Senior Cloud Security Engineer, Anti-Fraud Technology
Posted 1 week ago by Vanguard
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Manchester Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior Cloud Security Engineer for Anti-Fraud Technology at Vanguard will play a crucial role in safeguarding client assets by developing modern anti-fraud services. This position involves collaboration with a newly formed cybersecurity-focused team, utilizing cutting-edge technology to enhance security measures across the investment platform. The engineer will be responsible for coding, system deployment, and supporting junior engineers while participating in agile methodologies. This role is hybrid, requiring three days a week in the Manchester office.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop modern anti-fraud services across all layers of the stack.
- Provide development, configuration, and integration skills from database to front-end.
- Write high-quality code, assist with code reviews, and provide solution design input.
- Build automated tests and create documentation throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Collaborate with scrum master, technical leads, developers, and product owner to enhance client experience and security posture.
- Support junior engineers and act as a role model for quality focus and code design.
- Identify and implement continuous improvement of technical standards and processes.
- Own deployment and operations of the system across environments.
- Collaborate with global teams to share experiences and best practices.
- Participate in agile meetings aligned to the scrum framework.
Key Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline (preferred but not required).
- Previous experience as a full stack developer.
- Front-end experience with React and Typescript.
- Good understanding of cloud-based environments (AWS preferred).
- Experience with Node and database technologies (PostgreSQL, NoSQL, etc.).
- Strong knowledge of development methodology, software architecture, and design principles.
- Experience with web services and microservices-based architectures.
- Exemplary communication skills for bridging technical and non-technical gaps.
- Understanding of agile software development methodology, with scrum experience preferred.
- Desire for continuous learning and development in technical and non-technical skills.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Senior Cloud Security Engineer, Anti-Fraud Technology
Duration: 6 months
Location: Manchester (Hybrid, 3 days per week)
Purpose of the role: Vanguard manages over $7 trillion in assets across the globe, and with this comes an immense responsibility to safeguard our clients’ funds from bad actors. As a digital-first company, our Enterprise Security & Fraud (ES&F) team aims to use cutting edge technology to prevent fraud on our investment platform. Join a newly formed and cybersecurity-focused development team for Vanguard Europe and be on the cutting edge of implementing a suite of tools to protect hundreds of thousands of clients across the UK & Europe.
In this role you will:
- Work across all layers of the stack to develop modern anti-fraud services.
- You’ll be expected to provide excellent development, configuration, and integration skills from database to front-end.
- Write high quality and readable code, assist with code reviews, provide solution design input, build automated tests, create documentation, and other tasks throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Collaborate closely with the scrum master, technical leads, other developers, and product owner to ensure that the system is bettering both the client experience & our security posture.
- Support junior engineers with their tasks and act as a role model for them, especially related to quality focus and excellent code design.
- Identify and help implement continuous improvement of technical standards, methodologies, technologies, and processes.
- Own the deployment and operations of the system across environments from development, test, and through to production.
- Collaborate with global teams in Australia and the United States to share experiences, learnings, and best practices for building our fraud program.
- Participate in agile meetings aligned to the scrum framework: sprint planning, daily scrums, sprint review, sprint retrospective, and so on.
Qualifications we’re looking for:
- A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline is a plus, but not strictly required.
- Previous experience as a full stack ninja is preferred.
- Front end experience with React and Typescript is required as well as a good understanding of working in a cloud-based environment (AWS is preferred).
- Experience with Node and database technologies (PostgreSQL, NoSQL, etc.) is strongly encouraged.
- A strong handle on industry standards and best practices as it relates to development methodology, software architecture, design principles (e.g. SOLID), design patterns, automated testing strategies.
- Experience building and consuming web services, and familiarly with microservices-based architectures is a benefit.
- Exemplary communication skills: the ability to bridge the gap between the technical and non-technical across various communication channels.
- An understanding of agile software development methodology, with scrum framework experience preferred.
- A desire to continuously learn and develop oneself in both technical and non-technical skillsets.