Millennium Advisors, LLC
SecOps Engineer
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London, UK
SecOps Engineer
This is an on-site role in London, UK, in the office Monday – Thursday and remote on Fridays.
About Us
Millennium Europe Limited is the UK affiliate of Millennium Advisors, a leading technology-driven market maker specialising in providing liquidity in fixed income securities, including corporate and municipal bonds, and MBS.
Founded in 2009, Millennium is consistently in the top ten dealers by trade count on most major fixed income electronic trading platforms. We have leveraged our superior trading technology and data modelling to create a high-margin, high-productivity business model. Our clients include institutional investors, asset managers, banks, wealth managers, insurance companies and retail intermediaries.
We are committed to fostering an outstanding company culture, where people like to work and like each other, where they can be challenged intellectually, exercise their creative and entrepreneurial interests, and still have a life outside of work. This is an environment that fosters collaboration, innovation and excellence and employees witness first-hand the impact of their contribution.
Our US team is located in Charlotte, NC. This role is based in our London office, on New Broad Street in the City.
Role
We are looking for a seasoned SecOps (Security Operations) Engineer. In this role, you will be a key player managing our Data Centers (hardware& software) and our cloud footprint with a focus on Information Security. Our overall SecOps philosophy centers around IaC (Infrastructure as Code). As such, a successful candidate will be someone at ease with scripting, managing modern IaC deployments, customizing Open-source Software (OSS) tools and leveraging modern SDLC practices.
Key Responsibilities
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- Systems Hardening: managing phishing-resistant Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) system through configuration and scripting, port and configuration scanning activities
- Customizing OSS tools: Extending OSS tools (typically written in Python or Go) to fit the secure deployment needs of the firm
- Vulnerability Management: acquire resources and technology to implement a penetration testing program
- Data Governance: enforce data security at rest and in transit through (but not limited to) encryption, protecting our databases and establishing a formal data classification program
- Disaster Recovery: maintain our Disaster Recovery (DR) playbook, participate in table top exercises (TTX)
- Network Security: strengthening network egress and DNS security
- Backup and Archival: establish a solid and efficient backup and archival solution using on-prem and cloud-based resources
- Configuration Management: implement an asset management solution
Typical Day
- Participate in the daily SecOps scrum
- Spend a couple of hours architecting a better archival solution with various Tech leaders
- Edit Terraform scripts to securely rebuild portions of the non-PROD environment
- Write a Go module to implement an authentication plugin
- Evaluate a new secure Database Authentication mechanism
Qualifications
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Math, Engineering or similar discipline
- 5+ years’ experience with DevOps/SecOps
- Demonstrated knowledge of managing Firewalls, Routers, and other critical network components
- Demonstrated knowledge of at least one Intrusion Detection product
- CI/CD tooling such as git, Jenkins, Jira
- IaC scripting (such as Terraform)
- Proficiency with Linux
- Deep understanding of File Systems
- Observability frameworks such as ELK (Elastic, Logstash and Kibana)
- Mastery of at least one programming language such as bash, Python, Go, etc.
- Working knowledge of SQL/S3
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Preferred Skills
- Knowledge of front and middle office trading and risk systems
- Knowledge of storage systems
- A technical blog or other relevant publications
Compensation And Benefits
In return for a long-term commitment, Millennium Advisors offers a highly competitive compensation package that includes base salary commensurate with experience, and incentive compensation, which could include equity in the firm. We have a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Daily breakfast (Charlotte) and lunch provided
- Paid time off and various leave options
- Company-sponsored medical and dental plans
- 401(k) (US) / Pension plan (UK) with company matching contributions
Culture
At Millennium, you will join a team of intelligent, ambitious, and positive professionals in an environment that fosters collaboration and innovation.
We are committed to building an outstanding small company culture, where people like to work and like each other, where they can be challenged intellectually, exercise their creative and entrepreneurial interests, and still have a life outside of work. We make sure we have office amenities and activities to give our team members opportunities to get to know one another better and to build strong relationships.
If you’re seeking to join a company focused on global expansion and are a forward-thinking individual with a passion for driving impactful innovation, we invite you to join us and shape the future of Millennium Advisors.
How To Apply
Interested candidates should submit their CV to recruiting@millenniumadvisors.com
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