Security Operations Engineer

Hudson River Trading (HRT) is looking for a senior Security Operations Engineer to join our growing Security Operations team. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to design, build, and support solutions that strategically impact HRT’s global cyber security systems.

We are looking for someone with a strong knowledge of SIEM, EDR, DLP, and SOAR platforms. This role requires proficiency with a programming language (Python preferred) and Elastic stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash), as well as exceptional organizational, communication, project management, and technical troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Help build and maintain HRT’s security detection and response program to protect our data and intellectual property from both internal and external threats
• Build and maintain end-to-end pipelines to ingest, parse, map, enrich, visualize, and analyze raw logs from disparate sources
• Use a combination of third-party tools and custom code to streamline security incident response workflows
• Hunt for, detect, and respond to malicious activity and anomalous events on HRT’s devices and networks
• Perform digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) tasks during security incidents
• Maintain and enhance HRT's data loss prevention rules
• Foster strong cross-functional relationships with HRT’s global teams and external vendors
• Work an on-call rotation on a predefined schedule

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cyber security, with specific experience in security operations and detection engineering
• Experience responding to security incidents
• Experience building custom solutions to automate security incident response
• Experience with threat detection and threat hunting
• Python programming experience
• Experience using log analysis platforms such as ELK and Splunk
• Experience with Linux, Windows, and macOS
• Good understanding of Linux security fundamentals

Annual base salary range of $150,000 to $250,000. Pay (base and bonus) may vary depending on job-related skills and experience. A sign-on and discretionary performance bonus may also be provided as part of the total compensation package, in addition to company-paid medical and/or other benefits.

Culture

Hudson River Trading (HRT) brings a scientific approach to trading financial products. We have built one of the world's most sophisticated computing environments for research and development. Our researchers are at the forefront of innovation in the world of algorithmic trading.

At HRT we welcome a variety of expertise: mathematics and computer science, physics and engineering, media and tech. We’re a community of self-starters who are motivated by the excitement of being at the cutting edge of automation in every part of our organization—from trading, to business operations, to recruiting and beyond. We value openness and transparency, and celebrate great ideas from HRT veterans and new hires alike. At HRT we’re friends and colleagues – whether we are sharing a meal, playing the latest board game, or writing elegant code. We embrace a culture of togetherness that extends far beyond the walls of our office.

Feel like you belong at HRT? Our goal is to find the best people and bring them together to do great work in a place where everyone is valued. HRT is proud of our diverse staff; we have offices all over the globe and benefit from our varied and unique perspectives. HRT is an equal opportunity employer; so whoever you are we’d love to get to know you.