Security Engineer

3 weeks ago


London, UK, United Kingdom G-Research Full time

G-Research 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 world-beating ideas are cultivated and rewarded.

This role is based in our new Soho Place office – opened in 2023 - in the heart of Central London and home to our Research Lab.

The Role

We are looking for an Offensive Security professional with experience and/or an interest in Penetration Testing to join a growing team responsible for conducting penetration tests and vulnerability assessments against our internal systems and security controls at G-Research.

You will be work directly with the business to demonstrate how repeated assessment, testing and remediation work can help improve our overall security posture.

Reporting to the Security Assessment Manager, this role will be responsible for:

  • Developing, maintaining and improving systems and tooling used by the Offensive Security team (Security Assessment)
  • Conducting technical penetration tests against a broad range of technologies such as Windows, Linux, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code and Cloud components
  • Conducting collaborative Purple Team activities with defensive security teams and control owners
  • Supporting Compliance and Risk teams by providing technical know-how/consulting and assessment of controls, systems and policy configuration
  • Supporting and mentoring less experienced team members

The Individual

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

  • A strong engineering and development background, familiarity with DevSecOps style deployments and comfort with Python, Jenkins and Ansible.
  • Extensive experience within a technical role covering a variety of network security technologies, applications and appliances
  • A background of penetration testing and vulnerability assessment/management, including remediation and mitigation advice
  • Experience validating the effectiveness of a security control through manual and automated means
  • Security certification/s relevant to the role
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Experience of technical report writing for presentation at varying levels of the business

Why should you apply?

  • Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonus
  • Lunch provided (via Just 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

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