Security Automation Engineer

G-Research; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Annual discretionary bonus

Lunch provided

35 days’ annual leave

9% pension contributions

Healthcare and life assurance

Cycle-to-work scheme

Monthly company events

Job summary

G-Research is looking for a Security Automation Engineer to join their team in London. The role involves designing and implementing automated security capabilities that protect a diverse technology estate, including HPC environments and public cloud platforms.

You’ll collaborate with experienced professionals to develop secure automation that enhances G-Research's defensive capabilities. Benefits include competitive compensation, healthcare, 35 days’ leave, and a supportive work culture.

Qualifications

• Experience with strong Python development skills and secure software engineering.
• Practical experience with at least one major public cloud provider.
• Familiarity with DevOps and infrastructure automation tooling.
• Exposure to security operations tooling is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement automated detection and response capabilities.
• Build secure, scalable, and reliable automation systems.
• Work alongside engineers and security specialists to deliver quality systems.
• Contribute to the design, development, and improvement of security tooling.

Skills

Python development

Cloud systems maintenance

DevOps tools

Security operations tools

Agile delivery

Problem-solving

Clean and maintainable systems

Tools

AWS

Azure

Jenkins

ArgoCD

Terraform

Ansible

Microsoft Sentinel

Elastic Security

AWS Security Hub

Job description

We tackle the most complex problems in quantitative finance, by bringing scientific clarity to financial complexity.

From our London HQ, we unite world-class researchers and engineers in an environment that values deep exploration and methodical execution - because the best ideas take time to evolve. Together we’re building a world-class platform to amplify our teams’ most powerful ideas.

Security is foundational to this mission and must be delivered in a way that supports how our engineering teams build and operate complex systems at scale.

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The role

We’re looking for aSecurity Automation Engineerto join ourSecurity Automation Engineering (SAE)team in London.

The team designs and implements automated detection and response capabilities that protect G-Research’s diverse and complex estate, spanninghigh-performance compute (HPC)environments,Azure and Windows corporate infrastructure, andpublic cloud platformssuch asAWS.

As part of SAE, you’ll play a hands-on role building secure, scalable, and reliable automation systems that enable Security to respond faster, reduce manual effort, and improve our overall cyber resilience. You’ll work alongside experienced engineers and security specialists to deliver production-quality systems, contributing to the design, development, and continuous improvement of SAE’s platform and tooling ecosystem.

SAE is a high-performing team of security professionals turned engineers. As part of this team, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute directly to G-Research’s defensive capabilities — developing tools and automation that help detect, respond to, and contain cyber threats at scale.

This is an opportunity to work at the intersection ofsoftware engineering and cyber security, helping to solve meaningful security challenges at scale in one of the world’s most advanced computing environments.

Who are we looking for?

We\'re looking for experience in the following areas:

• StrongPython developmentskills with an understanding of secure software engineering and automation in complex environments.
• Practical experience building and maintainingproduction systemsin at least one major public cloud provider (AWSorAzure).
• Familiarity withDevOpsand infrastructure automation tooling (e.g. Jenkins, ArgoCD, Terraform, Ansible).
• Exposure tosecurity operationstooling such as SIEM/XDR/SOAR platforms (e.g. Microsoft Sentinel, Elastic Security, AWS Security Hub).
• Experience working in agile delivery teams and collaborating with diverse technical stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for building clean, maintainable, and scalable systems.
• A growth mindset and desire to continuously improve systems, processes, and personal skills

Why join us?

• Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonus
• Lunch provided via Just Eat for Business and dedicated barista bar
• 35 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