Harrington Starr
Security Engineer - Detection Engineering
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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
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What We’re Looking For
- Strong professional experience in Security Engineering / Information Security
- Proven experience building detection engineering platforms
- 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
- Excellent communication skills
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline
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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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