Saragossa ยท 2 days ago
Security Engineer - NYC Hedge Fund - 12 Month Contract
Saragossa is a NYC Hedge Fund seeking a mid-to-senior Security Engineer who will operate as a generalist within a small security team. The role focuses on designing, building, and improving security systems that protect a highly technical organization, with an emphasis on automation and problem-solving.
Responsibilities
Design and implement enterprise-grade security monitoring, detection, and response solutions, integrating commercial tools and developing custom capabilities tailored to the environment
Continuously improve detection quality, response workflows, and overall security posture
Engineer and tune detections using structured data and JSON-based queries
Develop automated response and orchestration workflows
Drive improvements across the full incident lifecycle
Collaborate with teams across the organization, translating security risks and technical concepts into clear, practical language for non-security stakeholders
Partner with engineering, infrastructure, and product teams to embed security into systems and workflows, applying strong security principles that are portable across technologies
Qualification
Required
Several years of experience in security engineering, preferably in a fintech, startup, or similarly high-tech environment
Strong hands-on experience with cloud and endpoint security platforms such as Azure, Microsoft Defender, and Elastic
Exposure to tools like Zscaler and Purview considered a plus
Comfortable coding and scripting, particularly in Python
Experience working with Git-based workflows
Applying infrastructure-as-code concepts
Experience building and operating detection and response systems
Experience with security orchestration and automation platforms
Experience with threat-informed defenses
Fully authorized to work in the US without any sponsorship/visa
Company
Saragossa
Saragossa is a consultancy that offers recruitment and staffing services to the data science and financial technology industries.
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageRecent News
2025-09-23
2023-03-06
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