Cybersecurity Analyst at Garda Capital Partners (Geneva, Switzerland)
Garda Capital Partners· Geneva, Switzerland·
Job description
Garda Capital Partners (Garda) is a multi-billion dollar alternative investment firm with over 22 years of experience deploying relative value strategies across fixed income markets for institutional investors. We hire, grow, and mentor great talent and remain steadfast in our commitment to building a culture that helps them succeed. Garda is more than a workplace. We are built on trust, integrity, and a shared vision for how we work together, the enduring relationships we build, and the consistency of our results. Garda's primary offices are located in Wayzata, New York City, West Palm Beach, Geneva, Zug, Copenhagen, Singapore, and Scottsdale.
Garda is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst with experience to support day-to-day security operations, including vulnerability management, IAM, incident response, access reviews, and security awareness initiatives. The role also involves partnering with stakeholders across the firm on security policies, vendor due diligence, and other security projects, with financial services experience preferred.
Position Responsibilities
- Run vulnerability management and patching: track findings to closure, prioritize remediation, and report on progress
- Conduct periodic user and privileged access reviews and help maintain least-privilege access across systems
- Support identity and access management (IAM) operations, including provisioning, deprovisioning, and access policy enforcement
- Handle day-to-day security operations, monitoring, and routine investigations
- Manage security awareness training and phishing simulation programs and follow up on results
- Triage and respond to incident escalations from our managed detection and response provider, driving them to resolution and escalating where appropriate
- Take ownership of analyst-level security tasks and recurring operational work to support the broader team
- Build effective working relationships with stakeholders across Garda's offices
- Policies / procedures
- Vendor due diligence
- Work on security related initiatives as directed by the security architect
Qualifications & Desired Skills
- 3-5 years in an infrastructure or security role
- Experience in financial services is a plus
- Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and deadlines
- Source control and pipeline security operations (GitSecOps) experience
- Solid understanding of core security concepts: network protocols, firewalls, common attack vectors, and risk
- Professional certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CISM, or CISSP are a plus
- Detail-oriented, with strong verbal and written communication skills
Why work at Garda Capital Partners
- Culture: Emphasizes collaboration, empowerment, continuous learning, and accountability. Leaders are approachable, and employees are encouraged to take initiative. Values include rigor, fairness, transparency, and excellence.
- Work environment: Global offices with a hybrid/office presence (roles listed in Geneva, Zug, New York, and Wayzata). The firm combines the agility of an entrepreneurial firm with the discipline of an established institution.
- Career growth: Focus on long-term career development; employees are given “lived experiences” and opportunities to shape outcomes. Open roles include Quantitative Researcher, Software Engineer (AI Tooling), Data Engineer, AI Intern, and Investment Analyst.
- Notable perks: Flat structure, cross-departmental collaboration, and a strong emphasis on integrity and work-life balance (the firm explicitly avoids short-termism).