Job Description
Security Engineer / Pen Tester / Bath / Software & Systems
A key client in the Software Space is seeking a Security Engineer. This company improve the efficiencies and outputs of software engineering teams worldwide and have an impressive customer base both in EMEA and US. They process over 1 billion hits to their systems daily empowering software engineering teams to make data-driven decisions around their outputs.
Responsibilities of the Security Engineer
- Assess and ensure we meet the security requirements of our customers.
- Ensure compliance with customers' local regulations for the storing and handling of their data, such as GDPR and CCPA.
- Organise a regular pen-test and act appropriately on the results.
- Ensure all our I.T. systems are as secure as they can practically be.
- Manage the monitoring of all I.T. systems for potential security incidents and ensure all activity on those systems is accountable.
- Manage the investigation and disclosure of any detected security incidents.
- Advocate for best security practices within the organisation - providing relevant training to other employees.
- Provide oversight into new application development to ensure all features are delivered in a secure manner.
The Ideal Security Engineer Profile;
- You have 5+ years of engineering experience with at least 3 in security engineering.
- You have experience with one of the major cloud platforms: AWS, GCP or Azure.
- You have experience designing and maintaining secure networks.
- You are comfortable working with a Linux or other *nix flavour system.
- You are quick to learn new skills and solve problems.
- You have the ability to take ownership of all stages of a project.
- You have experience working within a team and communicate well with others.
Bonus points for
- Experience with Docker/Kubernetes.
- Experience with microservices in production.
- Experience with intrusion detection systems (IDS).
- Experience with vulnerability scanning tools.
- Experience working in a B2B security focused role
- CISSP, CCSP, SSCP certification or similar.
Security Engineer / Pen Tester / Bath / Software & Systems
