Senior Security Engineer

eFinancialCareers Global
London
1 year ago
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Posted byHR, APACeFinancialCareers' goal is to be the space to inspire and grow exceptional careers in financial services and tech. We enable the connection of skilled candidates to opportunities with the biggest employers. We help candidates build their careers and recruiters to engage with, source and hire the people they need. We are a diversepany by design. We work in a collaborative environment, share ideas and question the traditional. This is your opportunity to play a pivotal role in transforming eFinancialCareers into a world-class recruitment marketplace based on data and automation.

As the essential space for financial services and tech careers, we believe everyone should have access to life-changing opportunities, regardless of background. Therefore, we wee diversity in applicants for all our roles.

THE OPPORTUNITY
We are seeking a skilled and experienced Senior Security Engineer to join our dynamic team at eFinancialcareers. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in protecting our organization's systems and data from potential cyber threats. As a Senior Security Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining security measures to safeguard our information assets. This role requires a deep understanding of current cyber threats, as well as hands-on experience with security technologies and practices.

THE ROLE

Security Infrastructure Management:

Configure and maintain security tools, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, antivirus software, and encryption tools, email spam and phishing policies.

Incident Response:

Develop and implement incident response plans to address and mitigate security incidents.

AWS Cloud Security Management:

Maintain cloud security in AWS.

Security Policy andpliance:

Develop and enforce security policies and procedures to ensurepliance with industry standards and regulations.

Security Awareness and Training:

Develop and deliver security training programs for employees to increase awareness and promote a security-conscious culture.

Security Documentation:

Maintainprehensive documentation of security policies, procedures, and configurations.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

Previous experience of working in roles such as Cyber Security or Senior Security Engineer Solid network Understanding (TCP/IP, VLANs, VPN). Routing and switching, DNS and Network Monitoring. Cloud Security technologies or tools– preferably in AWS Solid understand of web application architecture and concepts including the OWASP Top 10

OTHER DESIRABLE SKILLS

Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CEH are highly desirable. Knowledge of NIST, MITRE or OWASP and frameworks such as ISO27001. Experience with SIEM Platforms Experience with web application firewalls deployed in a cloud environment. Experience with infrastructure automation via AWS CloudFormation or Terraform. Experience with Microsoft Defender, Carbon Black. Experience with Okta/DUO and configuring SAML / SSO.

WHY CHOOSE US?
In addition to providing exciting work with plenty of learning opportunities, and a hybrid work environment, we provide premium benefits including private medical cover, training and wellbeing subsidies, and generous paid time off and volunteering opportunities.

As an inclusive employer, eFinancialCareers will try to amodate any adjustments you need throughout the hiring process and beyond – just let us know how we can support you when you apply.

Job ID 062024-SSE

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