Security Engineer

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential software development organization based in Hamburg that builds large-scale, mission-critical products for enterprise clients across retail, automotive, e-commerce, and healthcare sectors. Their engineering-first culture emphasizes end-to-end ownership, continuous learning, and technical excellence.

We're seeking a Security Engineer who approaches security as a fundamentally technical discipline. This role combines hands-on infrastructure work with strategic responsibility for the organization's Information Security Management System (ISMS).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security infrastructure to support reliable, secure processes and policies
• Write code to automate manual security tasks and operations
• Maintain and continuously improve the ISMS, ensuring rules and regulations remain practical and helpful
• Collaborate with the Data Protection Officer to ensure GDPR compliance
• Develop and deliver security training programs for engineering team members
• Support project teams in building secure infrastructure within their environments
• Monitor, log, and alert on security events across distributed cloud systems

What We're Looking For

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or Electrical Engineering
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Strong background in UNIX system administration and networking
• Programming experience, ideally in Go
• Demonstrated technical impact on previous projects
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies
• Meticulous attention to detail and commitment to doing things correctly
• German language proficiency (role is based in Hamburg with on-site requirements)

Bonus qualifications:

• Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Physics
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform, AWS, or Azure
• Background in observability tools (logging, monitoring, alerting, tracing)
• Previous security-focused experience
• Experience managing distributed cloud systems with Terraform
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines

Important: This is an on-site position in Hamburg requiring five days per week in the office. Remote work is not available.

How We Work With You

When you apply through Get A Job.ai, our recruitment team will review your profile and conduct an initial screening. If there's a strong match, we'll submit your application to our client and coordinate the interview process on your behalf. Please do not contact the client directly—all communication should go through our team to ensure the best outcome for your candidacy.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process based on your experience and qualifications.

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