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We value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so we operate using our own capital and trading at our own risk.\nHeadquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets.\nWe operate with respect, curiosity and open minds. The people who thrive here share our belief that it’s not just what we do that matters-it's how we do it. DRW is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus.\nOur global Security Operations team is looking for a talented Threat Specialist to join the team in our London office. To flourish in this role, you will need a strong drive to learn and improve. 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You will be given the freedom and resources while being mentored by industry-leading engineers, all to provide you with the best possible environment to succeed at DRW.\nHow you will make an impact:\nPerform triage of global security alerts generated from various sources (including IPS, Web Security, Event Logs, Endpoint Protection, Brand Protection, Phishing)\nRespond to any incidents identified from analysis of security alerts\nTriage & route internal support tickets sent to the Security team\nCreation & revision of threat detections\nPerform SIEM product administration for event correlation and threat detection\nPerform SOAR playbook/dashboard management and product administration\nProvide insider threat investigation assistance to teams of internal stakeholders\nDrive automated detection, response, and configuration through various scripting and programming languages\nEvaluate commercial and open-source tools as needed\nCollaborate with internal Infosec peers to continuously improve security posture\nContribute to internal documentation of standard processes & procedures\nEducate users on security best practices\nAssess security risks as they relate to new projects and initiatives\nAttend security conferences, seminars, and regular training to stay ahead of the ever-changing security landscape\nWhat you bring to the team:\nA bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience for 1-3 years in industry\nInterest in digital forensics and physical security\nA passion for security and problem solving\nHeightened attention to detail and forward thinking\nStrong knowledge of either Windows, MacOS, or Linux with an interest in learning the details of platforms that you might not have experience with\nKnowledge of the Incident Response Cycle\nKnowledge of static & dynamic malware analysis, including network packet captures\nKnowledge of core networking & cloud security concepts\nExperience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) products\nExperience with Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) products\nExperience with SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response) products\nExperience with data analysis of events in security related sources such as IPS, Web Security, Endpoint Protection, Event Logs\nExperience working with GitHub\nExperience with PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ruby, or Perl\nExceptional time management skills\nExcellent verbal and written communication skills\nFor more information about DRW's processing activities and our use of job applicants' data, please view our Privacy Notice at https://drw.com/privacy-notice.\n#LI-SH1","description_format":"text","description_chars":3824,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":1,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Blockchain & Crypto","Real Estate","Venture Capital"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-23T10:22:50Z"}],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":87,"reasons":["conf:2","velocity","win:early","comp:junior,brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/drw-threat-specialist","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/drw-threat-specialist.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-24T22:17:29Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":517,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":4483,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-25T00:00:00Z"}}}