Infrastructure Security Engineer

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 22 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We tackle the most complex problems in quantitative finance by bringing scientific clarity to financial complexity.

From our London HQ we unite world-class researchers and engineers in an environment that values deep exploration and methodical execution - because the best ideas take time to evolve. Together were building a world-class platform to amplify our teams most powerful ideas.

As part of our engineering team youll shape the platforms and tools that drive high-impact research - designing systems that scale accelerate discovery and support innovation across the firm.

Take the next step in your career.

The role

As an Infrastructure Security Engineer you will combine strong security infrastructure and scripting skills to automate deploy and configure security systems critical to the defence of our organisation.

Reporting to the Infrastructure Security Manager you will act as a hands-on technical SME for the team mentoring junior engineers and providing technical input to the security product roadmap across G-Research.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

Owning technical and delivery projects across various technology stacks including Privilege Access DLP Email Security Web Gateway VPN ZTNA Firewall and SEIM systems
Assisting with the strategic goals of the business contributing secure designs and systems to the roadmap
Contributing to ongoing threat modelling and assessment of team systems in conjunction with other security teams
Deploying configuring and maintaining security infrastructure
Building security system integrations for example delegated access secure workflows and infrastructure as code solutions

Who are we looking for

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

Broad enterprise infrastructure experience across Windows Linux Entra firewalls and web proxies with a strong understanding of how to defend complex environments
Hands-on experience designing deploying tuning and supporting security tooling in production
Expert-level troubleshooting with a structured analytical approach to unfamiliar systems
Automation experience using Python Bash or PowerShell
Understanding of Entra SAML OIDC and Custom Applications

Desired Experience:

Exposure to software engineering practices such as object-oriented languages
Experience working in IP sensitive environments with a focus on data security
Hands-on experience with infrastructure and configuration as code and platform tooling including Ansible Terraform Helm Jenkins Argo Docker and Kubernetes
Experience integrating complex environments with varying security levels across multiple zones

Behavioural Competencies

Strategic Thinking: The ability to develop and execute a long-term data strategy
Precision: Ensure data quality consistency and reliability at all times
Communication: The ability to convey complex data engineering concepts to all stakeholders
Leadership: Support and mentor junior colleagues to develop skills and independence
Collaboration: Work across teams to ensure alignment of data practices with wider security and business goals

Why join us

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
Cycle-to-work scheme
Monthly company events

G-Research is committed to cultivating and preserving an inclusive work environment. We are an ideas-driven 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

Required Experience:

We tackle the most complex problems in quantitative finance by bringing scientific clarity to financial complexity.From our London HQ we unite world-class researchers and engineers in an environment that values deep exploration and methodical execution - because the best ideas take time to evolve. T...