Senior IT Security Engineer

About the Position

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior IT Security Engineer to lead and strengthen our cybersecurity posture across systems, networks, and applications. The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise, hands-on experience with security engineering, and the ability to design, implement, and maintain robust security controls in a complex enterprise environment. This role requires strong analytical capabilities, excellent communication skills, and a proactive mindset toward emerging threats and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Leading and managing cybersecurity projects end-to-end, including architecture design, planning, deployment, and ongoing maintenance.
• Develop, implement, and maintain security strategies, policies, and procedures to protect company systems, data, and infrastructure.
• Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards, regulations, and legal requirements.
• Design and implement security controls to mitigate identified risks across systems, networks, and applications.
• Deliver security awareness and training programs to promote best practices across the organization.
• Manage and optimize security infrastructure, including firewalls, IDS/IPS, encryption technologies, and endpoint protection.
• Perform regular security assessments, penetration tests, and vulnerability scans; provide remediation guidance and follow-up.
• Monitor and analyze security events and incidents, identifying threats and responding promptly to potential breaches.
• Lead incident response activities, including investigation, root-cause analysis, containment, and recovery.
• Identify and evaluate vulnerabilities across the IT landscape, recommending improvements and long-term security enhancements.
• Stay current with cybersecurity trends, threat intelligence, and emerging technologies, ensuring continuous improvement of security posture.
• Collaborate with IT, Infrastructure, and Application Development teams to integrate security into all stages of the system lifecycle.
• Report to the IT Cybersecurity Team Leader and contribute to strategic security initiatives.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in system administration (Windows & Linux).
• 3+ years of experience as an IT Cybersecurity Engineer or in a similar security-focused role.
• Proven experience in managing cybersecurity projects (architecture, planning, deployment, maintenance).
• Strong background in security engineering, computer and network security, authentication, security protocols, and applied cryptography.
• Hands-on experience with security tools and technologies, including firewalls, IDS/IPS, encryption, SIEM platforms, and vulnerability scanners.
• Experience conducting vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and infrastructure security testing.
• Practical experience in incident detection, monitoring, and response.
• Experience with web application security (HTTPS, PKI, IIS, Apache, WAF).
• Good understanding of network protocols, routing, and switching.
• Experience with cloud security (AWS, GCP, OCI) is a strong advantage.
• Skills in scripting languages for automation and tooling.

We Offer

• Relocation package
• Job rotation
• Learning through Arnia Academy
• Attractive projects
• Flexible working hours
• Performance bonuses
• Medical benefits
• Trainings
• Competitive compensation package
• Referral program
• International work experience

About the Company

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