Cybersecurity Architect - Financial Services

As a Cybersecurity Architect at Qube Research & Technologies, you will play a crucial role in spearheading initiatives to protect our core trading infrastructure from cyber threats.
About the Role

The Senior Product Security/Security Architect will champion secure design principles, foster trust-based partnerships, and work collaboratively with engineering and product teams to integrate security considerations into the design and development stages.

This is an exciting opportunity to build from scratch, interact with various technologies, influence architecture, decide on specific technologies or tools, and work on new projects.
Key Responsibilities
• Build and lead the product security function in APAC, setting objectives, and overseeing the development and implementation of security controls and processes covering on-prem, exchange colocation and cloud infrastructure and business applications.
• Develop, implement and periodically review security design standards, frameworks, security reference architecture (security blueprints) and conduct updates/enhancements to guidance, policies, or other applicable reference materials.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to incorporate security considerations into product design and development.
• Conduct threat modeling, and security code reviews to identify potential security issues.
• Develop and maintain a secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) to ensure security is integrated at every stage.
Requirements
• At least 10 years of experience in a product security / security engineering role, with at least 2 years in a leadership position.
• Deep understanding of security principles, techniques, and technologies related to software and product security.
• Experience with threat modeling, risk assessment, and the development of mitigation strategies.
• Strong technical background in software development and security, with proficiency in programming languages and security tools.
• In-depth knowledge of application, network, cloud and platform security vulnerabilities.
• Strong focus on reviewing technical designs and functional requirements to identify areas of Security weakness.
• Ability to explain vulnerabilities to developers.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability to influence through factual reasoning.
• Time management: ability to handle multiple concurrent assessments, plan based deliverable management, strong follow up and tracking.
• Ability to adjust communication of technology risks vs business risks based on the audience.
• Previous experience in Financial Services is preferred.

We are offering an estimated salary range of $150,000 to $250,000 per year, depending on qualifications and experience.

This role is based in Hong Kong office, reporting locally to APAC Head of Security and functionally to Global Product Security Lead.
About Us

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.

We welcome diversity as essential to our success. QRT empowers employees to work openly and respectfully to achieve collective success. In addition to professional achievement, we are offering initiatives and programs to enable employees achieve a healthy work-life balance.