Our client is looking for a Senior Security Engineer to support and strengthen its security operations. This is a hands-on contractor role focused on vulnerability management, detection engineering, security automation, incident response, and cloud security across Azure and AWS environments.Role Responsibilities

• Drive and improve the vulnerability management lifecycle, from discovery and triage to remediation tracking and verification.
• Automate security workflows, including SLA alerts, finding assignment, escalations, and KPI reporting.
• Build, tune, and maintain detections using detection-as-code and MITRE ATT&CK frameworks.
• Design and optimize SIEM ingestion, normalization, enrichment, retention, and cost management processes.
• Develop SOAR-style playbooks to automate alert triage and response activities.
• Strengthen Azure and AWS security posture, including IAM, network security, and secure-by-default practices.
• Partner with engineering teams to streamline remediation through automation and improved workflows.
• Support incident investigations, containment efforts, and post-incident improvements.
• Maintain security metrics, reporting, and incident response runbooks.

RequirementsEssential

• Senior-level experience in at least two of the following areas:
  • Vulnerability Management
  • Detection Engineering
  • Security Automation / SOAR
  • Cloud Security
• Strong SIEM experience, including detection tuning, log onboarding, enrichment, and cost optimization.
• Hands-on scripting and automation skills (Python or similar).
• Experience integrating security tools through APIs and webhooks.
• Cloud security expertise in Azure and/or AWS.
• Ability to prioritize findings and alerts based on risk and business impact.
• Strong communication skills and a pragmatic, self-driven approach.
• Availability to work remotely with overlap during core CET business hours.

Nice to Have

• Deep expertise in Vulnerability Management or Detection Engineering/SOAR.
• Experience with Defender for Cloud, AWS Inspector, or other CNAPP solutions.
• Familiarity with IaC, CI/CD security, and cloud-native telemetry.
• Knowledge of SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, or similar compliance frameworks.

Location: Remote (EU time zones)
Contract Type: Contractor
Seniority: Senior