Security Engineer Detection – Finance

Overview

In this role you will advance the organisation’s detection engineering capability within a global asset manager. You will investigate and triage security alerts, including AI-driven tooling, and apply your L3 experience to manage complex incidents and improve detection and response. You’ll craft effective detection approaches aligned with security frameworks and contribute to broader security initiatives across log sources, DLP policies, and network access controls. The role emphasizes collaboration, hands-on technical work, and driving a shift-left approach with development teams to secure the software lifecycle.

Pay / Benefits

• salary up to 100k + bonus
• pension
• private medical insurance with 24h GP
• enhanced parental leave
• 25 days annual leave
• training and course funding

Responsibilities

• Investigate and triage security alerts, including AI-driven tooling
• Build and mature detection engineering capabilities and detection approaches
• Align detection work with applicable security frameworks (e.g., NIST)
• Contribute to initiatives adding log sources, M365 DLP policies, Network Access Control
• Drive shift-left security with development teams to improve early security in SDLC
• Collaborate across the wider security function with strong communication and problem solving

Key requirements

• Strong L3 security engineering experience
• Solid technical fundamentals with interest in automation, detection, and security engineering
• Ability to solve unfamiliar problems and learn new technologies quickly
• Good knowledge of Windows and Linux
• Scripting ability in Python, Terraform, PowerShell or similar
• Collaborative, with strong communication and problem solving skills
• Degree educated with 2.1 or above from a top-tier university in a STEM discipline

• collaboration
• communication
• problem solving
• detection engineering
• automation
• Windows and Linux administration

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