Bitpanda

Senior Cyber Security Engineer, Elastic (Security Operations)

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10 days ago
Vienna, AustriaSenior

Responsibilities

  • Own the strategy and quality of the Elastic Security detection library using ES|QL and KQL.
  • Design high-fidelity detections mapped to attacker techniques while improving coverage and reducing noise.
  • Lead complex incident investigations, threat hunting, response playbook refinement, and post-incident security improvements.
  • Build automated investigation, enrichment, and response workflows using SOAR, APIs, and custom tooling.
  • Improve AWS cloud security monitoring, system hardening, network security, IAM, and security tooling.
  • Support security compliance initiatives including ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and DORA.
  • Mentor engineers, influence architecture, promote security best practices, and help build a security-first culture.
  • Participate in a weekly rotating on-call schedule.

Requirements

  • At least 4 years of hands-on security engineering experience.
  • Deep expertise in incident response, threat hunting, SIEM, digital forensics, and scripting.
  • Experience designing detections, automating workflows, and improving security operations processes.
  • Strong experience securing cloud-native environments, particularly AWS.
  • Experience with system hardening, network security, IAM, and security monitoring.
  • Experience with Elastic Security, ES|QL, and KQL is highly desirable.
  • Ability to lead complex technical initiatives from concept through implementation.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills, including mentoring and cross-functional technical influence.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work combining onsite collaboration and remote work, plus 25 additional days per year to work from a city or country of choice.
  • Relocation benefits within the European Union for relocation to Vienna.
  • Competitive total compensation package with participation in a stock option plan.
  • Confidential coaching, counseling, and mental health resources through OpenUP.
  • Three additional paid time-off days in 2027 after six months of employment.
  • Unlimited access to Udemy’s online course library.
  • Partner discounts, rewards, and lifestyle, wellness, technology, and travel perks.
  • Up to eight additional weeks of gender-neutral new-parent leave.
  • Free onsite dining in Vienna, Bucharest, Barcelona, and Berlin.
  • Company recognition programs, branded merchandise, and team events.

Tech Stack

AWSDatadog

Categories

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