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Security Engineer

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optiverus logoOptiverus · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Full-timeOn-siteToday
AWSCloud SecurityDevSecOpsIAMIncident ResponsePowerShell
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Responsibilities

  • In practice, this means you will work on a range of activities in collaboration with the global security team on activities such as:
  • Security Operations & Monitoring
  • Monitor daily security operations, identify threats, investigate alerts, and respond to incidents across cloud and on-prem environments.
  • Maintain and tune security tools across AWS, Microsoft 365, endpoints, and network infrastructure.
  • Cloud & Identity Security
  • Strengthen Microsoft 365 and Entra ID security through Conditional Access, MFA, PIM, Defender for Endpoint/Identity/O365, and tenant configuration hardening.
  • Implement and support data protection capabilities, including Microsoft Purview, sensitivity labels, DLP, and insider risk policies.
  • Automation & Engineering
  • Build and maintain security automation using Python and PowerShell, with a strong focus on reducing manual processes and improving detection and response.
  • Integrate systems using APIs (Graph API, REST, etc) to enhance security workflows.
  • Work with AI and our AI engineering teams to ensure the security of the environment
  • Risk Assessment & Security Controls
  • Perform vulnerability assessments, review system configurations, and develop practical mitigation strategies.
  • Conduct security reviews of systems, cloud workloads, and new technologies.
  • Ensuring and assuring our security controls are effective and working as intended
  • Incident Response
  • Lead or contribute to incident response activities including investigation, containment, communication, and remediation.
  • Analyse logs, IOCs, and behavior patterns using SIEM tools and threat intelligence.
  • Collaboration & Enablement
  • Work closely with engineering, technology, and business teams to embed security best practices.
  • Provide guidance on secure architecture, access controls, and identity management.
  • Support user education and uplift security behaviors across the business.
  • What you'll get
  • In addition, you'll receive:
  • A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool.
  • The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 50 different countries.
  • 25 paid vacation days in your first year, increasing to 30 from your second year onwards.
  • Training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, and fully paid first-class commuting expenses.
  • Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, world-class barista coffee, in-house physio and chair massages, organised sports and leisure activities, and Friday afternoon drinks.
  • Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events.
  • Competitive relocation packages and visa sponsorship where necessary for expats.

Requirements

  • You are a hands-on security engineer with strong technical fundamentals and a passion for building secure, scalable systems. You may come from a background in Security Engineering, Security Operations, Cloud Security, Identity & Access Management, DevSecOps, or a related field.
  • You likely bring experience in several of the following areas:
  • Securing and supporting cloud environments, particularly AWS, including services such as IAM, GuardDuty, CloudTrail, Security Hub, AWS Config, and KMS.
  • Working with Microsoft security technologies including Entra ID, Conditional Access, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Privileged Identity Management (PIM), Microsoft Defender, and Secure Score.
  • Using security tools such as EDR, SIEM, vulnerability management, SOAR, CASB, or related technologies.
  • Investigating security events, responding to incidents, and managing security risks across cloud and on-premises environments.
  • Managing identity and

Benefits

Health insurancePaid time offPerformance bonus

Additional Information

We are seeking a motivated, hands-on Security Engineer to join our security team. In this role, you will help protect, monitor, and continuously improve the security of our global systems - including cloud (AWS and M365) and on-premises infrastructure. You'll play a central part in risk mitigation, incident response, automation of security operations, and embedding security best practices across our organisation.


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