Qube RT (QRT) · Hedge fund · New York · Senior · Posted 2026-05-08
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Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology and trading expertise has shaped QRT’s collaborative mindset which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT’s culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high quality returns for our investors.
Senior Detection and Response Engineer at Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) will be tasked with improving and optimizing our capability to effectively monitor, detect, respond, and remediate security incidents.
You will be part of a global security team, implementing highly automated security operations processes and systems to meet dynamic company growth. You will have an opportunity to design and build systems from scratch, interact with various technologies, influence architecture, decide on specific technologies or tools, and work on cutting edge projects.
As the security team, our top priority is to ensure that our data and assets are safeguarded using controls, which do not disrupt the business, whilst acting as an enabler. We work with many stakeholders at all levels across the business, including IT, Cloud and Engineering.
QRT runs a hybrid technology stack across multiple data centers, extending to various locations across the public cloud. The combination of on-premises and Cloud allows us to achieve performance and low latency requirements, which are important for quantitative and systematic investments.
Your future role within QRT
Monitor and analyse security events and alerts from diverse and disparate data sources to detect threats
Coordinate incident response activities including investigation, containment, remediation, recovery and lessons learnt
Deploy, tune, administer and implement security detection and response solutions, tools, configuration and related processes
Develop high fidelity security detections across our tooling suite
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve detection capabilities, including deploying new tools, log ingestion and enrichment, developing detection use cases and playbooks or designing automated response mechanisms
Capable of proactively performing threat intelligence driven hunting
Liaise with external vendors / MSSP / third-party stakeholders as required
Develop strategic objectives to increase the maturity of the Detection and Response function
Your present skillset
5+ years' experience in information security fields, 3+ years' experience in detection and response.
Demonstrable experience in creating customized security detection use cases
Demonstrable experience in digital forensics analysis and incident response
Demonstrable experience with building, troubleshooting and optimizing Detection & Response technologies (e.g., SIEM, Threat Intelligence Platform, Automation)
Understanding of different adversary tactics, techniques and procedures
Technical understanding and knowledge of network and operating system fundamentals
Experience working in hybrid environments (public cloud/on-prem) utilising various operating systems
Experience in CI/CD pipeline development and deployment automation would be advantageous
Programming/scripting language skills (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell) would be advantageous
Excellent verbal and written communication skills across different organisation stakeholders
Proactive mindset, capable of driving process improvements and automation initiatives