Application Security Engineer (all genders)

ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG; Hamburg, Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 65.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG is seeking an Application Security Engineer to join the IT-Security circle in Hamburg/Berlin. You will hack internal systems, design security measures, and coordinate with developers and IT teams to enforce security best practices.

The role requires hands-on work with AWS/Kubernetes, threat modeling, and Python-based automation, with occasional 24/7 on-call and a focus on securing cloud environments.

Qualifikationen

• 1+ year in a junior-level position and at least 2+ years in application security.
• Strong background in threat modeling, penetration testing, and secure code reviews.
• Fluency in Python for security automation, tooling, and code assessment.

Aufgaben

• Conduct regular penetration tests and code reviews.
• Advise in the setup and maintenance of applications and infrastructure (AWS/Kubernetes).
• Triage and respond to monitoring events.
• Automate security auditing processes and write scripts for tooling.
• Participate in incident response activities within the SOC, including on-call.
• Demonstrate ability to manage complex security projects across engineering teams.

Kenntnisse

Penetration testing

Python scripting

Threat modeling

Security automation

Cloud security

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

GitLab CI

Cloudflare

Akamai

Jobbeschreibung

Application Security Engineer (all genders)

• Full-time
• Compensation: EUR 65,000 - EUR 75,000 - yearly

ABOUT YOU is one of Europe’s fastest growing e-commerce companies. Based in Hamburg and Berlin, we operate at the intersection of fashion and technology. Our mission is to rethink online shopping and make it personal and seamless. This takes more than good ideas. It takes people who take initiative and challenge the status quo. We believe in flat hierarchies, direct communication, and pragmatic decisions. No long approval chains. Just ownership, trust, and clear responsibility. We work hard, but we also believe in enjoying the ride together - over team lunches, afterwork drinks, company events, or a quick coffee in between meetings. If this sounds like you, ABOUT YOU could be the right place to bring in your perspective.

We are looking for an Application Security Engineer (all genders) to join the Application Security circle of our IT-Security unit, dedicated to protecting our online shop, our corporate systems and our customers.

In this role, you will hack internal systems, design and implement security measures to safeguard our infrastructure, applications, and data. You will work closely with other security engineers, developers and IT teams to ensure security best practices, automate security processes, and respond to emerging threats.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular penetration tests and code reviews
• Advise in the setup and maintenance of applications and infrastructure (usually hosted in AWS/Kubernetes)
• Triage and respond to monitoring events
• Optimization and automation of security auditing processes. This could also include setting up attack infrastructure, writing scripts in Python and implementing security scanning in Gitlab CI
• Take part in some incident response activities within the SOC, which include occasional 24/7 on-call
• At least 1+ year in a Junior-level position and overall min. 2+ years of experience in application security
• Strong background in threat modeling, penetration testing, and manual secure code reviews
• Fluency in Python for security automation, tooling, and code assessment
• Solid hands-on experience securing modern cloud environments (AWS or GCP)
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex technical security projects, align dependencies, and track deliverables across multi-functional engineering teams

Nice to have

• Knowledge of Laravel / PHP.
• Ability to read and understand Go
• Experience with incident response activities
• Experience with web application firewalls, CDN providers, e.g. Cloudflare, Akamai