Senior Ii Security Engineer - Platform

Preply Inc.
Barcelona, Spain
16 days ago

Role details

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

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Software as a Service Cloud Computing Cyber Security Computer Programming Continuous Integration Data Deduplication Key Management Security Information and Event Management Software Engineering Datadog Data Logging
+8 more
Scripting Google Cloud Cloud Platform System Okta Kubernetes Cloudflare Terraform Jenkins

Job description

What you’ll be doing: Si le interesa solicitar este empleo, por favor, asegúrese de cumplir los siguientes requisitos que se enumeran a continuación. Own platform security across AWS, Kubernetes, and GCP, with a strong focus on detection, alerting, and incident response readiness Lead key platform security initiatives end-to-end, from problem definition through rollout and iteration Act as a strong technical voice in defining how platform security is designed, implemented, and operated at Preply Evolve our monitoring from “we have a SIEM” to a detection and response capability that is effective, trusted, and actionable Work hands?on with our current tooling, including Datadog as our SIEM, Okta as our primary IdP, and a range of SaaS platforms Drive cross-functional platform security initiatives from problem definition to production rollout, partnering with SRE, Data, Engineering, and GRC Strengthen cloud and platform security across AWS and Kubernetes, with expanding scope in GCP, through practical guardrails, secure patterns, and automation Improve the robustness of access to internal infrastructure, including identity, privileged access, and auditability Improve security of Kubernetes deployments, including cluster and workload security, policy enforcement, and secure workload identity patterns Mature detection and response capability using Datadog Improve log coverage and data quality (cloud, Kubernetes, CI/CD, identity, and key SaaS) Build and tune actionable detections with clear severity, ownership, and expected frequency Reduce noise through correlation, deduplication, enrichment, and continuous tuning Establish repeatable triage workflows and clear escalation paths, being part of the Security on-call rotations Create investigation playbooks and runbooks so alerts can be handled consistently and quickly Partner with Data teams to improve monitoring for suspicious activity and sensitive access patterns, with an emphasis on practical, high-signal alerting Improve secrets management and reduce exposure risk across CI/CD and runtime Build security automation that makes the secure path the easy path for engineers What you need to succeed: Strong experience securing cloud and platform environments, especially AWS and Kubernetes, and the ability to extend that security approach into GCP Hands?on experience driving and delivering technical security initiatives end?to?end in production environments Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, and comfort working with CI/CD and infrastructure as code Practical experience improving identity and access security, with strong familiarity with Okta event monitoring and identity?focused detection patterns Experience building or maturing security operations capability, especially turning SIEM inputs into reliable operational outcomes (triage, runbooks, tuning, and measurable improvement) Experience improving logging coverage and signal quality, and building detections that are actionable rather than noisy (experience with Datadog SIEM is a plus) Strong collaboration skills and the ability to influence decisions across SRE, Data, Engineering, and GRC Business?oriented mindset and comfort making cost?benefit tradeoffs Strong communication skills. Minimum C1 English level Willingness to participate in on?call rotations and partner effectively with SRE during incidents Nice to have: Terraform and infrastructure as code at scale Jenkins hardening and CI/CD supply chain security controls Cloudflare security controls (WAF, bot mitigation, edge protections) Scripting or programming for automation and tooling Incident response experience in cloud?native environments (AWS and Kubernetes) Why you’ll love it at Preply: An open, collaborative, dynamic and diverse culture A generous monthly allowance for lessons on, Learning & Development budget and time off for your self?development A competitive financial package with equity, leave allowance and health insurance Not in Barcelona? We offer an attractive relocation package to join us in our Preply Barcelona Hub Access to free mental health support platforms Access to Gympass?partnered wellness and gym centers throughout Spain to promote and support well?being and physical health The opportunity to unlock the potential of learners and tutors through language learning and teaching in 175 countries (and counting) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is committed to creating an inclusive environment where people of diverse backgrounds can thrive. We believe that the presence of different opinions and viewpoints is a key ingredient for our success as a multicultural Ed?Tech company. xhfqzwm That means that Preply will consider all applications for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or veteran status. #J-*****-Ljbffr

Requirements

Improve secrets management and reduce exposure risk across CI/CD and runtime Build security automation that makes the secure path the easy path for engineers What you need to succeed: Strong experience securing cloud and platform environments, especially AWS and Kubernetes, and the ability to extend that security approach into GCP Hands?on experience driving and delivering technical security initiatives end?to?end in production environments Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, and comfort working with CI/CD and infrastructure as code Practical experience improving identity and access security, with strong familiarity with Okta event monitoring and identity?focused detection patterns Experience building or maturing security operations capability, especially turning SIEM inputs into reliable operational outcomes (triage, runbooks, tuning, and measurable improvement) Experience improving logging coverage and signal quality, and building detections that are actionable rather than noisy (experience with Datadog SIEM is a plus) Strong collaboration skills and the ability to influence decisions across SRE, Data, Engineering, and GRC Business?oriented mindset and comfort making cost?benefit tradeoffs Strong communication skills. Minimum C1 English level Willingness to participate in on?call rotations and partner effectively with SRE during incidents Nice to have: Terraform and infrastructure as code at scale Jenkins hardening and CI/CD supply chain security controls Cloudflare security controls (WAF, bot mitigation, edge protections) Scripting or programming for automation and tooling Incident response experience in cloud?native environments (AWS and Kubernetes) Why you’ll love it at Preply: An open, collaborative, dynamic and diverse culture A generous monthly allowance for lessons on, Learning & Development budget and time off for your self?development A competitive financial package with equity, leave allowance and health insurance Not in Barcelona?

Benefits & conditions

We offer an attractive relocation package to join us in our Preply Barcelona Hub Access to free mental health support platforms Access to Gympass?partnered wellness and gym centers throughout Spain to promote and support well?being and physical health The opportunity to unlock the potential of learners and tutors through language learning and teaching in 175 countries (and counting) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is committed to creating an inclusive environment where people of diverse backgrounds can thrive. We believe that the presence of different opinions and viewpoints is a key ingredient for our success as a multicultural Ed?Tech company. xhfqzwm That means that Preply will consider all applications for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or veteran status. #J-*****-Ljbffr

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