Security Assessment Specialist - London, United Kingdom - G-Research

G-Research

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

G-Research is a leading quantitative research and technology firm, with offices in London and Dallas.

We are proud to employ some of the best people in their field and to nurture their talent in a dynamic, flexible and highly stimulating culture where world-beating ideas are cultivated and rewarded.

This is a hybrid role based in our new Soho Place office - opened in in the heart of Central London and home to our Research Lab.

The Role

As a Security Assessment Specialist, you will join a growing team responsible for conducting penetration tests and vulnerability assessments against our internal systems and security controls.

You will work directly with the business and show how repeated assessment, testing and remediation work can help improve our overall security posture.

Reporting to the Security Assessment Manager, this role will be responsible for:

Conducting technical penetration tests against a broad range of technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins and Ansible
Supporting Control Owners by providing effectiveness measures against controls along with effectiveness trending
Supporting Business and Application Owners in determining the effectiveness and assurance of security within their functional area(s)
Supporting Compliance and Risk teams by providing technical knowhow, consulting and assessment of controls, and system and policy configuration
Maintaining a good working relationship with business analytics teams to provide consumer facing metrics and trending dashboards.
Maintaining and improving operational tooling and integrations used within the team
Providing support and mentoring for less experienced team members of the team

Who are we looking for?

Strong background of penetration testing and vulnerability assessment and management, including remediation and mitigation advice with a focus towards Application Security
Experience of validating the effectiveness of a security control through manual and automated means
Experience of coding with python
Knowledge and experience of creating, adjusting and reworking standardised configuration of devices is preferable
Security certification, such as CRT, OSCP or OSCE (OSCP minimum)
Good interpersonal and communication skills

Why should you apply?