Principal Security Engineer

Principal Security Engineer - Quant Trading Firm | Up to £300k TC

One of the world's leading quantitative trading firms are searching for a Security Engineer to build secure architectural principles into their environment as they proactively scale and modernise their applications and infrastructure. You will play a decisive role in driving the firm's security strategy, owning end to end development from architectural design through to implementation.

Below I have included a breakdown of the role, company, and requirements. Please review and if the opportunity seems like a good fit share your CV!

Role Details:

• Redesign security across their applications and colocation infrastructure to drive improvements to security and resilience
• Build and scale secure and efficient systems
• Improve infrastructure security by setting up automated firewall policies, securing logs and key materials, and hardening containers and servers
• Improve visibility and security controls via enhanced auditing while continuing to maintain platform performance
• Implement a Zero-Trust Architecture - Building identity into system communications and ensuring host/service verification
• Use automation to track and reduce risks
• Drive security strategy in line with the following principles - Visibility, Simplicity, Isolation, Fault Tolerance, and Retaining Platform Speed

Company:

• Market-leading firm using a blend of cutting-edge ML/AI, world-class engineering, and a data-driven approach to shape its trading strategy
• Highly complex environment with extreme compute power and scale
• Hire the best of the best - Will be surrounded by very knowledgeable people you will have the opportunity to learn from
• Agile teams and a flat structure that fosters cross-functional collaboration
• Strong Compensation with a guaranteed bonus in year 1
• Brand-new, state-of-the-art office space - Free Daily Lunch

Requirements:

• Software Developer Level Coding Skills (C#, Java, Go, Rust, or C++)
• Experience building efficient, secure systems.
• Broad understanding of security across applications, networks, and infrastructure
• Strong secure deployment, container hardening, and access control experience
• Zero Trust architectures, SPIFFE/SPIRE, and authentication tools like Teleport or Consul.
• Stress testing experience