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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Security Operations Engineer - **Company:** Jobgether - **Location:** Belgium - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Bash Shell, Cyber Security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Python (Programming Language), Open Source Technology, Reliability Engineering, Security Software, Software Engineering, Scripting, Cyber Threat Analysis, Git, Git Flow, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Cybercrime, CIS Benchmarks, Programming Languages - **Published:** September 7, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.be/details/5873145859 ## About the Role * 10+ years of relevant professional experience, with substantial experience across cybersecurity and/or software engineering. * Professional experience in security operations, ideally including experience working within or leading a Security Operations Center. * Strong software engineering background with the ability to design and develop reliable security tools and platforms. * Hands-on proficiency with scripting languages such as Python and Bash. * Working knowledge of Git, GitOps, Infrastructure-as-Code, and modern orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes. * Strong understanding of security operations, including security monitoring, threat hunting, incident response, remediation, and defensive security practices. * Experience working with complex or high-impact security environments and the ability to respond effectively to sophisticated threats. * Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and mentoring skills, with the ability to provide technical leadership and influence others. * A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, STEM, or a related discipline, or a compelling professional background demonstrating equivalent expertise. * A strong record of academic, technical, or professional achievement and a genuine interest in open source security. * Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST CSF, CIS Controls, or ISO 27001 is valued. * Experience with security architecture, leading security tools, offensive or defensive security teams, advanced persistent threats, or additional programming languages such as Go is an advantage. ## Description Join a high-impact security engineering environment focused on building and operating a world-class Security Operations function. You'll combine security operations, software engineering, security engineering, and site reliability practices to protect complex digital infrastructure. The role offers significant technical ownership, from threat detection and incident response to designing and automating security platforms. You'll work on challenging security problems, improve defensive capabilities, and help strengthen security controls across a broad technology landscape. The position also provides opportunities to mentor engineers, influence operational strategy, and contribute to open source security initiatives. You'll collaborate within a distributed, agile engineering organisation where technical excellence, continuous learning, and independent problem-solving are highly valued. For experienced security professionals, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while sharing expertise with the broader security community. Accountabilities * Provide operational and technical leadership across security operations initiatives, helping shape and continuously improve the security operations function. * Design, build, deploy, and operate security software, platforms, and tooling that strengthen detection, monitoring, response, and remediation capabilities. * Monitor security environments, identify emerging threats, investigate incidents, coordinate responses, and drive effective remediation. * Assess existing security controls and recommend or implement improvements to strengthen the organisation's overall security posture. * Apply software engineering and site reliability principles to automate security processes and improve the scalability, reliability, and maintainability of security tooling. * Mentor and support early-career Security Operations engineers, sharing technical expertise and helping them develop their capabilities. * Plan, prioritise, and deliver security initiatives within an agile engineering framework. * Collaborate across engineering and security teams to address complex technical challenges and improve organisational resilience. * Contribute to the wider open source security ecosystem through technical projects, threat intelligence sharing, blog posts, whitepapers, research, or conference presentations. ## Related Videos - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) - [JavaScript? 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