Windows Security Engineer – London/Hybrid £150,000 plus excellent benefits and bonus – 3 days per week in their London office A career within a Global Information Security Team, working for an amazing Asset Management/Hedge Fund, my client seeks a high level experienced Windows Security Engineer, ideally coming from a similar environment. The Global Information Security team’s mission is to ensure the development, implementation, and management of a comprehensive program that effectively protects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the companies information assets. The team is comprised of security professionals with expertise in a diverse portfolio of security disciplines. They are looking for someone to be based in their central London office (3 days/week), who can work in a fast paced/high profile Hedge Fund environment, with demanding investment/wealth management specialists. What you’ll do as the Windows Security Engineer: Design and implement secure Windows Server and Active Directory architectures at scale. Architect and maintain hybrid identity solutions integrating on-premise AD with EntraID (Azure AD) and Okta. Configure and manage AD delegation models following least privilege principles. Implement and maintain identity protection solutions (eg: Defender for Identity, CrowdStrike Identity Protection, Quest Active Roles, etc). Develop and enforce security standards for Windows Server deployments, including bare metal, VMware and public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP). Collaborate with Endpoint Engineering teams to secure Windows endpoints using solutions including SCCM and InTune. Configuration management for Windows Firewall and ASR rules across their endpoint estate. Help to monitor and mature their Windows patching and vulnerability management program Windows. Perform security assessments and audits of Windows infrastructure. Monitor and respond to security incidents related to Windows infrastructure. Collaborate with infrastructure and security teams on identity and access management initiatives. What’s required to be successful within the Windows Security Engineer position: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field. 7+ years of experience in Windows Server administration and security with deep expertise in Active Directory, Group Policy, AzureAD/EntraID, ADFS, DFS, SMB/CIFS, IIS, SQL Server, Kerberos, LDAP, NTLM, DNS, WMI, LAPS, Bitlocker and related Microsoft Server technologies. Experience with all common versions of Windows Server (2012, 2016, 2019, 2022 & 2025) and Windows 10-11 desktop OS. Strong general knowledge of core infrastructure (Networking, storage, virtualization/VMware, etc) Advanced knowledge of AD delegation models and associated best practices. Experience with identity protection platforms (Defender for Identity, CrowdStrike Identity Protection, etc.). Proficiency navigating and triaging Windows event logs. Familiarity with Centrify as means of integrating Linux with
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Rate: | £150k plus excellent benefits and bonus | |
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Type: | Full Time | |
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Location: | London, 3 days per week in the office | |
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Country: | UK | |
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Contact: | Alan Parker | |
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Advertiser: | REAL Technical Solutions Limited | |
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Email: | Alan.Parker.69845.F9F154A@apps.jobserve.com | |
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Start Date: | asap | |
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Reference: | JSAPWINDSECURITYENGPERMLOND | |