Security Engineer - Detection Engineering

Security Engineer - Detection Engineering

London or New York

We're working with a growing investment fund looking for a Security Engineer to build and strengthen its security foundations.

This is primarily a Detection Engineering role, with ownership of designing and building the detection and response platform in a greenfield environment .

The Role

You'll work closely with the CISO, Engineering and Operations teams , with significant opportunity to influence security architecture and build scalable security capabilities.

Key areas include:

• Building and owning the detection and response platform
• Designing and implementing security controls across applications, infrastructure and cloud
• Security monitoring, detection engineering and incident response
• Authentication and authorisation architecture
• Internal certificate authority architecture
• Developing and enforcing security standards and policies
• Embedding security into development and deployment workflows
• Making architectural decisions to support rapid growth

What We're Looking For

• Strong professional experience in Security Engineering / Information Security
• Experience with SIEM, security monitoring and/or incident response
• Background in software development, operating systems or systems administration
• Strong problem-solving and risk-management skills
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline

Nice to Have

• Experience with AWS, GCP or Azure
• Cloud-native security tooling
• Experience within financial services
• Familiarity with financial regulatory requirements

This is an opportunity to join a greenfield security environment , work directly with senior security leadership, and have a meaningful impact on the organisation's security architecture.

London or New York

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