Graduate Engineer, Darktrace
Security Architecture
2 days a week in office
AI cybersecurity solutions
Be an early applicant
AI cybersecurity solutions
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
2 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To free the world from cyber disruption.
Role
Who you are
- An understanding of general SaaS and PaaS security best practices and a working knowledge of any of the major cloud providers (AWS/Azure/GCP)
- Security understanding with common enterprise SaaS applications. (e.g., Salesforce, Workday, Hubspot, Azure, AWS, GCP, SalesLoft, etc.)
- Basic experience developing and maintaining baseline security configurations with a specific focus on SaaS applications
- Understanding of DevOps and DevSecOps best practices gained from academic or hands-on experience building in the cloud
- Knowledge of deployment, troubleshooting, and maintenance of enterprise security tooling
- Professional certifications, relevant vendor training, or comparable education in cloud or SaaS platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure, SalesForce)
- Proficiency with at least one scripting language and experience working with version control systems such as Gitlab or Github
- An intellectually curious team player with excellent communication, collaboration, documentation, and presentation skills
What the job involves
- As a Graduate Engineer, Security Architecture you will help secure the SaaS applications and critical PaaS and IaaS platforms used throughout our business
- Your day-to-day responsibilities will include configuration of application security baselines, auditing deployed applications for security compliance, collaborating with the development team to produce new Darktrace product detections, and automating security tool ingestion of application logs
- You will work closely with the DevOps, IT, Security, and executive leaderships teams to ensure that we maintain the highest security standards
- This is a hands-on role, where you’ll be configuring security controls within enterprise SaaS applications, as well as our CASB, SSPM, and CSPM solutions, writing scripts, and building automations that save time and secure the business
- Analyse, configure, audit, and document the security settings of authorised SaaS applications and associated integrations
- Develop automated solutions to ingest SaaS security logs into the central security logging solution and Darktrace products
- Participate in the incident response planning processes as it pertains to SaaS threats
- Partner with the DevOps, Product, and Integrations teams to develop new Darktrace product detections and capabilities
- Provide recommendations to Security, IT, Development, and business stakeholders to improve the governance and lifecycle management of approved SaaS applications
- Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot security tooling, to include our CASB, SSPM, and CSPM capabilities, among others
Salary benchmarks
Our take
With the rise of sophisticated cyberattacks, the need for cutting-edge defence mechanisms has never been more critical. Darktrace addresses this challenge by leveraging AI-enabled threat detection technology, enabling organisations to swiftly identify and respond to abnormal network activity.
By utilising machine learning algorithms, Darktrace allows businesses to combat a wide range of cyber threats, from data breaches to insider attacks. This safeguards their digital assets and helps them maintaining operational resilience.
The company's recent acquisition by private equity giant Thoma Bravo marks a significant milestone in its journey. The acquisition provides Darktrace with access to a strong financial partner and deep software sector expertise, positioning it to further enhance its capabilities as a leading AI cybersecurity business.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Sep 2018
$50m
SERIES E
Jul 2017
$75m
SERIES D
Total funding: $230.5m
Company benefits
- 23 days paid holiday plus UK bank holidays, increasing to 25 days after two years’ service
- Additional birthday day off
- Salary Sacrifice pension scheme with 4% employer contribution and minimum 5% employee contribution
- Optional BUPA private medical insurance for you and your immediate family
- Life assurance with a benefit of 4x your annual basic salary
- Employee Assistance Programme offering both on-line and telephone support and resources to you and your family
- Cycle to work scheme
- Active social and charity initiatives including our matched charitable giving scheme and employee recognition scheme
Company HQ
Cambridge, UK
Leadership
Poppy Gustafsson
(CEO)Previously a Corporate Controller at HP, a Fund Accountant at Amadeus Capital Partners and an Assistant Manager at Deloitte.
Jack Stockdale
(CTO)Co-founded Darktrace in 2013 and has served as the CTO since.
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