- Company Name
- Paragon Alpha - Hedge Fund Talent Business
- Job Title
- Lead Security Engineer - Hedge Fund
- Job Description
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**Job Title:** Lead Security Engineer
**Role Summary:**
Leads the Security Engineering function, defining and executing strategy to scale identity, endpoint, data, infrastructure, and vulnerability security across the firm. Partners with Engineering, Infrastructure, Research, Trading, and Risk teams to embed security into the platform and software delivery lifecycle while delivering firm‑wide security programs.
**Expectations:**
- Provide visionary leadership and build a high‑performing security engineering team.
- Translate security strategy into actionable engineering controls and measurable outcomes.
- Ensure security is integrated early and continuously in the SDLC and cloud/infrastructure operations.
- Drive global security initiatives and maintain compliance with regulatory and industry standards.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Define, implement, and continuously improve security architecture and standards for identity, endpoint, data, infrastructure, and vulnerability management.
- Lead threat modeling, risk assessments, and vulnerability remediation efforts.
- Design and automate security controls, monitoring, and incident response processes.
- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to embed security requirements into product and platform development.
- Mentor and develop security engineers; establish metrics, reporting, and governance frameworks.
- Oversee security tooling selection, integration, and lifecycle management.
**Required Skills:**
- Proven leadership experience building and scaling security engineering teams.
- Deep expertise in IAM, endpoint protection, data loss prevention, cloud/infrastructure security, and vulnerability management.
- Strong knowledge of secure SDLC, DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, and automation (e.g., scripting, IaC).
- Experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and related security services.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and ability to influence technical and non‑technical audiences.
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with a data‑driven approach.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).
- 8+ years of relevant experience in security engineering or related roles.
- Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, OSCP, CCSP, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, or equivalent.