Hudson River Trading (HRT) is looking for a senior Security Operations Engineer to join our growing Security Operations team. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to design, build, and support solutions that strategically impact HRT’s global cyber security systems.

We are looking for someone with a strong knowledge of SIEM, EDR, DLP, and SOAR platforms. This role requires proficiency with a programming language (Python preferred) and Elastic stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash), as well as exceptional organizational, communication, project management, and technical troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Help build and maintain HRT’s security detection and response program to protect our data and intellectual property from both internal and external threats
• Build and maintain end-to-end pipelines to ingest, parse, map, enrich, visualize, and analyze raw logs from disparate sources
• Hunt for, detect, and respond to malicious activity and anomalous events on HRT’s devices and networks
• Perform digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) tasks during security incidents
• Assist with third party vendor security posture reviews
• Collaborate closely with our end user support team on investigations, vulnerability scanning across endpoints and responding to end user issues and software approval requests
• Maintain and enhance HRT's data loss prevention rules
• Foster strong cross-functional relationships with HRT’s global teams and external vendors 
• Analyze network activity and forensic artifacts to identify and remediate malicious activity

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cyber security, with specific experience in security operations and detection engineering
• Experience with threat detection and threat hunting, preferably using automation
• Python programming experience
• Experience using log analysis platforms such as ELK and Splunk; Elastic Certified Engineer certification is a plus
• Experience with Linux (Debian is a huge plus), Windows, and macOS
• Experience in performing network analysis with artifacts such as PCAPs, NetFlow, and network logs
• Willingness to work an on-call rotation during business hours and one weekend per month

Annual base salary range of $150,000 to $250,000. Pay (base and bonus) may vary depending on job-related skills and experience. A sign-on and discretionary performance bonus may be provided as part of the total compensation package, in addition to company-paid medical and/or other benefits.