Lead Security Engineer

Vivid Resourcing; Brussel Hoofdstad; Hybrid; EUR 71,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

2-3 days remote work

Car and mobility options

Job summary

Vivid Resourcing Ltd is seeking its first dedicated security lead to own the security of our product and production environment. You will fix weaknesses in web apps and APIs, review code, and build tooling while keeping cloud access, secrets and pipelines secure.

You will explain risk to management in plain terms and introduce security practices that teams actually follow. This is a newly created, permanent role with real ownership and close collaboration with leadership.

Qualifications

• Solid hands-on experience in application security, product security or security engineering, including responsibility for live systems.
• Strong programming skills and confidence in unfamiliar codebases.
• A good grasp of cloud, networking and CI/CD security.
• Sound judgement on what matters most, and the ability to explain why.
• Clear English and a collaborative style with developers and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own the security of the product and its production environment.
• Find and fix weaknesses in web apps and APIs, from logins and permissions to business logic.
• Review code, write fixes and build the tooling yourself.
• Keep the cloud setup, access, secrets and pipelines secure.
• Explain risk to management in plain terms, and get changes adopted.
• Introduce security practices that people will actually follow.

Skills

Programming skills

Security engineering

Cloud security

CI/CD security

Communication

Job description

I’m working with a growing gaming company that’s looking for its first dedicated security lead. They have real customers, live systems and a team that’s keen to get security right. What they need is someone who can roll up their sleeves, fix the problem and then help the whole company work more safely.

Responsibilities

• Own the security of the product and its production environment
• Find and fix weaknesses in web apps and APIs, from logins and permissions to business logic
• Review code, write fixes and build the tooling yourself
• Keep the cloud setup, access, secrets and pipelines secure
• Explain risk to management in plain terms, and get changes adopted
• Introduce security practices that people will actually follow

Your Profile

• Solid hands-on experience in application security, product security or security engineering, including responsibility for live systems
• Strong programming skills and confidence in unfamiliar codebases
• A good grasp of cloud, networking and CI/CD security
• Sound judgement on what matters most, and the ability to explain why
• Clear English and a collaborative style with developers and leadership

The offer

• Permanent employee contract
• A newly created role with real ownership and influence
• Direct access to leadership and the freedom to shape how security works
• Up to €7k
• Full package including car and mobility options
• 2-3 days remote work