Security Automation Engineer

LEVY PROFESSIONALS
Amsterdam, Netherlands
3 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Tech stack

JavaScript
A/B testing
Application Performance Management
Azure
Cloud Engineering
Software Quality
Code Review
Software Design Patterns
Distributed Data Store
Distributed Systems
Python
PostgreSQL
Machine Learning
Enterprise Messaging Systems
Node.js
NoSQL
Pair Programming
Software Architecture
Redis
Prometheus
Standard Sql
Software Engineering
System Testing
Azure
Performance Testing
Grafana
Concurrency
Technical Debt
Event Driven Architecture
Containerization
Kubernetes
Google Cloud Functions
Kafka
Cosmos DB
Software Coding
Serverless Computing
Docker
Security Orchestration, Automation & Response

Job description

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to identify architectural gaps, technical debt, and opportunities for platform improvements.
  • Design and maintain the target software architecture and technology roadmap.
  • Lead the implementation of architectural improvements and ensure alignment with business and technical objectives.
  • Propose and implement software engineering best practices, testing frameworks, and quality assurance approaches.
  • Drive innovation initiatives to improve efficiency, scalability, and feature delivery, including the adoption of Machine Learning capabilities where appropriate.
  • Coach and mentor engineers through knowledge-sharing sessions, pair programming, architecture reviews, and code reviews.
  • Actively contribute to software development and hands-on coding activities.
  • Promote a security-first mindset throughout the software development lifecycle.
  • Ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable, observable, and aligned with cloud-native design principles.

Requirements

An experienced Senior Software Engineer / Software Architect who is passionate about building scalable automation platforms, driving architectural excellence, and delivering innovative solutions in a cloud-native environment. You will play a key role in shaping the future architecture of a mission-critical automation platform while remaining hands-on in development and technical leadership., * Minimum 5 years of experience in Software Engineering roles.

  • Proven experience translating business and technical requirements into scalable software designs.
  • Strong expertise in software engineering design patterns, including asynchronous processing, event-driven architectures, messaging systems, concurrency, and distributed systems.
  • Hands-on experience with serverless technologies (e.g., Azure Function Apps) and container orchestration platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Experience designing and deploying CI/CD pipelines within Azure environments.
  • Strong understanding of software quality practices including TDD, BDD, security testing, performance testing, A/B testing, and system validation.
  • Excellent development skills in Python, JavaScript, and Node.js.
  • Practical experience with messaging technologies such as Kafka, Azure Service Bus, and Event Hub.
  • Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases including Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, Redis, and other distributed data stores.
  • Familiarity with monitoring and observability tooling such as OpenTelemetry, Application Insights, Prometheus, and Grafana., * Strong architectural and analytical thinking skills.
  • Results-oriented problem solver with a pragmatic approach.
  • Passion for innovation and continuous improvement.
  • Adaptable and comfortable working in evolving environments.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Collaborative team player who enjoys mentoring and developing others.
  • Strong ownership mindset and commitment to engineering excellence.
  • Security-conscious and quality-driven.

About the company

Since 2000, Levy Professionals has provided professional solutions to organizations ranging from tech start-ups to global enterprises. From our offices in Amsterdam and London, we have built an international network of highly skilled professionals and contractors. Our passion lies in connecting exceptional talent with impactful projects, helping organizations deliver meaningful results through expertise and innovation.

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