Senior Cyber Security Engineer

Are you ready to build the future of our company?

About Mercury® Financial

Mercury® Financial is an innovative and growing financial services company with locations in both Austin, TX and Wilmington, DE. Our mission is to help customers build and maintain their financial future by offering them credit cards they can afford and understand. After only a few years, we’ve had great success building a significant credit card program, but we are aiming higher, which  means we have lots of challenging problems for you to help us solve. Come onboard, work with some of the most talented individuals who thrive on collaboration and teamwork, and help us continue to build something special.

Location 

Mercury® Financial is headquartered in the progressive and entrepreneurial tech hub of Austin, Texas. Our physical location is situated in a beautiful park like setting called the Domain. The Domain's ideal location and exceptional amenities, amazing restaurant selection and convenient parking, are all perfect for after work happy hours!

Or, 

Mercury® Financials' Wilmington, Delaware office is located near the Riverfront. Wilmington is Delaware’s largest city and is the economic engine of the state. The Riverfront combines its rich history with a host of attractions that bring great food, entertainment, and shopping to our city. Based on its convenient location, direct access to I-95, Amtrak and SEPTA, this location allows our employees the flexibility to live in a variety of the surrounding areas.

What it’s like to work here: 

We foster a collaborative and innovative culture where you will be empowered to do your best work. All of our employees bring everything they have to their job and are part of a larger team working towards a greater goal. We do right by our employees, our partners, and our customers.

Role:

We are looking to hire a Senior Cyber Security Engineer with an analytical mind and a detailed understanding of cybersecurity methodologies. Cyber Security Engineers are expected to have meticulous attention to detail, outstanding problem-solving skills, work comfortably under pressure and deliver on tight deadlines. To ensure success, a Senior Cyber Security Engineer must display an excellent understanding of technology infrastructures using AWS, Firewalls, VPN, Data Loss Prevention, IDS/IPS, Web-Proxy and Security Audits. Top candidates will be comfortable working with a variety of technologies, security problems and troubleshooting of the network. You should be comfortable in AWS cloud, working with the security tools and interfaces there. 

What a day is like:

• Plan, implement, manage, monitor and upgrade security measures for the protection of the organization's data, systems, and networks. 
• Monitor, detect, investigate and respond to breaches including impact analysis and recommendations. 
• Triage Security events and troubleshoot security and network problems. 
• Ensure that the organization's data and infrastructure are protected by enabling the appropriate security controls. 
• Participate in the change management and data governance process. 
• Test and identify network and system vulnerabilities to include vulnerability scans and penetration tests. 
• Complete daily administrative tasks, reporting, and communication with relevant departments in the organization. 
• Define system security requirements and maintain PCI and SOC level certification requirements. 
• Effectively communicate network security issues to peers and management. 
• Once, every seven days, you will be part of an on-call rotation for high and critical alerts.

You’re perfect for this role if you have: 

• BS degree in Computer Science, IT, Systems Engineering or related qualification.     
• 5+ years of work experience in IT Security with incident detection, incident response, monitoring and forensics.  
• Experience with firewalls (functionality and maintenance). 
• Office 365 Security. 
• AWS (3+ years) and Endpoint Security.  
• Proficiency in Python, Java, Ruby, Node, Go and/or Power Shell.  
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.  
• Strong attention to detail with an analytical mind and outstanding problem-solving skills.  
• Great awareness of cybersecurity trends and hacking techniques.  
• Must work as part of a team.  

Why you’ll like working here:

This isn’t a place where you will fill a seat and keep your head down. This is a place where everybody is expected to help build something. This is a place where you can be invol