Senior Detection and Response Engineer

Quberesearchandtechnologies; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary performance-based bonuses

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is looking for a Senior Detection and Response Engineer in New York to enhance their security operations. This role involves monitoring, detecting, and responding to security incidents, working closely with various stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of information security experience and expertise in detection and response. The base salary for this position ranges from $160,000 to $220,000 annually, with additional performance-based bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in information security fields, 3+ years' experience in detection and response.
• Demonstrable experience in creating customized security detection use cases.
• Technical understanding of network and operating system fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze security events and alerts to detect threats.
• Coordinate incident response activities including investigation and recovery.
• Develop strategic objectives to increase the maturity of the Detection and Response function.

Skills

Information security experience

Detection and response experience

Digital forensics analysis

Technical communication skills

Python programming

Tools

SIEM

Threat Intelligence Platform

Job description

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology and trading expertise has shaped QRT’s collaborative mindset which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT’s culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high quality returns for our investors.

Senior Detection and Response Engineer at Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) will be tasked with improving and optimizing our capability to effectively monitor, detect, respond, and remediate security incidents.

You will be part of a global security team, implementing highly automated security operations processes and systems to meet dynamic company growth. You will have an opportunity to design and build systems from scratch, interact with various technologies, influence architecture, decide on specific technologies or tools, and work on cutting edge projects.

As the security team, our top priority is to ensure that our data and assets are safeguarded using controls, which do not disrupt the business, whilst acting as an enabler. We work with many stakeholders at all levels across the business, including IT, Cloud and Engineering.

QRT runs a hybrid technology stack across multiple data centers, extending to various locations across the public cloud. The combination of on-premises and Cloud allows us to achieve performance and low latency requirements, which are important for quantitative and systematic investments.

Your future role within QRT

• Monitor and analyse security events and alerts from diverse and disparate datasources to detect threats
• Coordinate incident response activities including investigation, containment, remediation,recoveryand lessons learnt
• Deploy, tune, administerand implement security detection and response solutions,tools,configurationand related processes
• Develop high fidelitysecuritydetections across our tooling suite
• Collaborate withcross-functional teamsto improve detection capabilities, includingdeploying newtools, logingestionand enrichment, developingdetection use casesand playbooksor designing automated response mechanisms
• Capable of proactively performingthreat intelligence driven hunting
• Liaise with external vendors /MSSP/ third-party stakeholders asrequired
• Develop strategicobjectivesto increase the maturity of the Detection and Response function

Your present skillset

• 5+years' experiencein information security fields,3+years' experiencein detection and response.
• Demonstrableexperience in creatingcustomized securitydetection use cases
• Demonstrable experience in digital forensics analysis and incident response
• Demonstrableexperience withbuilding,troubleshootingandoptimizingDetection & Response technologies (e.g., SIEM, Threat Intelligence Platform, Automation)
• Understanding of different adversary tactics,techniquesand procedures
• Technical understanding and knowledge of network and operating system fundamentals
• Experienceworking in hybrid environments(publiccloud/on-prem)utilising various operating systems
• Experience in CI/CD pipeline development and deployment automationwould beadvantageous
• Programming/scripting language skills(e.g.,Python, Bash,PowerShell)would beadvantageous
• Excellent verbal and written communication skillsacrossdifferent organisation stakeholders
• Proactive mindset, capable of driving process improvements and automation initiatives

Base salary range for this position is $160,000 to $220,000 per year.

QRT Total Compensation includes discretionary performance-based bonuses and a competitive benefits package.