About the role
As a Cloud Security Engineer, you are responsible for designing, developing and guiding infrastructure services (building blocks) within the Cloud landscape. You assess technical requirements against existing architectural guidelines and translate them into concrete technical implementations. You work closely with the Cloud Architect and DevOps Engineers to implement and improve CI/CD security solutions. In addition, you continuously conduct security assessments on application and infrastructure code and actively contribute to the optimization of Cloud Services.
Responsibilities
•Designing, developing and guiding infrastructure services and building blocks
•Assessing technical requirements against architectural guidelines and translating them into secure implementations
•Optimizing Cloud Services within the Cloud landscape
•Guiding processes and automation in accordance with the Cloud Adoption Framework
•Collaborating with architects and DevOps/automation teams to implement security solutions
•Conducting ongoing security assessments on application and infrastructure code
•Identifying bottlenecks and proposing improvements
•Writing implementation and operational documentation
Requirements
•At least 3 years of experience as an all-round (Cloud) Security Engineer
•Knowledge of Cloud services and relevant implementation, automation, networking and security technologies in Cloud environments
•Experience with Entra ID (Azure AD), PIM (MFA, Conditional Access), Microsoft Defender and DevOps Security
•Understanding of Networking & Security: firewalling, 2-way SSL, IDS/IPS, WAF, etc.
•Ability to assess Cloud resources for security (encryption, secure standards)
•A team player, strong communication skills and the ability to clearly share knowledge with colleagues
•Required / recommended: AZ-500: Azure Security Engineer
•Required / recommended: SC-300: Identity and Access Administrator
Nice to have:
•SC-100: Cybersecurity Architect
•AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
•Familiarity with Cloud Architecture Frameworks (Cloud Adoption Framework, Well-Architected Framework) or experience with Azure Sentinel
Conditions and benefits
•A challenging role with an impact on the security of our Cloud infrastructure
•Collaborating in an open, informal and enthusiastic Cloud team
•Plenty of room for personal development, innovation and applying the latest technologies
•A challenging position at a socially engaged organization, contributing to education, research and services for a better world
•A salary of at least €4,728.00 and at most €6,433.00 (Scale 11) gross per month, for full-time employment, based on the UFO profile Engineering and Application Manager 2. The exact salary depends on your education and experience
•A position of at least 0.8 FTE
•Employment contract initially for 1 year
•A full-time 38-hour working week includes 232 hours of annual leave per year. If you choose to work 40 hours, you will have an additional 96 hours of annual leave per year. For part-time employment, this is calculated pro rata
•8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus
•Hybrid working makes a good work-life balance possible
•Room for personal development
•A choice model for the tax exchange of certain employment benefits
