Junior Cybersecurity Engineer

Quadcode; New York (NY); Remote; USD 45,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Corporate AI subscriptions (Claude,Gem

Rewards marketplace

Job summary

Quadcode is seeking a Junior Cybersecurity Specialist to join the Security Team. You will work within a cross-functional group, focusing on securing corporate infrastructure, implementing security measures, and assisting incident response in a collaborative Agile environment.

You'll engage with admins, NOC, IT, and business users; gain exposure to cloud and hybrid infrastructure, and use tools like Splunk, AWS, Terraform, and Python to strengthen security postures.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of relevant infrastructure security experience.
• Experience with Linux, Windows, and macOS OS hardening.
• Knowledge of network protection and device hardening.
• Automation skills: Bash, Python.
• Understand cyberattack methods.
• Team player with strong communication (Russian C1, English B1).
• Analytical problem-solving mindset.

Responsibilities

• Process security requests and notifications (access management, security tool notifications, vulnerability assessments).
• Identify and mitigate security issues, misconfigurations, and vulnerabilities related to corporate infrastructure.
• Develop, implement and update security measures for protection of corporate infrastructure.
• Support identity and access management processes.
• Create a knowledge base for operations of products and services.
• Assist security analytics with incident response.
• Collaborate with Ops and Infrastructure on asset security.

Skills

Team collaboration

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Cybersecurity passion

Tools

Splunk

CheckPoint

Rapid7

AWS

OpenStack

Gitlab

K8s

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Linux

Windows

macOS

Job description

About the Team

We are Quadcode, a fintech company excelling in financial brokerage activities and delivering advanced financial products to our global clientele. Our flagship product, an internal trading platform, is offered as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution to other brokers.

We're looking for a Junior Cybersecurity Specialist to join our Security Team.

This role sits within the engineering direction of our cross-functional Security team, focused on identifying and helping mitigate security issues, misconfigurations, and vulnerabilities related to corporate infrastructure.

In this role, you'll work closely with infrastructure teams (Admins, NOC, OPS, IT Compliance) and business employees who require security-related help.

We work in Agile (2-week sprints, grooming, planning, retro) and use Google Meet, Slack, TargetProcess and Confluence for teamwork.

Working hours: Business hours, EET/EEST time zone.

You'll work with a modern stack and grow within the company - including cloud and hybrid infrastructure, and AI applied to real security work.

Tech Stack

Splunk, CheckPoint, Rapid7, AWS, OpenStack, Gitlab, K8s, Terraform, Ansible, Python, Linux, Windows, macOS.

Tasks

• Proceed with requests and notifications related to the security (access management, security tool notifications, vulnerability assessment, etc.)
• Identify and help mitigate security issues, misconfigurations, and vulnerabilities related to corporate infrastructure
• Develop, implement new, and update existing security measures for the protection of corporate infrastructure
• Support the identity and access management process
• Formation of a knowledge base for the operation of products and services
• Assist the security analytics with the incident response process
• Collaboration with the Ops and Infrastructure teams in terms of asset security

Requirements

• 1+ year of experience in server administration, network engineering, site reliability engineering, infrastructure security, cloud security, or systems engineering
• Knowledge of the Linux, Windows, and Mac operating systems and common OS hardening practices
• Technical knowledge of network protection and network Device Hardening
• Automation skills (Bash, Python)
• Understanding how computer attacks occur
• Passion for developing in cybersecurity
• Ability to work in a team, listen, and learn independently
• Competent written and verbal communication skills (Russian C1 and English B1)
• Have a good analytical mindset for problem-solving

Nice to have

• Background in cybersecurity
• Experience using AI tooling for technical/cybersecurity tasks
• Experience in vulnerability analysis
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible, Chef, etc.)
• Understanding the tactics and techniques of intruders and how to defend against them

We offer

• Full-time remote work (service provider contract)
• Competitive compensation (EUR)
• Flexible working hours
• Corporate AI subscriptions (Claude, Gemini, GPT, etc.)
• Access to a rewards marketplace offering products and language courses, redeemable using the company's internal currency
• A strong team of engineers
• Positive and friendly atmosphere
• With a team of 500+ creative and tech-driven people across the globe, Quadcode is the place where ideas turn into impact, where every project is a chance to grow, innovate, and make your mark

Join us today, and let's shape the future of fintech together!Note: All applications will be treated with strict confidence.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.