Cybersecurity Engineer - Secure Trading & In-House Systems

Ambition; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 520,000 - 950,000; Full time

Job summary

Ambition is seeking a hands-on Cybersecurity Engineer for its Hong Kong office. The role focuses on building and running defenses, advising traders and researchers on security trade-offs, and leading awareness initiatives while handling incident analysis and response.

The ideal candidate brings a strong technical foundation, loves building solutions, and can clearly explain the rationale behind security practices in a fast-paced, in-house environment where latency matters.

Qualifications

• Strong scripting or programming ability with automation in Python or Go.
• Ability to discuss risk trade-offs and threat modeling in trading environments.
• Experience communicating security concepts to technical and non-technical colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Build and run firm-wide defenses against cyber threats.
• Advise trading and research groups on security trade-offs.
• Lead cybersecurity awareness among employees.
• Carry incident response load and event analysis.

Skills

Scripting

Programming

Python

Go

Job description

Ambition is seeking a hands-on Cybersecurity Engineer for its Hong Kong office. The role focuses on building and running defenses, advising traders and researchers on security trade-offs, and leading awareness initiatives while handling incident analysis and response.

The ideal candidate brings a strong technical foundation, loves building solutions, and can clearly explain the rationale behind security practices in a fast-paced, in-house environment where latency matters.