United Kingdom onlyWe are on the lookout for a UK-based Senior Security Engineer to join our Security Operations Response Team. This role is pivotal in enhancing Marqeta’s ability to detect and respond to threats. You will contribute to the design, documentation, and implementation of a security detection engineering program, participate in on-call rotations and incident response efforts, and collaborate with various teams to assess detection gaps across Marqeta. This role offers the opportunity to directly impact the program through strong technical contributions. The role reports to the Manager of Security Operations and Response.
We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely or from our London office. We’d love for you to join us!
The Impact You'll Have
- Perform detection engineering and regularly write/maintain detection logic to identify suspicious activity
- Document and track detection capabilities across numerous data sources
- Work with team leadership to define and report metrics related to detection capabilities and effectiveness
- Participate in a 24x7x365 on-call rotation for alert response
- Be an active responder as part of the Cybersecurity Incident Response Team during declared incidents
- Contribute to automation and orchestration playbooks to streamline detection engineering, threat hunting and incident response activities
- Participate in threat hunts to proactively identify threats in our corporate and market environments
- Regularly review current use cases/detection logic to identify and remove gaps in coverage
Who You Are
- 5+ years of hands-on, in-depth knowledge and technical experience in security operations, including detection engineering, threat hunting, incident response, digital forensics, and/or threat intelligence
- Strong technical foundation and understanding of security concepts, solutions and technologies; experience with enterprise security services such as EDR, SIEM technologies, and SOAR platforms is essential
- Familiarity with frameworks such as MITRE ATTCK and how to utilise them in the assessment of detection capabilities and coverage
- Skilled in identifying opportunities for developing new threat detection use cases based on security telemetry, environment baselining, actionable threat intelligence and Incident Response lessons learned
- Ability to identify gaps in our detection coverage across global infrastructure, and work with business partners to gain visibility and control through logging and detection content
- Strong understanding of AWS and containerization technologies
- Experience with Terraform
Hiring Manager
- Charles Neitzel
Recruiter For This Role
- Louise Devlin
Compensation and Benefits
- Premium Private Medical and Dental coverage
- Generous time off program with additional “Floating Holiday days”
- Retirement savings program with company contribution
- Equity in a publicly-traded company and an Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Monthly stipend to support our remote work model
- Annual development stipend to support our people growth and development
- Family-forming benefits and up to 20 weeks of Parental Leave
- Wellbeing programs i.e. Modern Health, HealthKick and much more…
About Marqeta
Marqeta is on a mission to change the way money moves. We’re one of the earliest enablers of embedded finance, a market opportunity sized up in the trillions. Our card issuing platform provides unprecedented flexibility and control for companies to issue cards, authorize transactions, and manage payment operations in real time. Marqeta is powering the most well known brands in the new economy (Block, Cash App, Affirm, Instacart, Doordash, Uber, Walmart, etc). You don’t need to be a Payments expert to join the Marqeta Team, let us help you with that. This is the opportunity of a lifetime to work with innovators around the world and unlock equitable financial access for all.
Marqeta’s Values
– Solve for the Customer: With a deep understanding of our customers' business and empathy for their needs, we deliver products and services that drive their success. Earning and keeping their trust guides everything we do.
– Do What's Right: Knowing businesses and livelihoods depend on us, we pursue solutions that disrupt responsibly and deliver high-quality results that our customers count on. We own our work from start to finish.
– Simplify and Innovate: We approach challenges with curiosity and take smart risks. Innovation comes from finding better, simpler ways to achieve extraordinary outcomes.
– Win as a Team: We succeed together by embracing diverse perspectives and pushing each other to raise the bar. We lead with humility and set aside hierarchy to work as a team.
– Make it Count: We drive forward with focus and agility. With a sense of urgency and purpose, we get the job done, and done right.
Equal Employment Opportunity, Accommodations and Privacy
Marqeta is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that gives consideration to all qualified applicants regardless of race, ancestry, national origin, color, Indigenous, citizenship, religion/creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression marital status, family status, disability, veteran status, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Our dedication to diversity and inclusion extends beyond the categories above. Review Marqeta’s ESG Report to see that dedication in action. Fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and respected creates a stronger and more innovative team at Marqeta. We celebrate the unique contributions of each individual and empower all members of our organization. Join us in building a company where diversity thrives and everyone can be their authentic selves.
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