Security Engineer

Autonomai Recruitment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Autonomai Recruitment is seeking an Information Security Engineer for a leading global fintech company in New York. You will evaluate risk, strengthen controls, and collaborate with global IT and engineering teams to improve the security posture of custom-built infrastructure.

Responsibilities include assessing risks across infrastructure, supporting vulnerability management and SIEM, and enabling secure CI/CD practices while staying ahead of threats in financial services.

Qualifications

• Degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in Information Security Engineering.
• Strong understanding of threat and vulnerability management.
• Experience with Windows and Unix/Linux systems.
• Scripting skills in PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• Experience with Active Directory or similar directory services.
• Familiarity with security event and incident management.
• Strong communication and prioritisation skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with high visibility.
• Direct access to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Assess security risks across infrastructure and applications.
• Design and support controls covering vulnerability management, anti-malware, IDS/IPS, SIEM, network monitoring, and user behaviour analytics.
• Partner with IT and engineering teams to remediate risks.
• Support application security through static analysis, dependency management, and secure CI/CD practices.
• Contribute to security automation and internal tooling.
• Stay current on emerging threats in financial services.

Skills

Threat and vulnerability management

Windows

Unix/Linux

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Active Directory

SIEM

Security monitoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Tools

Active Directory

Job description

A global financial technology firm is seeking an Information Security Engineer to join its security team. The role will focus on assessing risk, improving controls, and working with global IT and engineering teams to strengthen the firm’s security posture. You will be tasked with using a variety of security techniques to protect custom built infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Assess security risks across infrastructure and applications.
• Design and support controls covering vulnerability management, anti-malware, IDS/IPS, SIEM, network monitoring, and user behaviour analytics.
• Partner with IT and engineering teams to remediate risks.
• Support application security through static analysis, dependency management, and secure CI/CD practices.
• Contribute to security automation and internal tooling.
• Stay current on emerging threats in financial services.

Requirements

• Degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 3 plus years’ experience in Information Security Engineering.
• Strong understanding of threat and vulnerability management.
• Experience with Windows and Unix/Linux systems.
• Scripting skills in PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• Experience with Active Directory or similar directory services.
• Familiarity with security event and incident management.
• Strong communication and prioritisation skills.
• Fast-paced projects with short delivery cycles.
• Small team with high visibility.
• Direct access to senior stakeholders.
• Strong technology investment.
• Culture of continuous learning and work-life balance.