Platform Security Engineer

Job TitlePlatform Security EngineerJob DescriptionSo, who are we?Hello, we’re IG Group, an FTSE 250 Fintech that provides cutting-edge mobile, web and desktop platforms that help our clients trade Stocks & Shares, leveraged products, Futures & Options and Crypto.We are ambitious. Over 340,000 people already use our platforms. We’re global with offices in 18 countries and products in 16 regions. We’re hungry to move faster, ship better products for our customers and grow our user base. We believe in high autonomy, and we want people who are looking to do things differently to create better experiences for our customers.We work in cross-functional teams and are laser-focused on increasing the number of active clients we serve to drive sustainable growth.Your team The Platform Security team is responsible for supporting, , automating, and improving our IT Security platforms. You will ensure IG’s security platforms are reliable and effective and will proactively develop improved automation and integration among our systems. Your role in the Team’s SuccessThe Platform Security Engineer role is responsible for supporting, , automating, and improving our IT Security platforms. You will perform a wide and growing variety of technical tasks within the Platform Security team. Your role will be to ensure the smooth and effective operation of a growing set of security products and solutions. Beyond maintenance, you will be the go-to person for the security tooling, offering guidance and consultation for developers and engineers, to ensure a best practice, “security-by-design” culture within the business. What do Provide Maintenance & SupportPerform necessary upgrades and troubleshoot issues with all security tools, especially the Vault and Wiz platforms as well as AWS native security tooling.Maintain and improve the growing variety of scripts and utilities used to perform many regular tasks within Gitlab to support out tools.Assist the SOC team and Platform Engineering teams with any questions or challenges they have with our toolset.Deliver Continuous ImprovementsSeek out and implement improvements to our existing tools for better performance, reliability, or capability.Adapt our tools to an ever-changing environment, keeping pace with IG's own technology journey and the wider world of best practices.Take on and deliver requests from the wider security team for changes to the way our tools currently work.Enable Automation Act as an SME for scripting and systems programming, delivering new scripts and utilities to meet the needs of the security team. Drive improved integration between our various tools to enable new capabilities or solve exiting problems. Enable the transition of our existing tools and configuration to a CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code model.Who we’re looking for?You’re curious about things like the client experience, the rapid developments in tech, and the complex world of fintech regulation. You’re also a confident, creative thinker with a knack for innovating. We know that you know every problem has a solution. Here, you can try new ideas and lead the way in creating inspiring experiences for our clients and everyone around you.We don’t fit the corporate stereotype.