Security Engineer

About Dedale:

Dedale is a leading provider of strategic intelligence in the technology space, leveraging a global network of analysts and market professionals to deliver actionable insights to investors and corporates. Our team thrives on diversity, innovation, and a passion for technology-driven solutions.

We are expanding our engineering team to integrate AI across our platform and internal workflows, enhancing efficiency for both our users and internal teams. As a founding member of our AI/automation efforts, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping how AI transforms our processes and product.

About the role:

We're seeking a Security Engineer to join our cyber security team as our first dedicated internal security expert. In this pivotal role, you'll take ownership of our established security infrastructure and lead its strategic evolution as we scale. You'll work closely with leadership teams to make critical security decisions, optimize our existing defense systems, and drive the next phase of our security maturity while establishing the security culture that will define our organization's future.

This role is ideal for a proactive security professional who enjoys taking ownership of complex systems and thrives in a dynamic scale-up environment. You'll love the opportunity to inherit a solid security foundation and transform it into something exceptional—optimizing existing tools, implementing advanced capabilities, and elevating our security posture to enterprise-grade standards.

If you're energized by the prospect of being the security authority who shapes strategic direction, drives meaningful improvements, and has direct impact on business-critical decisions, this opportunity will accelerate your career while making a lasting difference in our organization's security evolution

Your Responsibilities:

Security Operations & Intelligence:

• Architect our security posture by orchestrating advanced SIEM capabilities—crafting intelligent detection rules, analyzing threat patterns, and transforming security alerts into actionable intelligence

• Lead endpoint protection strategy through expert administration of EDR/XDR platforms, ensuring comprehensive visibility across our digital ecosystem

• Champion Zero Trust initiatives by maintaining and evolving our VPN architecture to support our scaling business needs

• Drive security innovation by continuously enhancing our security stack and implementing cutting-edge RMM solutions

Infrastructure Evolution & Technical Leadership:

• Empower teams for success by providing expert technical guidance on secure workstation configurations and system deployments

• Shape our technical future by leading incident resolution efforts and establishing robust troubleshooting frameworks

• Integrate security by design into our infrastructure evolution, ensuring security requirements seamlessly support business growth

Strategic Analysis & Threat Intelligence:

• Influence technology decisions through comprehensive evaluation and strategic recommendations for emerging security technologies

• Lead incident response excellence by conducting thorough security investigations and delivering executive-level analysis reports

• Stay ahead of the threat landscape through proactive monitoring of emerging risks and innovative security solutions

Security Culture & Governance:

• Build security awareness by designing and delivering engaging cybersecurity training programs that resonate with diverse teams

• Measure human risk factors through sophisticated phishing simulation campaigns and data-driven behavioral analysis

• Validate our defenses by conducting comprehensive penetration testing and internal security assessments, providing leadership with clear risk visibility and remediation roadmaps

This role offers the unique opportunity to establish the security foundation for our growing organization while directly advising leadership on critical security decisions that will shape our company's future.

Your Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of hands-on cybersecurity experience with demonstrated expertise in security operations and incident response

• Strong technical background in SIEM administration (Splunk, Elastic, QRadar, or similar platforms)

• Proven experience with EDR/XDR solutions (CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender, or equivalent)

• Solid understanding of Zero Trust architecture principles and VPN technologies

• Network security fundamentals including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and network segmentation

• Incident response experience with ability to investigate, analyze, and document security events

• Strong communication skills with ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and leadership teams

• English proficiency is required

• Good knowledge of PowerShell is required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Penetration testing experience and familiarity with security assessment methodologies

• Scripting abilities in Python, PowerShell, or Bash for security automation

What We're Looking For:

• Ownership mindset - someone who takes initiative and drives projects to completion

• Strategic thinking - ability to balance immediate operational needs with long-term security vision

• Collaborative approach - comfortable working across teams and building relationships

• Continuous learner - stays current with emerging threats and evolving security technologies

Process:

• Introduction Call

• Interview with Tech Lead and VP in charge of Product

• Case Study

• Final interview with 2 members of the leadership team

Why Join Us?

• Be a founding member of our AI/automation initiatives, shaping the future of our platform.

• Work with a diverse, high-caliber team of analysts, engineers, and investment experts.

• Opportunity to innovate at the intersection of AI and business intelligence