Security Engineer/Analyst

London, England, United Kingdom

12/20/2024

Marex is a diversified global financial services platform, providing essential liquidity, market access and infrastructure services to clients in the energy, commodities and financial markets.

The Group provides comprehensive breadth and depth of coverage across four core services: Market Making, Clearing, Hedging and Investment Solutions and Agency and Execution. It has a leading franchise in many major metals, energy and agricultural products, executing around 50 million trades and clearing 205 million contracts in 2022. The Group provides access to the world’s major commodity markets, covering a broad range of clients that include some of the largest commodity producers, consumers and traders, banks, hedge funds and asset managers.

Marex was established in 2005 but through its subsidiaries can trace its roots in the commodity markets back almost 100 years. Headquartered in London with 36 offices worldwide, the Group has over 1,800 employees across Europe, Asia and America.

For more information visit www.marex.com

Marex has unique access across markets with significant share globally both on and off exchange. The depth of knowledge amongst its teams and divisions provides its customers with clear advantage, and its technology-led service provides access to all major exchanges, order-flow management via screen, voice and DMA, plus award-winning data, insights and analytics.

The Technology Department delivers differentiation, scalability and security for the business. Reporting to the COO, Technology provides digital tools, software services and infrastructure globally to all business groups. Software development and support teams work in agile ‘streams’ aligned to specific business areas. Our other teams work enterprise-wide to provide critical services including our global service desk, network and system infrastructure, IT operations, security, enterprise architecture and design.

The Information Security team reports to the CTO and is responsible for protecting Marex data and assets, as well as providing security advice. The team is relatively small; therefore, its members have a chance to experience various areas of security.

The Cyber Security Engineer will work in the team managed by the Cyber Security Manager providing cyber security services to entities across the Marex Group. The primary responsibility is to provide protection against cyber threats by proactive monitoring of control effectiveness, but also to respond to identified threats.

The role requires an experienced security professional capable of managing a wide range of tasks, such as automation, exploring new technologies or working with external partners.

Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and knowledge of technology are key skills to be successful in this position.

Responsibilities

• Performs vulnerability assessment scans and collaborates with other teams on remediation approach
• Monitors security toolset and controls to identify potential incidents, network intrusions, and malware events, etc., ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Marex’s critical systems
• Developing and documenting cyber security standards and procedures
• Collaborates with technology teams for incident handling, patching disciplines, and system hardening frameworks
• Collaborates with the Information Technology team on deployment, operation, and continual improvements of security solutions
• Automation of tasks and creation of analytical tools
• Keeping up to date with security news and trends
• Threat Intelligence and Hunting
• Responding and investigating security incidents and exceptions
• Providing relevant KPI and KRI metrics.
  
  

Competencies

• Demonstrates curiosity.
• Resilient in a challenging, fast-paced environment.
• Excels at building relationships, networking and influencing others.
• Strategic collaborator with insight and agility, able to anticipate future challenges, ensuring operational effectiveness.
  
  

Skills And Experience

• Solid, specialist experience in the field of Information Security.
• Comprehensive knowledge and expertise across multiple technologies and protocols, such as Entra, TLS, IDS, SIEM, DLP, WAF, DMARC, AV/EDR, XDR, CNAPP.
• Knowledge of security processes (like vulnerability management or penetration testing), standards (like CIS) and frameworks (like NIST)
• Good understanding of Windows, Linux and Cloud solutions
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage with stakeholders.
  
  

If you’re forging a career in this area and are looking for your next step, get in touch!

Marex is fully committed to being an inclusive employer and providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all. We will provide reasonable adjustments to remove any disadvantage to you being considered for this role. We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the company. We welcome applications from candidates returning to the workforce. Also, Marex is committed to avoiding circumstances in which the appearance or possibility of conflicts of interest may exist within the hiring process.

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