Description
OVERVIEW
The Maples Group is a leader in financial and legal services, trusted by many of the world's largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms, and international corporations.
Our distinction comes from our carefully curated team of over 2,500 professionals characterized by tenacity, ethics, and excellence. Operating across key financial centers in the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, our global presence offers unique opportunities for career development and cross-cultural experience. Our integrated financial and legal services foster interdisciplinary learning and growth.
The Maples Group is seeking a Leeds-based Security Engineer to join our team. We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity in attracting, retaining, and developing top talent.
Who We Seek
Our merit-based culture suits professionals seeking limitless careers and lives. Beyond skills, team members are collaborative, conscientious, driven, and purposeful in their work.
About the Role
This role involves deploying, maintaining, supporting, and enhancing our Information Security tools and processes. Key responsibilities include:
1. Implementing and maintaining network, intrusion detection, and prevention systems, along with other security tools in hybrid environments (on-premises and cloud).
2. Staying informed of the latest cybersecurity threats to advise on system protection.
3. Monitoring threat intelligence feeds for actionable detection and response.
4. Analyzing security logs to identify attacker TTPs, investigating suspicious activities, and performing remediation.
5. Developing, testing, and validating security capabilities to identify vulnerabilities and build detection and response measures.
6. Serving as a technical resource during active security response efforts.
7. Tracking and resolving security issues.
8. Supporting IAM systems through monitoring and enhancements to ensure operational security.
9. Managing user roles, permissions, and authentication methods (e.g., PAM, SSO, MFA).
10. Enforcing policies on least privilege access, identity governance, and access reviews.
11. Managing identity lifecycle activities such as provisioning and de-provisioning.
12. Monitoring cloud security events and responding to threats.
13. Creating automated security playbooks for incident response.
14. Identifying and remediating vulnerabilities in cloud environments.
15. Collaborating with teams to ensure secure architecture and practices in cloud settings.
16. Implementing data security policies including DLP, privileged access, and insider risk management.
17. Designing automations to improve security workflows.
18. Supporting audits, penetration tests, and vulnerability assessments.
19. Developing and measuring KPIs and metrics for security trends and insights.
20. Ensuring the safety of sensitive information and IT equipment through appropriate security measures.
Experience
Ideal candidates will demonstrate high ethical standards, autonomy, and possess:
* A bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, cybersecurity, or related fields.
* Security certifications such as GCIA, GCFA, GCFE, CISSP (Associate), CEH, or equivalent.
* Experience in areas like IAM, security operations, threat hunting, EDR, detection signatures, and analytics.
* Familiarity with open standards such as SAML, OAuth, or OpenID.
* Knowledge of encryption, logging, and analytics domains.
* Hands-on experience with securing network and cloud architectures.
* Experience with IAM technologies like AD, Azure AD, and access policies.
* Proficiency with SIEM, incident detection, response, and forensics.
* Experience in threat hunting and incident response in Windows/Linux and cloud/hybrid environments.
* Skills in SIEM configuration and analysis, security automation tools, and scripting languages like Python, PowerShell, etc.
* Ability to make architectural decisions, troubleshoot, and improve systems.
Benefits & Rewards
The Maples Group values employee well-being and offers benefits such as:
* Comprehensive health coverage
* Competitive vacation packages
* Educational and professional development programs
* Savings or pension plans
* Life and travel insurance
* Global mental wellness programs
* Social and sports activities
About Maples Group
With over fifty years of growth, the Maples Group is a leading professional services firm offering fiduciary, fund administration, legal, and compliance services across multiple jurisdictions including the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey, and Luxembourg.
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