Insider Threat Analyst
Glasgow

JR020864

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Insider Risk Analyst to join our Insider Triage function to support the development and enhancement of internal threat detection and response capabilities.

This role involves close collaboration with incident response teams, technical stakeholders, and process owners to ensure effective onboarding, utilisation, and continuous improvement of internal monitoring tools and escalation procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform triage of events generated by firm monitoring and help advise on next steps as well as help establish new escalation paths where appropriate.
• Analyse the performance of existing monitoring analytics to help define improvements as well as help on-board new analytics to expand monitoring coverage.
• Deliver targeted training sessions to selected incident response analysts on the use of new monitoring tools. Ensure procedural documentation is updated to reflect new capabilities and workflows.
• Collaborate with analysts to capture feedback and prioritise enhancements to monitoring tools. Coordinate with platform teams to ensure updates are aligned with operational needs and feed into the broader development roadmap.
• Establish and iterate a repeatable process for insider threat triage, ensuring scalability and adaptability to evolving threat landscapes.
• Work with analysts to design and implement alternative escalation paths for atypical or emerging threat scenarios, including alerts from proactive threat hunting or novel detection mechanisms.

Qualifications & Skills

• Experience in insider threat detection, incident response, or security operations.
• Strong understanding of threat analysis tools and methodologies.
• Ability to translate technical feedback into actionable improvements.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Experience working cross-functionally with technical and operational teams.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Flexible work statement
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Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.