Senior Application Security Engineer (m/f/d) - IT Security

ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading eCommerce company in Germany is seeking a Senior Application Security Engineer to enhance the security of their online platform. In this role, you will conduct penetration tests, implement security measures, and collaborate with IT teams. Candidates should have significant experience in IT Security, including skills in ethical hacking, AWS, and programming. This position offers benefits such as flexible working hours, significant discounts, language courses, and a modern office environment.

Leistungen

Flexible working times

40% discount on online shop

Fresh fruits and drinks

Language courses

Free sports courses

Subsidized public transportation

Choice of hardware for private use

Modern office environment

Access to developer conferences

Access to online learning platforms

Help in relocation and VISA process

Qualifikationen

• At least 5 years of hands-on experience in IT Security.
• Experience in pentesting and ethical hacking.
• Proficient in Linux for vulnerability detection.
• Hands-on experience with AWS.
• Good knowledge of Python and PHP.

Aufgaben

• Conduct regular penetration tests and code reviews.
• Advise on application and infrastructure setup.
• Monitor events and optimize security processes.

Kenntnisse

Penetration testing

Ethical hacking

Bug bounty tools

Linux

AWS

Python

PHP

JavaScript

Tools

BurpSuite

GitLab CI/CD

Jobbeschreibung

Company Description

We are looking for a Senior Application Security Engineer to join the Application Security circle of our IT‑Security unit, which is dedicated to protecting our online shop, corporate system and 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.

What will you do

• Conduct regular penetration tests and code reviews
• Advise in the setup and maintenance of applications and infrastructure (usually hosted in AWS/Kubernetes)
• Triage monitoring events
• Optimization and automation of security auditing processes, including setting up attack infrastructure, writing scripts in Python / Bash, and implementing security scanning in GitLab CI.

Who you are

• At least 5 years of hands‑on experience in the IT Security field.
• Experience in pentesting, ethical hacking, bug bounties and the tooling used for that (e.g. BurpSuite)
• Proficient in Linux for the purpose of vulnerability detection
• Hands‑on (security‑related) experience with a major provider of cloud solutions; AWS is preferable.
• Good knowledge of a programming language (like Python).
• Good knowledge of PHP
• Fluent English: spoken and written

Nice to have

• Knowledge of Laravel.
• Ability to read and understand JavaScript.
• Experience with incident response activities.
• Experience with web application firewalls, CDN providers, e.g. Cloudflare, Akamai
• Experience with GitLab CI/CD pipelines

Benefits

• Grow together with one of the fastest growing eCommerce companies in Europe
• Flexible working times (10 AM - 16 PM German Time Zone as core working‑time)
• 40% discount on our online shop
• Fresh fruits + drinks everywhere
• Language courses (German & English)
• Free sports courses & reduced price for gym membership
• Subsidised public transportation ticket
• Free choice of hardware and operating system (Mac, Windows, Linux) also for private usage
• State‑of‑the‑art tech stack running on AWS
• Modern office in the city centre of Hamburg
• International working environment and English as company language
• Company flats (subject to availability)
• Agile work environment (MOVE) and cross‑functional teams
• Free access to Germany's greatest developer conference code.talks
• Free access to online learning platforms like Laracast, Egghead and A Cloud Guru
• Help in relocation and VISA process

YOU ARE THE CORE OF ABOUT YOU.

We take responsibility for creating an inclusive and exceptional environment where all genders, nationalities and ethnicities feel welcomed and accepted exactly as they are. We believe that a diverse workforce essentially contributes to the ABOUT YOU culture. In order to maintain talent and diversity, we emphasise the care for physical health, mental health and overall well‑being. Our values and work ethics essentially contribute to our brand mission: empower acceptance and shape an inclusive, fair and circular fashion culture.

We are looking forward to receiving your application – preferably via our online application portal! Thus, we can ensure a faster process and for you it is very easy to upload your application documents.