Security Engineer, Mimecast

SIEM / AWS / IAM Experience Essential

Salary not provided
AWS
Kubernetes
Python
Bash
Linux
Ruby
Terraform
Splunk
Ansible
Azure
Puppet
Prometheus
Grafana
Logstash
Active Directory
Unix
loki
Senior level
London
Mimecast

Cloud cybersecurity services

Open for applications

Mimecast

Cloud cybersecurity services

1001+ employees

B2BAPICyber SecurityCloud Computing

Open for applications

Salary not provided
AWS
Kubernetes
Python
Bash
Linux
Ruby
Terraform
Splunk
Ansible
Azure
Puppet
Prometheus
Grafana
Logstash
Active Directory
Unix
loki
Senior level
London

1001+ employees

B2BAPICyber SecurityCloud Computing

Company mission

To stop bad things from happening to good organisations.

Role

Who you are

  • If you are a skilled Security Engineer with an excellent understanding of cybersecurity principles, best practices and continuous improvement we would love to hear from you
  • Extensive experience in designing, deploying and extending enterprise-grade SIEM infrastructure. Ideally with Elastic however experience with others such as Splunk, Sentinel or QRadar will be considered
  • Experience with log ingestion, building pipelines, log enrichment, log parsing
  • Syslog-ng, Beats, Elastic Agents and Logstash experience
  • High level log analytic skills (firewall logs, network logs, authentication logs, system logs, debug logs)
  • Experience in designing, implementing and managing Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions
  • Experienced in the UNIX/Linux OS and shell scripting in Bash/zsh
  • Ability to write and understand complex regular expressions (PCRE) and understand scripts in languages such as Python, Ruby, Bash, etc
  • Hands-on experience managing container platforms such as Kubernetes, AWS EKS, GKE etc
  • Experience working with Config Management tool, Terraform, Puppet, Ansible etc
  • Experience with utilizing and migrating to one or more cloud technologies such as Microsoft Azure, and AWS
  • Working Knowledge of Hashicorp suite of tools, Vault, Terraform etc
  • The ability to confidently participate in new security tools implementation, troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to security tools, working closely with vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure timely resolution
  • A high level of knowledge into security events & triggers that lead to security alerts & incidents with deep understanding behind the event correlation, risk factors and the remediation methodology
  • Conduct security architecture/engineering reviews and makes changes and/or recommendations regarding configurations, policies on security tools (EDR, NDR, SIEM, Deception, server management)
  • Perform routine audits and assessments of security tools to verify their compliance with regulatory standards and as well as internal practices and policies
  • Experience in Active Directory, LDAP, Kerberos authentication
  • Knowledge of core infrastructure services such as DNS (Route53/Unbound), Identify Management, load balancers, web servers etc
  • Experience with SSO technologies
  • Excellent team-working skills, and a “can do, let’s get it done” attitude is crucial
  • A passion for real-world Information Security - You live and breathe IT security – you want to be the best, without this you simply won’t fit in
  • A desire to keep learning, extending your skills and pushing the boundaries of your knowledge

Desirable

  • Proxmox experience or experience in other virtualisation solutions
  • Experience implementing observability and monitoring tooling for application and infrastructure metrics, logs and traces (eg OpenTelementry, Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic, Cloud Watch, Loki)
  • Specialty in one or more of the following Information Security domains: Cyber Intelligence Analysis, Threat Monitoring, Incident Response, Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence, Malware Analysis, Computer Forensics, Endpoint Protection, Network Security, Infrastructure Security, Application Security, Platform Security, Identity & Access Management, Security Education & Awareness, Vulnerability Scanning & Management, and Compliance & Risk Management
  • Information Security and/or Information Technology industry certification (CISSP, CISM, CEH, Azure and AWS equivalent) preferred
  • An undergraduate or higher degree in computing with a strong security component

What the job involves

  • Mimecast is looking for talented and enthusiastic Security Engineer to help build and enhance Mimecast’s high performance Security Team
  • You will become a key part of Mimecast’s Security Engineering team that will ensure that Mimecast security engineering remains at the cutting edge of security operations excellence
  • You will be working on building and deploying a unique and exciting SIEM solution with Elastic that will ensure the Mimecast Security Team has the best possible tooling to support the SOC and its clients. You will be an integral part of developing the IAM solution
  • The goal is to enhance our security monitoring tooling, detections and incident response capabilities using various security platform solutions to provide an enhanced security environment to deliver cutting-edge solutions to elevate our security posture
  • As well as working closely with the other teams in Security you will collaborate with the wider Engineering team and Cloud Platform to improve existing security monitoring and deliver resilient security solutions

Salary benchmarks

Otta's take

Theo Margolius headshot

Theo Margolius

COO of Otta

Mimecast’s next-gen cloud-based security, archiving, and continuity services provide comprehensive risk management in a fully integrated solution, protecting over 40,000 customers worldwide and blocking 162+ million threats. With its adaptable platform, Mimecast focuses on developing capabilities to meet increasing risks and forming strategic partnerships.

Following its acquisition by Permira, Mimecast has expanded globally, reaching more countries throughout 2023. Recently, Mimecast acquired Elevate Security, enhancing its offerings with insights into human behaviours and risks. Elevate Security's platform flags high-risk individuals with a precision risk scoring algorithm, complementing Mimecast’s Awareness Training for targeted intervention and training.

Since 2003, Mimecast has empowered customers to mitigate risks and manage complexities in a threat landscape driven by cyberattacks and human error. Mimecast’s advanced solutions in threat detection, brand protection, and data retention enable organisations to work protected.

Insights

Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

10% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

Sep 2012

$62m

SERIES C

Jan 2010

$21m

SERIES B

Total funding: $88.6m

Company benefits

  • Your finances and your future: - Pension - Communication Allowance - Employee Referral
  • Your health: - Mediclaim - Insurance Coverage - Meal Coupons - Virtual Therapy Services
  • Your life and your family: - Casual Leave - Flexible working - Family Leave - Long Service Leave - Employee Assistance Program
  • Your community: - Volunteer Days - Gift Matching

Company values

  • Build Our Company Together
  • Invest in One Another
  • Make Things Better
  • Deliver a Remarkable Experience
  • Bring a Resilient Spirit

Company HQ

City of London, London, UK

Founders

Peter Bauer

(Member of the Board of Directors and Co-founder)

Former Managing Director of FAB Technology (Co-Founder) and Idion Solutions Cape Town. Was the CEO of Mimecast between 2003 and 2024.

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