Cyber Security Engineer

At Mindera we are continuously developing a fantastic team and would love for you to join us.

We are looking for a capable Cyber Security Engineer, who enjoys security work and possesses both deep and wide expertise in the security space. You will make things more secure by protecting system boundaries, keeping computer systems and network devices hardened against attacks and securing highly sensitive data. Qualified candidates will have a background in Security or Systems Engineering.

Requirements

• Support cyber incident response actions to ensure proper assessment, containment, mitigation and documentation.
• Support cyber investigations and contribute to large and small scale computer security breaches
• Review and analyze cyber threats and provide SME support
• Interact and assist other investigative teams within CurrencyFair on time-sensitive, critical investigations
• Participate as part of a close team of technical specialists on coordinated responses and subsequent remediation of security incidents
• Manage the security monitoring enrollment process to ensure adequate coverage and effectiveness of all new and existing cloud and premise-based applications, services and platforms
• Maintain detailed tracking plan of all internal/external enrollment outcomes/recommendations and provide support through to implementation
• Act as a liaison between cyber-defence, engineering, security architecture, network & system operations, and functional project teams to ensure effective project implementation that meets incident response requirements
• Work with colleagues in other technology departments as well as the business and product offices to establish effective, productive business relationships

• Define baseline security monitoring requirements for all new projects, services and applications joining the CurrencyFair

• Facilitate the development and tuning of SIEM rules to support enrollments and ensure high fidelity alerting

• 5+ years experience in security, network or cyber engineering operations
• 3 - 5+ years of related experience in cybersecurity or computer network defence
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related technical discipline or equivalent professional experience directly related to information security, cyber, or computer network defence
• Relevant security related certifications a plus: GCIA, GSEC, GCIH, GCED, GCFA, GREM
• Proven subject matter expertise in relevant areas, such as incident response, intrusion analysis, incident handling, malware analysis or security engineering
• Strong knowledge of malware families and network attack vectors
• Strong knowledge of Linux, Windows system internals
• Strong knowledge of web applications and APIs
• Strong Python scripting skills
• Demonstrated experience in an enterprise-level incident response team or security operations centre. Direct experience handling advanced cyber security incidents and associated incident response toolset
• Strong working knowledge of common security tools, such as SIEM, AV, scanners, proxies, WAF, NetFlow, IDS or forensics tools
• Advanced technical knowledge associated with various operating systems, network services and applications. A keen understanding of logging components and capabilities
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to influence and build credibility as a peer
• Possess a demonstrated sense of urgency with the ability to perform well under significant enterprise-wide pressure
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with demonstrated skill in presenting analytical data effectively to varied (including executive) audiences
• Knowledge of the CurrencyFair business and core systems to ensure an integrated approach to the enrollment process is a plus

Benefits

We offer

• Flexible working hours (self-managed)
• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus, subject to company performance
• Access to Udemy online training and opportunities to learn and grow within the role

At Mindera we use technology to build products we are proud of, with people we love. Software Engineering Applications, including Web and Mobile, are at the core of what we do at Mindera. We partner with our clients, to understand their product and deliver high performance, resilient and scalable software systems that create an impact on their users and businesses across the world.

You get to work with a bunch of great people, where the whole team owns the project together. Our culture reflects our lean and self-organisation attitude. We encourage our colleagues to take risks, make decisions, work in a collaborative way and talk to everyone to enhance communication. We are proud of our work and we love to learn all and everything while navigating through an Agile, Lean and collaborative environment.

Check out our Blog: http://mindera.com/ and our Handbook: http://bit.ly/MinderaHandbook

Our offices are located: Porto, Portugal | Aveiro, Portugal | Coimbra, Portugal | Leicester, UK | San Diego, USA | Chennai, India | Bengaluru, India

Mindera is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender including gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other protected status. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.