Senior Security Engineer NEW

Are you passionate about cybersecurity and ready to take your expertise to the next level? We are a working with a premier hedge fund, seeking a Senior Security Operations Engineer to fortify their security infrastructure and lead cutting-edge initiatives in a fast-paced financial environment.

As a Senior Security Operations Engineer, you’ll play a critical role in designing, implementing, and managing their security operations. You will lead efforts to detect, prevent, and respond to security incidents, ensuring the integrity and confidentiality of our data and systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer vulnerability management platform, including configurations, vulnerability scanning, remediation and reporting.
• Lead security incident detection, Incident response, and mitigation efforts.
• Manage and optimize SIEM, IDS/IPS, and other security monitoring tools.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enforce security best practices.
• Stay current on the latest security trends, threats, and technologies, and provide expert recommendations.
• Conduct regular security assessments and vulnerability testing.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 8-10 years in system security engineering, AppSec, Cloud Security or related fields
• Strong knowledge of SIEM tools (Splunk, Sumo Logic, FortiSIEM), firewalls (Palo Alto, Cisco), IDS/IPS, and endpoint security.
• Experience with cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP) and network security protocols.
• Knowledge of threat intelligence platforms and incident response procedures.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CEH, or OSCP are a plus.

Strong knowledge of security principles and industry standards such as ISO 27001, NIST, Critical Security Controls and Cloud Security Alliance