Markets Product Security Engineer - UK

ION Group

ION financial software improves decision making, simplifies complicated processes and empowers you by providing the right tools.

The Role:
This is an amazing opportunity to work with the Information Security and Compliance Team at ION. As a Product Security Engineer, you would be the key enabler of secure and compliant products. You should have knowledge of attack paths across the technology stack, including tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by adversaries to exploit vulnerabilities. You will be a trusted advisor throughout the product development lifecycle, incorporating knowledge of emerging threats, business goals, and system design to improve platform security posture. You will be responsible for aligning the Markets security strategy, security design, and controls engineering to the product roadmap. You will also be responsible for providing transparency to leadership on product control performance and associated risk.

Key Responsibilities:

• Within the Product Security Team as part of the ION Markets CISO function, you will deal with the following activities:
• Monitor and identify security events and emerging threats associated with the product line you are managing and any dependencies;
• Act as the interface between CSIRT and Product teams as part of security incident activities;
• Deliver threat modelling and hunting to identify vulnerabilities in product design and provide control recommendations to mitigate those risks;
• Engage in architecture and design reviews to ensure product alignment with Security strategy and industry best practices;
• Stay up to date with industry trends, best practices, and regulatory standards that may impact product implementations;
• Support the engineering of control solutions where existing offerings are not available;
• Provide security expertise during incident and problem management;
• Produce threat intelligence briefings and other work products to share information across the organisation;
• Respond to ad-hoc requests for platform security-related guidance;
• This role may require some overnight, weekend, and on-call activities.

Required Skills, Qualifications and Experience:

• Knowledge of:
• Working within the financial services industry, or other highly regulated industries in a technical role.
• Information security management, governance, and compliance principles, practices, laws, rules, and regulations, e.g., NIST, ISO, NIS, DORA, and GDPR;
• Information technology systems and processes, network infrastructure, data architecture, data processes, and protocols;
• Cyber and cloud security standard frameworks, architecture, design, operations, controls, technology, solutions, and service orchestration, e.g., CIS, CSF;
• Skills in:
• Security Tooling: Proficiency in common security tools, such as SIEMs, vulnerability scanners, firewalls, and EDR products;
• Scripting: Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, BASH, or PowerShell;
• Security Incident Management: Ability to assist with the detection, response, and recovery of escalated security incidents and manage backlog/lessons learned actions;
• Risk Assessment: Proficiency in conducting security risk assessments and providing thorough post-event analyses;
• Security Expertise: Providing security expertise during incident and problem management;
• Communication: Strong communication skills to explain complex security issues to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to:
• Effectively communicate technical issues to diverse audiences, both in writing and verbally;
• Handle sensitive and confidential matters, situations, and data;
• Understand and follow broad and complex instructions;
• Comprehend technical language and to confer, analyse, and write in an objective, lucid manner;
• Work independently and prioritize multiple tasks and adapt to needed changes;
• Remain calm under high pressure/difficult situations.

Preferred Certifications:

• GCIH;
• CSEC;
• CSSLP;
• CISSP;
• CASP+

ION is a rapidly expanding and dynamic group with 13,000 employees and offices in more than 40 cities around the globe. Our ever-expanding global footprint, cutting-edge products, and over 40,000 customers worldwide provide an unparalleled career experience for those who share our vision.

ION is committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive environment for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We respect the varied identities, abilities, cultures, and traditions of the individuals who comprise our organization and recognize the value that different backgrounds and points of view bring to our business. ION adheres to an equal employment opportunity policy that prohibits discriminatory practices or harassment against applicants or employees based on any legally impermissible factor.

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