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Senior Network Security Engineer

Qube Research & Technologies
London
9 months ago
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Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology and trading expertise has shaped QRT's collaborative mindset which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT's culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high quality returns for our investors.

Your future role within QRT

We are seeking an innovative, curious-minded, driven self-starter to join the Security team in London.

The hire will have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of networking and security technologies, providing leading edge solutions to the firm. The candidate will embody the mindset of continuous learning and process improvement and champion collaboration between teams within the business.

As a Network Security Engineer at QRT you will be involved in:

  • Operating existing production network security environments such as firewalls, SASE, CASB, Proxy etc.
  • Overseeing network and network security changes in hybrid, multi-cloud and on-prem environments.
  • Providing technical network security expertise across engineering teams.
  • Implementing automated and scalable security systems, processes and controls.
  • Treating security as a business enabler.


Your present skillset

  • Minimum 5 years' experience in network engineering and/or security.
  • Strong multi-vendor firewall background with exposure to modern network solutions like SASE, CASB, Proxies, L7 rule adoption.
  • Good understanding of systems, networking and security engineering concepts.
  • Experience protecting and safeguarding data and assets on the network level.
  • Experience working on and delivering network security related projects.
  • Experience with packet decoding and analysis tools such as tcpdump and Wireshark.
  • Advantageous, but not essential:
  • Exposure to cloud technologies.
  • Data Center & Colo experience.
  • Coding experience to achieve automation.
  • Offensive security from the perspective of the adversary.


QRT is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity as essential to our success. QRT empowers employees to work openly and respectfully to achieve collective success. In addition to professional achievement, we are offering initiatives and programs to enable employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance.#J-18808-Ljbffr

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