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Senior Security Engineer

Marlin Selection
Greater London
1 month ago
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Our client is fast growing Commodities Focused Financial Services Firm based in London with Offices in US and Asia. They are seeking ro recruit a Senior Security Engineer to join their London team.

Reporting to the IT Security Officer, you will work alongside the IT Security Engineer as part of a 3-man IT Security team. As the Senior Security Engineer, you will implement and maintain robust security systems and protocols across the our IT infrastructure. You will conduct risk assessments and vulnerability scans, mitigate vulnerabilities identified in penetration testing, and implement preventative measures to protect against cyber threats. You will monitor the security infrastructure and detect and respond to potential threats. You will help mentor and develop the IT security engineer and collaborate with the IT team to ensure compliance with security standards and best practices; you will essentially be a key technical leader in safeguarding sensitive data and systems.


Key Responsibilities/Duties

Manage WAF and DDoS systems


Manage the Web Security Gateway
Manage the Email Security Gateway
Manage the SIEM, SOAR, Identity Protection and EDR, and respond to alerts and threats.
Carry out vulnerability scans, identify risks, and remediation.
Manage the perimeter and VPN firewalls.
Manage MFA and SSO.
Manage MDM\MAM and Conditional Access
Manage security certificates and keys.
Manage IDS and IPS.
Manage PAM systems
Deliver Cyber Security Awareness Training
Remediate vulnerabilities and weaknesses identified during penetration testing.
Ad-hoc IT security projects

Experience – Essential


The successful candidate will have a good working knowledge and experience in managing the majority of the following technology stack

CrowdStrike EDR


Mimecast Mail Security Gateway
Duo
Okta
Rapid7 IVM, Tenable IO or Nessus
Rapid7 IDR or CrowdStrike Next Gen SIEM
Palo Alto Firewalls and Panorama
InTune and Conditional Access
Entra ID, Active Directory, DNS, GPO

Experience using the following technology stack would be advantageous; understanding the principles is required.

Imperva WAF and DDoS


Menlo Web Security Gateway
Menlo CASB
Cisco Secure Access
Cisco Umbrella
Cisco ASA
KnowBe4
Digicert Certificates and Microsoft Certificate Services
Ivanti or Automox patching
AppCheck or Tenable WAS
Kali Linux (NMAP, Metasploit, BurpSuite, John etc) Desired Education: CISM, MS SC100, 200 and 900, OSCP or other penetration testing qualifications.
Industry: Financial services, SOC, Pentesting is desirable
Personal Skills:Excellent inter-personal, written and verbal communication skills
The ability to handle multiple priorities, tasks and projects simultaneously
Clear and precise verbal and written communication
Ability to deliver presentations to staff
Cross functional influence, engagement and collaboration skills

Location and Hours

The position is usually based in London Head Office 


Hours: The team works on a shift pattern to ensure cover from 0730 – 1730: (0730 to 1630 (2 days working from home), and 0830 to 1730 (3 days working in the office))
There will be periods of the weekend and out-of-hours work.

 If you can adhere to the above please apply

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