Senior Security Engineer

We have a new role available in the security field. As a Senior Security Engineer within the Security Operations team, your top responsibility is to enhance the security standards within our client's IT infrastructure. Your primary focus involves ensuring the secure implementation of IT service changes, improving our client's systems. With your colleagues of the Security Operations team, you collectively pave the way to stand as a benchmark among the safest pension administrators.

General terms and conditions:

• Start date: ASAP
• Duration: 12 months
• Wish for takeover: YES
• MBA Payroll
• Hybrid working
• Location: Utrecht

Responsibilities:

• Conduct in-depth research and swift response to security incidents, ensuring timely resolution and mitigation.
• Automate SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) and SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response) processes to streamline operations and enhance efficiency.
• Develop robust use cases using the Atomic Red Team framework to simulate attacks and improve defensive strategies.
• Establish connections and efficiently parse log sources into the SIEM for comprehensive threat monitoring and analysis.
• Provide expert advice on security aspects for various IT projects for our client, including the modern workplace, Information Protection, and MCAS (Microsoft Cloud App Security) Proof of Concepts (POCs).
• You are part of CERT, and you'll help in further developing the virtual team within the organisation.
• Encourage knowledge sharing and mentorship by taking junior engineers under your wing, fostering their growth and development within the cybersecurity domain.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in researching and responding to security incidents effectively.
• Proficiency in automating SIEM/SOAR processes to optimize security operations.
• Familiarity with the Atomic Red Team framework for developing use cases and enhancing defensive capabilities.
• Expertise in connecting and analysing diverse log sources into SIEM platforms - Microsoft Sentinel.
• Strong advisory skills to guide and advise on security aspects within IT projects, including the modern workplace initiatives, Information Protection, and MCAS POCs.

This Senior Security Engineer role encompasses handling security incidents, automating processes, developing use cases, providing expert advice, and actively engaging in knowledge sharing and mentorship with junior engineers to foster growth within the cybersecurity field.

In case this sounds interesting, please feel free to reach out via the contact details below.

With kind regards,

Wouter Klok

Michael Bailey International is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.