Cybersecurity Specialist / Cybersecurity Engineer / Cloud Security Architect

Open Source United; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Open Source United is seeking a Cybersecurity Specialist to protect systems, data, and cloud environments from threats. You will work with Infrastructure, Cloud, and IT teams to design and implement security controls, monitor incidents, and support secure deployments.

The role requires experience across security engineering, cloud security, vulnerability management, and risk assessment, with a focus on secure-by-design practices and governance alignment.

Qualifikationen

• The candidate holds a degree in cybersecurity or related field.
• A background in security engineering, cloud security, or risk management is required.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity principles and incident response is essential.
• Experience designing and maintaining security controls across cloud, network, and identity environments.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and IAM, encryption, and logging concepts is expected.
• Experience with SIEM, EDR, vulnerability scanners, firewalls, and WAFs is desirable.
• Ability to translate risks into actionable security requirements and recommendations.

Aufgaben

• Protect systems, applications, data, networks, and cloud environments from threats.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Cloud, and IT teams to design security controls.
• Assess vulnerabilities, monitor alerts, review access controls, and support secure deployments.
• Investigate incidents and improve security architecture and operations.
• Develop standards, maintain documentation, and align with regulatory requirements.
• Communicate risk in clear terms to stakeholders and drive secure-by-design practices.

Kenntnisse

Security fundamentals

Threat landscape understanding

Incident response

Risk assessment

Secure software development

DevSecOps

CI/CD security controls

Communication & stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Vulnerability scanners

Firewalls

WAF

CASB

Cloud security tools (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Jobbeschreibung

The Cybersecurity Specialist / Cybersecurity Engineer / Cloud Security Architect protects an organisation’s systems, applications, data, networks, and cloud environments from cyber threats and security risks. This role combines security engineering, architecture, monitoring, vulnerability management, incident response, and risk assessment to build and maintain secure, resilient technology environments.

The position works closely with Infrastructure, Cloud Engineering, Software Development, IT Operations, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and business teams to design security controls and resolve security issues. Responsibilities include assessing vulnerabilities, configuring security tools, monitoring alerts, reviewing access controls, supporting secure cloud deployments, investigating incidents, and recommending improvements to security architecture and operational practices.

The role also supports security governance by developing standards, reviewing technical designs, maintaining documentation, and helping teams meet internal policies and regulatory requirements. It translates technical risks into clear recommendations for stakeholders, promotes secure-by-design practices, and strengthens the organisation’s ability to detect, prevent, respond to, and recover from cyber incidents.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in cybersecurity, security engineering, cloud security, network security, IT risk, security operations, or a related role.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, threat landscapes, vulnerability management, incident response, identity security, and security architecture.
• Experience designing, implementing, or maintaining security controls across cloud, network, endpoint, application, or identity environments.
• Familiarity with cloud-security services and platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or similar environments.
• Knowledge of cloud-security concepts including IAM, network segmentation, encryption, key management, logging, security groups, secure configuration, and workload protection.
• Experience with security tools such as SIEM, EDR, vulnerability scanners, firewalls, web application firewalls, email security, CASB, or cloud-security posture-management tools.
• Ability to investigate security alerts, analyse logs, identify root causes, and support containment, remediation, and recovery activities.
• Experience conducting vulnerability assessments, security reviews, risk assessments, penetration-test remediation, or compliance-gap analysis.
• Understanding of secure software-development practices, application security, APIs, DevSecOps, container security, and CI/CD security controls.
• Familiarity with frameworks and standards such as ISO 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, CIS Benchmarks, SOC 2, PCI DSS, or relevant privacy requirements.
• Ability to write security requirements, architecture documentation, risk reports, incident records, and stakeholder recommendations.
• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Relevant certifications such as Security+, CISSP, CISM, CCSP, CEH, GIAC, AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer, or similar credentials are an advantage.