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SIEM Security Engineer

London

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For our Global Technology division in London, we are looking to hire a:

Monitoring, Observability & SIEM Engineer.

Global Technology @ Berenberg

In an era where digitalisation and modern IT infrastructure is revolutionising banking, we are shaping a technology-driven bank in which you as an IT professional will work closely with our business units. Our technology teams offer you an environment that will present you with exciting challenges - be it through the support and further development of legacy systems or the introduction of modern technologies such as AI, machine learning and highly automated trading applications.

Our Technology department of around 300 employees works largely in an agile way using a Scrumban approach and covers areas such as Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Operations, Process and Governance, Software Development and Architecture. We are particularly proud to develop almost all of our applications in-house, which gives us unique flexibility and innovative strength.  Our tech stack includes modern technologies such as Java, Kotlin, TypeScript and Python, CI/CD pipelines, containers, Kubernetes as well as Azure Cloud, Azure SQL Database and Oracle Database with PL/SQL.

Your role in the team:

We are seeking an experienced Splunk Engineer (very much with a DevOps mind-set) to join our Berenberg’s Investment Banking Technology department. They will be expected to closely collaborate with a wide range of different teams (infrastructure, development, InfoSec etc). This role is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining our Splunk environment, ensuring the effective monitoring and security of financial systems and data. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in data analysis, cybersecurity. They will be working alongside our IT security and analytics teams to drive insights, improve operational efficiencies, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

What will you do?

  • Splunk Deployment Health and Patch Management: Responsible for ensuring the overall health, stability, and performance of the Splunk deployment through regular maintenance, including patching, version upgrades, and performance tuning. 
  •  Use Case Development :Extensive experience in designing and implementing Splunk use cases specifically tailored to the unique needs of financial services, such as fraud detection, transaction monitoring, and regulatory compliance. This includes understanding business requirements and translating them into actionable Splunk use cases that support business goals and security objectives.
  • Log Source Onboarding :Skilled in the end-to-end process of on boarding various log sources into Splunk, with a focus on diverse financial systems, security devices, network appliances, and cloud environments. 
  • Monitoring and Detection Tuning: Demonstrated ability to configure, fine-tune, and optimise Splunk's monitoring and detection capabilities to provide highly accurate alerts for security events, performance issues, and other anomalies. 
  • Incident Response Support: Proven ability to collaborate with incident response (IR) teams and provide actionable insights during security incidents. 
  • Collaboration with SOC & IT Teams: Effective at working closely with Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts, IT security teams, and other technical groups to ensure Splunk’s configuration aligns with broader security and operational objectives. 

Who are we looking for? 

  • 5+Years of Experience as a Splunk Engineer, With a background in Financial services. 
  • Expertise in Splunk Enterprise, including administration, configuration, and maintenance.
  • Proficiency with query languages (e.g., SPL) for data search, correlation, and analytics and Bash scripting, Linux, Python
  • Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles and practices, especially in the context of financial services.
  • Knowledge of regulatory standards (e.g., PCI DSS, SOX, GLBA) affecting financial institutions
  • Strong experience working with incident response teams, providing Splunk-based insights and actionable data during security incidents, including root cause analysis and forensic investigations
  • Has exposure of working with security and network operations team
  • Incident Management process understanding.
  • Experience in capacity management concepts and implementations.
  • Containers (aka Docker) and Kubernetes

What we offer you:

  • Private pension plan - 10% of base salary contribution by Berenberg.
  • Generous 30 days holiday allowance.
  • Private Health Insurance.
  • Life Insurance scheme.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • Enhanced parental leave policies.
  • Employee Assistance Programme offering counselling sessions related to mental health, financial wellbeing and other topics.

Apply online now to join our team – we look forward to receiving your application!

We are a leading European private bank, with over 430 years of experience and deep rooted history, but we are still shaping and heavily investing in our future. Our progress and evolution are driven by our people. We encourage them to try new approaches, voice their opinions and achieve success in their own way.

We’re an ambitious, forward-looking business, backed by centuries of tradition and built on innovation. You’ll find a culture that encourages people to think independently, act entrepreneurially and challenge the status quo. Together we collaborate to shape our business and fulfil our ambitious goals. 

We will only accept applications submitted through our online application management system on the website.

Berenberg is an Equal Opportunities Employer and prides itself on being a modern, dynamic and internationally orientated organisation. We value the rich diversity, skills and abilities and creative potential that people from differing backgrounds and experiences bring to the workplace. Every employee plays a vital role in providing quality service to all our customers and helping to create and inclusive working environment, where everyone can realise their full potential.  

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates who require adjustments during our recruiting process. Please contact us directly on recruitment@berenberg.com to discuss. 






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