Senior Security Engineer

Spendesk
Barcelona, Spain
2 days ago

Role details

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

Job location

Barcelona, Spain

Tech stack

Software System Penetration Testing
Bash
Software as a Service
Cloud Engineering
Continuous Integration
Linux
Elasticsearch
Identity and Access Management
Python
Platform as a Service (PAAS)
Security Information and Event Management
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Microservices

Job description

Experteer Overview As a Senior Security Engineer at Spendesk, you will shape the first dedicated security function, driving technical security from day one and building a security-aware engineering culture.You'll own the security roadmap, partner with Infrastructure and Compliance to translate findings into engineering-focused tools and processes, and mentor the Associate Security Engineer.This is a hands-on IC role that evolves toward architecture, strategy, and escalation leadership as the team grows.You'll partner across squads to protect our platform and respond to threats with real impact.Compensaciones / Beneficios- Own and operate the bug bounty program and drive strategic improvements- Lead vulnerability triage and act as escalation point for high-severity findings- Lead security incident response including forensics, remediation coordination, post-mortems- Own SIEM architecture, rules, and detection coverage (ElasticSearch, Linux)- Develop and maintain security runbooks and operational docs- Own IAM implementation and operations for product and infrastructure systems- Embed security into the development lifecycle with threat modelling and secure CI/CD- Coordinate penetration tests and security audits and drive post-audit actions- Coach engineers on secure development and surface security risks to leadership- Partner with Infrastructure on secure-by-default solutionsResponsabilidades- Experience owning security outcomes end-to-end across multiple areas (code auditing, infrastructure security, pentesting, SIEM, incident response)- Ability to own a roadmap and execute autonomously with clear communication to non-specialists- Deep understanding of modern web architectures (microservices, cloud-native, PaaS/SaaS)- Strong scripting/automation skills (Python, Bash, or similar)- Experience mentoring engineers or security practitioners- Excellent communication skills (ability to explain CVSS ratings to PMs)Requisitos principales- Flexible on-site and remote policy- Latest Apple equipment- Moka.Care for wellbeing- Office snacks- Location-specific benefits (health insurance, wellness, commuter support, meal vouchers, gym)

Requirements

Ability to own a roadmap and execute autonomously with clear communication to non-specialists

  • Deep understanding of modern web architectures (microservices, cloud-native, PaaS/SaaS)
  • Strong scripting/automation skills (Python, Bash, or similar)
  • Experience mentoring engineers or security practitioners
  • Excellent communication skills (ability to explain CVSS ratings to PMs)Requisitos principales
  • Flexible on-site and remote policy

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