Design, implement, and manage access packages and entitlement workflows.
+ Analyse and triage unstructured ServiceNow tickets related to access requests, incidents, and provisioning issues.
+ Collaborate closely with the IAM Engineering team to support automation, policy enforcement, and system enhancements.
+ Ensure compliance with internal security policies and external regulatory requirements.
+ Participate in access reviews, audits, and remediation efforts.
+ Document processes, procedures, and technical configurations for knowledge sharing and audit readiness.
+ Contribute to process improvement initiatives (e.g., Lean) and assist with automation to reduce manual work.
+ Provide an escalation point to IT Support teams for users with access and identification issues. Assist with audits of network and data access to ensure user rights assignments are applied correctly and kept in appropriate scope according to technology policy.
**Qualifications and Skills**
+ 2+ years of experience in a Security Analyst or IAM-related role.
+ Hands-on experience with Active Directory (in Entra & On Prem) and access management tools.
+ Proficiency in ServiceNow, especially in analysing and resolving unstructured tickets.
+ Familiarity with IAM concepts such as least privilege, RBAC, and access lifecycle management.
+ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
+ Have strong verbal and written communication skills.
+ Ability to demonstrate a self-motivated and disciplined approach to learning and working.
+ Demonstrate basic knowledge of polices and controls regarding data sharing and access restrictions between restricted parties.
+ Willingness to learn and grow within a team environment
+ Ability to work in a team environment and demonstrate leadership skills when needed.
+ Possess a highly developed sense of personal accountability and follow-through with an ability to effectively prioritize multiple personal tasks, projects, and goals.
**Additional Requirements**
SMBC's employees participate in a hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process.
SMBC provides reasonable accommodations during candidacy for applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at
Cyber Security Analyst
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In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization's extensive global network. The Group's operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.
+ This is a hybrid role, requiring the successful candidate to attend our Tralee office.
**Role Description**
SMBC is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst who has a strong passion for Cyber Resilience and is interested in building a career at a fast growing and reputable Bank. The Cyber Security Analyst will review policy compliance, access logs, and threat detection reports to identify patterns and potential risks. The role involves conducting assessments using frameworks such as NIST SP 800-53, the CRI Profile, and NIST SP 800-160 Volume 2, with a focus on applying threat modeling and threat intelligence to evaluate control effectiveness and organizational resilience. This is a non-technical, analysis-driven position that emphasizes understanding threats and aligning controls to resilience strategies through collaboration and reporting.
This role will report to the Vice President of Cyber Operations.
**Role Objectives: Delivery**
+ Analytical delivery of cybersecurity and resilience assessments.
+ Evaluate control implementation, identify gaps, and support alignment with resilience engineering principles.
+ Synthesizing threat intelligence, interpreting policy compliance data, and contributing to strategic recommendations.
+ Produce executive-level reporting using Power BI, Excel, and PowerPoint, and will track and manage tasks using tools such as ServiceNow, Jira, and other project management platforms.
+ Engagement with internal stakeholders ensures that findings are actionable and support broader organizational objectives related to cyber resilience and compliance.
+ Reporting using tools and project tracking systems is also important, as the analyst will play a key role in communicating insights and supporting resilience planning across the organization.
**Qualifications and Skills**
+ Recommended experience is 3 years in a cybersecurity, risk analysis, or resilience-focused role.
+ Proficiency in Power BI, Excel, PowerPoint, and tools such as ServiceNow and Jira is required.
+ Familiarity with NIST SP 800-53, the CRI Profile, and NIST SP 800-160 Volume 2 is essential, along with the ability to apply threat intelligence in a strategic context.
+ Candidates should have strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret technical data and engage with business stakeholders.
+ Familiarity with threat modeling, threat intelligence, and resilience engineering principles is desired
+ Experience with cybersecurity principles, resilience frameworks and threat modeling is preferred, and a demonstrated ability to learn and apply new methodologies is essential.
+ Have strong verbal and written communication skills.
+ Ability to demonstrate a self-motivated and disciplined approach to learning and working.
+ Ability to work in a team environment and demonstrate leadership skills when needed.
+ Possess a highly developed sense of personal accountability and follow-through with an ability to effectively prioritize multiple personal tasks, projects, and goals
**Additional Requirements**
SMBC's employees participate in a hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process.
SMBC provides reasonable accommodations during candidacy for applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at
Cyber Security Analyst
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In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization's extensive global network. The Group's operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.
+ This is a hybrid role, requiring the successful candidate to attend our Tralee office.
**Role Description**
SMBC is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst who has a strong passion for Information Security Operations and is interested in building a career at a fast growing and reputable Bank. The Cyber Security Analyst will assist with monitoring, reviewing and performance of audits on security lists. The successful candidate will access logs, policy compliance reports and threat detection. They will be given opportunities to participate in monitoring network traffic for signs of irregular activity that may indicate a breach. You will provide incident response and support in the event of a cyber security event. You will play a key role in troubleshooting and remediate any issues and analyze threats once they have been contained. This role will report to the Cyber Monitoring & Response Team Lead.
**Role Objectives: Delivery**
+ Act as a core member of the Cyber Monitoring & Response in support of the bank
+ Analyze security alerts and respond to security events and incidents.
+ Maintain and update monitoring & response playbooks.
+ Conduct proactive threat hunting.
+ Develop expertise in our monitoring systems and technology and support Threat Detection team developing new detection ideas.
+ Identify opportunities for efficiency, work hand in hand with Security Automation team to automate and improve our response processes.
+ Assist in the implementation and ongoing support of security systems.
+ Execute tasks or support projects to enhance team's capabilities.
+ Follow standards for security excellence within the SOC.
+ Bring a positive outlook and seek to motivate and inspire your fellow team members.
+ Demonstrate understanding of cyber security best practices, risk vectors, mitigation techniques and protection software.
+ Display basic knowledge of network security concepts such as firewalls, proxy servers, email security and suspicious traffic flows.
+ Exhibit proficiency to quickly identify potential cyber security threats from logs and monitoring, and follow steps to minimize impact.
+ Show ability to convey cyber security polices and concepts to employees and conduct training efforts to ensure all employees follow recommended best practices relating to cyber security.
+ Understanding of MITRE Cyber Kill Chain and similar frameworks.
+ Knowledge of security controls related to the detection, analysis, and response (SIEM, EDR, NDR, XDR, UEBA).
+ Knowledge of Windows and Linux systems, Active Directory, Cloud technologies.
**Qualifications and Skills**
+ Bachelors Degree in Cyber Security.
+ Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
+ Have strong verbal and written communication skills.
+ Ability to demonstrate a self-motivated and disciplined approach to learning and working.
+ Ability to work in a team environment and demonstrate leadership skills when needed.
+ Possess a highly developed sense of personal accountability and follow-through with an ability to effectively prioritize multiple personal tasks, projects, and goals.
+ 1- 3 years of experience highly desired
**Additional Requirements**
SMBC's employees participate in a hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process.
SMBC provides reasonable accommodations during candidacy for applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at
Cyber Security Analyst
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Security Analyst (OT)
Posted 19 days ago
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About the Role
Our client is seeking a Security Analyst with a focus on Operational Technology (OT). This position will play a key role in supporting the ongoing protection of critical technology environments, working closely with IT and OT teams to identify risks, enhance security measures, and ensure compliance with best practices.
Key Responsibilities
Assist with the development and implementation of security controls and processes within OT environments.Monitor and analyse security events, escalating risks where appropriate.Support internal teams and external partners during audits or assessments.Stay up to date with emerging threats, frameworks, and industry standards.Collaborate with stakeholders across the business to resolve issues and promote security awareness.Candidate Profile
The successful candidate will ideally have:
Previous experience in information security, ideally with exposure to OT or industrial systems.A background in IT, cybersecurity, or a related discipline (degree or equivalent experience).Knowledge of security frameworks and tools.Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.Effective communication skills and the ability to work across different teams.Industry certifications (e.g., CISSP, CEH, CompTIA Security+) would be an advantage but are not essential.If this opportunity is of interest, please apply within or reach out directly to Daniel atSAP GRC, Security Analyst
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Security Risk Analyst II
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_Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential._
**Title and Summary**
Security Risk Analyst II
Overview
The Mastercard Technology Risk Team is looking for a security analyst to support the implementation of international standards, processes, best practices and IT frameworks thereby helping the organization to enhance its current security posture.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee compliance and the implementation of design (up-to-date standard operating procedures) and operational effectiveness (testing the validity of procedures periodically).
- Participate in the gathering, documenting, monitoring and preliminary analysis of the information security and technology metrics.
- Identify, test, and report security weaknesses in systems and applications. Participate in the risk management process, including documenting, reviewing and updating systems on a regular basis; contribute in the preparations of internal risk reports.
- Maintaining an understanding of security policies and regulatory compliance (i.e. ISO 27001, PCI, GDPR)
- Monitor technology risk and compliance, and develop, deliver, maintain and monitor IT policies, standards, and best practices.
- Oversee governance and compliance of vulnerability remediation enterprise wide.
- Support special projects as requested; provides ad-hoc support to management.
- Develop effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, auditors, process and control owners and functional staff
- Understand and interact with related disciplines through different committees to ensure the consistent application of policies and standards across all technology functions.
Experience Required
- Experience supporting information security, IT audit and/or IT risk management principles.
- Familiarity with risk management processes (e.g., methods for assessing and mitigating risk)
- Conceptual understanding of IT and security controls, networking and information security technologies.
- Knowledge of Risk and Control Framework standards such as ISO 27001, NIST CSF, PCI-DSS.
- Background in developing, and maintaining security policies, processes, procedures and standards.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for design, creation and testing of security controls and systems.
Nice to have
- Experience creating ISMS documentation to integrate the ISO 27001 requirements within the overall organization.
- Successfully completed ISO 27001:2022 Lead Auditor/Lead Implementer certification.
- Successfully completed CISA/CISM Certification.
- Knowledge of laws, regulations, policies, and ethics as they relate to cybersecurity and IT management (e.g., GDPR, NY DFS Part 500 , MAS TRM etc.)
- Knowledge of Mastercard products and technology, security and other risk management programs and practices. (desired, not required)
- Experience using RSA Archer or equivalent risk tool sets.
Qualifications and Skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience/bachelor's degree in information systems management, computer science, information technology or related field preferred
- Experience in handling certifications, compliance and internal/external information security/cyber security audits.
- Excellent written as well as verbal communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills, including good communication with the ability to articulate ideas in a 2 of 2 precise and concise manner.
- Contribute to work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for and development of skills to engage with those of other cultures and backgrounds.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and switch between tasks quickly
**Corporate Security Responsibility**
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:
+ Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
+ Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
+ Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
+ Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.
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Chief Information Security Officer
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Confirmo is one of the fastest growing crypto payment gateways, and our flexible solutions, low fees, and top-class support make it easy for businesses of all sizes to accept crypto payments. Forbes US named us among the best crypto payment gateways in the world and we don't plan to slow down! Since 2022, we've grown 700% in volume and now process over $60M+ monthly. We are in the process of obtaining our MiCA licence in Ireland and as part of this expansion, we plan to hire approximately eight employees in Ireland, with a CISO as a top priority.
Key Responsibilities:
Understand our business risks, evaluate our existing security standards and practices, identify the biggest threats and vulnerabilities and propose lightweight yet efficient solutions.
Architect and implement cloud security and SDLC controls, including access management, network security, encryption, data management and threat detection, following industry best practices.
Design, build, and operate scalable security solutions across our cloud infrastructure, ensuring resilience, high availability, and automation at scale.
Evaluate our software development lifecycle from a security perspective, actively collaborate on feature definitions and MRs that require security assessment.
Define and enforce digital security policies, collaborating with engineering teams to drive adoption and ensure consistent implementation.
Collaborate with compliance and operations teams to align our security practices with regulatory and industry standards such as DORA, ISO 27001 and others, plus support certification or audit readiness where needed.
Your Profile:
7+ years of cybersecurity experience. An ideal candidate even tried a managerial role in that field but realised hands-on experience in a fast paced environment is a lot more entertaining role.
Strong background in security monitoring and detection engineering for cloud environments.
Strong background in programming. You don't have to be a seasoned software developer, but general programming in multiple languages and the ability to understand even complex source code is a must. LLMs help, but responsibility remains on our shoulders. Our main languages are JVM (Java or Kotlin) and Javascript/Typescript plus a lot of Python and other scripting.
Experience with public cloud infrastructure (ideally AWS).
Experience with edge security solutions, especially Cloudflare
Any relevant certifications are a plus, e.g.: CISSP, CEH, OSWA, OSWE, etc
Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent.
Familiarity with the FinTech environment and/or the cryptocurrency domain is a strong plus.
Analytical thinking, highly organised mind. We don't have the capacity to micromanage, we need to rely on your abilities.
Strong ability to prioritise and choose your battles. Our security imperfections need to be carefully evaluated and their solution deliberately prioritised.
This position is based in Dublin/Ireland, remote work is ok from Ireland with occasional travel to Dublin. If you are interested in learning more, please submit your CV, and our recruiter, Brian, will get back to you promptly.
Chief Information Security Officer
Posted 5 days ago
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Confirmo is one of the fastest growing crypto payment gateways, and our flexible solutions, low fees, and top-class support make it easy for businesses of all sizes to accept crypto payments. Forbes US named us among the best crypto payment gateways in the world and we don't plan to slow down! Since 2022, we've grown 700% in volume and now process over $60M+ monthly. We are in the process of obtaining our MiCA licence in Ireland and as part of this expansion, we plan to hire approximately eight employees in Ireland, with a CISO as a top priority.
Key ResponsibilitiesUnderstand our business risks, evaluate our existing security standards and practices, identify the biggest threats and vulnerabilities and propose lightweight yet efficient solutions.
Architect and implement cloud security and SDLC controls, including access management, network security, encryption, data management and threat detection, following industry best practices.
Design, build, and operate scalable security solutions across our cloud infrastructure, ensuring resilience, high availability, and automation at scale.
Evaluate our software development lifecycle from a security perspective, actively collaborate on feature definitions and MRs that require security assessment.
Define and enforce digital security policies, collaborating with engineering teams to drive adoption and ensure consistent implementation.
Collaborate with compliance and operations teams to align our security practices with regulatory and industry standards such as DORA, ISO 27001 and others, plus support certification or audit readiness where needed.
7+ years of cybersecurity experience. An ideal candidate even tried a managerial role in that field but realised hands-on experience in a fast paced environment is a lot more entertaining role.
Strong background in security monitoring and detection engineering for cloud environments.
Strong background in programming. You don't have to be a seasoned software developer, but general programming in multiple languages and the ability to understand even complex source code is a must. LLMs help, but responsibility remains on our shoulders. Our main languages are JVM (Java or Kotlin) and Javascript/Typescript plus a lot of Python and other scripting.
Experience with public cloud infrastructure (ideally AWS).
Experience with edge security solutions, especially Cloudflare
Any relevant certifications are a plus, e.g.: CISSP, CEH, OSWA, OSWE, etc
Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent.
Familiarity with the FinTech environment and/or the cryptocurrency domain is a strong plus.
Analytical thinking, highly organised mind. We don't have the capacity to micromanage, we need to rely on your abilities.
Strong ability to prioritise and choose your battles. Our security imperfections need to be carefully evaluated and their solution deliberately prioritised.
This position is based in Dublin/Ireland, remote work is ok from Ireland with occasional travel to Dublin. If you are interested in learning more, please submit your CV, and our recruiter, Brian, will get back to you promptly.
Information Security Compliance Specialist, PCI
Posted 2 days ago
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The Information Security Compliance Specialist is responsible for managing McAfee's information security compliance certifications, including maintaining McAfee's PCI DSS certification and supporting additional frameworks including SOC 2 Type II, ISO2700, NIST CSF and HIPAA.
This position is open in Ireland; We will only consider candidates currently in Ireland and are not offering relocation assistance at this time.
**_About the Role_** **_:_**
+ Managing McAfee's PCI DSS 4.0 compliance program.
+ Supporting additional compliance frameworks including ISO2700X, SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA.
+ Working with stakeholders across McAfee to facilitate internal compliance assessments aligned to industry standards including NIST CSF.
+ Working with stakeholders in Sales and Procurement to meet partner expectations, including responding to customer security requests and reviewing contractual agreements.
**_About You_** **_:_**
+ Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 5 years of experience in the same field.
+ PCI ISA or QSA.
+ Ability to conduct thorough security audits, including risk assessments to identify and evaluate security risks and compliance gaps.
+ Knowledge of cloud computing principles and best practices, with specific focus on cloud security controls, configurations, and monitoring tools.
+ Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization to drive security initiatives and remediation efforts.
+ Strong project management skills and experience in managing security projects, including planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting on project progress and outcomes.
+ Please specify the versions of PCI you've worked with in your resume.
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**_Company Overview_**
McAfee is a leader in personal security for consumers. Focused on protecting people, not just devices, McAfee consumer solutions adapt to users' needs in an always online world, empowering them to live securely through integrated, intuitive solutions that protects their families and communities with the right security at the right moment.
**_Company Benefits and Perks:_**
We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage everyone at McAfee to bring their authentic selves to work every day. We're proud to be Great Place to Work® Certified in 10 countries, a reflection of the supportive, empowering environment we've built where people feel seen, valued, and energized to reach their full potential and thrive.
We offer a variety of social programs, flexible work hours and family-friendly benefits to all of our employees.
+ Bonus Program
+ Pension and Retirement Plans
+ Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
+ Paid Time Off
+ Paid Parental Leave
+ Support for Community Involvement
We're serious about our commitment to diversity which is why McAfee prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.