21.07.2026
Cybersecurity Engineer
Azure, AWS
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.
Start
August 2026
Duration
5 months +
Location
Remote
Allocation
100%
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.
Requirements
Essential
- 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
Contract Type: Contractor
Seniority: Senior
