Staff Engineer, Cybersecurity Engineering

Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Job Description

Ares Management is currently seeking Staff Engineer, Cybersecurity Engineering to join the Cybersecurity team in our New York, Los Angeles, or Washington D.C. offices. The IT group consists of over 200 team members globally and is responsible for the firm’s technology landscape. The Cybersecurity team within IT oversees and manages Ares’ global information security governance, controls engineering, and operations.

The ideal candidate is passionate about information security, possesses strong software engineering/development experience, and thrives in an environment where they can help colleagues deliver more secure solutions in a fast process through applied engineering. This role requires hands-on experience with engineering innovative solutions, building process around solutions, and supporting the tools and processes that are implemented. This role will interact cross-functionally with multiple IT groups to properly design and deliver solutions that balance business enablement with security.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS AND ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, build, and maintain code/build/run software security pipeline with guardrails that reduce technical risks, enable compliance with industry and regulatory standards, and help developers apply security best practices.

• Design, build, and maintain a desired state security configuration practice including documented standards, enforcement triggers, and automated remediation for workstations, servers, containers, and other software defined infrastructure.

• Investigate environment to understand business needs and technical constraints

• Recommend iterative improvements to environment, solutions, and processes

• Deliver projects on time and within budget

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: 

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical subject (e.g., Computer Science or Information Technology); or equivalent professional experience

Experience Required:  

• 10+ years of professional experience working directly with enterprise Cybersecurity teams; preferred experience working with teams in financial services sector.

• Professional experience creating automations (e.g., PowerShell scripts) to facilitate responsibilities.

• Professional experience with securing infrastructure as a service.

General Requirements: 

• Strong communicator; able to translate business requirements into technical controls and explain the control lifecycle verbally and through documentation to a non-technical audience

• Team player; able to give and receive constructive feedback as part of team collaboration

• Self-starter; able to identify impactful work and execute with minimal supervision

• Timely; delivers work before deadline without micromanagement

• Adaptable; gets focused and delivers when faced with uncertainty or unexpected situations

• Interest in Cybersecurity; continually learning about the practice of cybersecurity

Reporting Relationships

Compensation

The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus. Note, the range takes into account a broad spectrum of qualifications, including, but not limited to, years of relevant work experience, education, and other relevant qualifications specific to the role.

$180,000 - $210,000

The firm also offers robust Benefits offerings. Ares U.S. Core Benefits include Comprehensive Medical/Rx, Dental and Vision plans; 401(k) program with company match; Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA); Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSA) with company contribution; Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance; Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Short-Term Disability (STD) insurance; Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Commuter Benefits plan for parking and transit.

Ares offers a number of additional benefits including access to a world-class medical advisory team, a mental health app that includes coaching, therapy and psychiatry, a mindfulness and wellbeing app, financial wellness benefit that includes access to a financial advisor, new parent leave, reproductive and adoption assistance, emergency backup care, matching gift program, education sponsorship program, and much more.

There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.