Security Engineer â Core Colo Engineering
Security Engineer â Core Colo Engineering
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Job Description
Do you want to tackle the biggest questions in finance with near infinite compute power at your fingertips
GResearch is a leading quantitative research and technology firm with offices in London and Dallas.
We are proud to employ some of the best people in their field and to nurture their talent in a dynamic flexible and highly stimulating culture where worldbeating ideas are cultivated and rewarded.
This is a role based in our new Soho Place office opened in 2023 in the heart of Central London and home to our Research Lab.
The role
Engineering underpins our continued growth and success and we are committed to recruiting and developing the worlds best engineers.
The Low Latency Engineering Group at GResearch is responsible for providing and evolving our lowlatency platform. As a Security Engineer in Core Colo Engineering you will be responsible for the security architecture and controls that underpin a globally distributed low latency system.
Our application platform consists of highperformance Linux servers Kubernetes and an ecosystem of services to manage application deployments written mostly in C#.
Were on a multiyear mission to modernise our Colo platform and this includes rethinking our security approach simplifying our estate improving visibility and resilience and embedding security earlier in our software lifecycle.
The ideal candidate will have worked in a small resourceconstrained team and effectively leveraged modern tooling to improve both security and developer experience.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
- Designing implementing and improving security architecture across our application platform
- Collaborating with architecture platform and application teams to identify risks and integrate security best practices
- Developing tools and controls that improve the security posture of our systems without adding friction
- Keeping a business valueoriented mindset understanding how your work adds value to the business and making that central to your decision making
Who are we looking for
The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:
- A strong foundation in software engineering including extensive experience in a highlevel programming language such as C# Java Go Rust or C
- A proven track record in designing and implementing secure distributed systems using modern cloudnative technologies especially AWS and Kubernetes
- Deep understanding of security principles across application network and infrastructure security including secure deployments container hardening least privilege and secure defaults to enforce rigorous controls
- Skilled in embedding security into CI/CD pipelines through InfrastructureasCode such as Terraform and Ansible ensuring consistent and automated security deployments across diverse systems
- Handson experience with Zero Trust architectures including the integration of SPIFFE standards and certificate/tokenbased authentication using tools such as Teleport SPIRE or Consul
- Demonstrated expertise in designing and deploying IAM/PAM solutions that leverage SSH CA using tools like Teleport to implement secure automated access controls
- Proven experience in deploying secure Kubernetes clusters including worker node attestation using TPM or secure boot and container signing while integrating with network controls such as firewalls and ACLs
- Experience working with Security Operations Centres to deploy IDS/IPS and NDR systems ensuring realtime monitoring and threat detection
- Ability to implement comprehensive security controls from proactive threat modelling (using frameworks like STRIDE or MITRE ATT&CK) to lowoverhead inkernel monitoring using tools like eBPF to balance performance risk and business objectives
- Strong understanding of fundamental algorithms and data structures which underpins efficient and secure software design
Why should you apply
- Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonus
- Lunch provided (viaJust Eat for Business) and dedicated barista bar
- 30 days annual leave
- 9% company pension contributions
- Informal dress code and excellent work/life balance
- Comprehensive healthcare and life assurance
- Cycletowork scheme
- Monthly company events
GResearch is committed to cultivating and preserving an inclusive work environment. We are an ideasdriven business and we place great value on diversity of experience and opinions.
We want to ensure that applicants receive a recruitment experience that enables them to perform at their best. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know in the relevant section
Employment Type
Full Time
