Senior Product Security Engineer

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.

Your future role within QRT:

The Lead/Senior Product Security Engineer at Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) will spearhead initiatives to protect QRT's core trading infrastructure from cyber threats. This role involves championing secure design principles, fostering trust-based partnerships, and working collaboratively with engineering and product teams to integrate security considerations into the design and development stages. 

We are in the process of establishing a global, innovative security team aimed at developing highly automated security operations processes and frameworks that can scale with the company's rapid growth. It means that you will have an opportunity to build from scratch, interact with various technologies, influence architecture, decide on specific technologies or tools, and work on new 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, but act as an enabler. We work across many stakeholders in the company, 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.  

Some technologies we use on daily basis include: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Okta, Splunk, Netskope, Palo Alto, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Windows Server, Docker & Kubernetes 

Responsibilities: 

• Build and lead the product security team, setting objectives, and overseeing the development and implementation of security controls and processes 
• Develop and implement security design standards and frameworks 
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to incorporate security considerations into product design and development 
• Conduct threat modeling, vulnerability assessments, and security code reviews to identify potential security issues 
• Develop and maintain a secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) to ensure security is integrated at every stage 
• Educate and train engineering and product teams on security awareness and best practices 

Your present skillset:

• At least 5 years of experience in a product security / security engineering role, with at least 2 years in a leadership position. 
• Deep understanding of security principles, techniques, and technologies related to software and product security. 
• Experience with threat modeling, risk assessment, and the development of mitigation strategies. 
• Strong technical background in software development and security, with proficiency in programming languages and security tools. 
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills. 

QRT is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity as essential to our success. QRT empowers employees to work openly and respectfully to achieve collective success. In addition to professional achievement, we are offering initiatives and programs to enable employees achieve a healthy work-life balance.