Senior Security & Compliance Engineer

Factbird; København; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Competitive salary

Internet reimbursement

Thoughtful onboarding

Career development

Team gatherings

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Factbird in Copenhagen is seeking a Senior Security & Compliance Engineer to take ownership of protecting our systems, data, and customers' trust. You’ll work hands-on, audit current setups, and drive pragmatic improvements across cloud, code, and processes.

You’ll mentor engineers, define security controls, lead audits (SOC 2, GDPR), and collaborate with Product, Sales, and Success to balance risk with business needs.

Qualifications

• Five+ years in security engineering with hands-on AWS
• Experience building or maturing security programs
• Familiarity with GDPR and SOC 2 audits and controls
• Proven ability to run or contribute to technical audits
• Strong communication to influence non-security stakeholders, in English

Responsibilities

• Assess current security posture and gaps and propose improvements
• Own security audits end-to-end and translate findings into a concrete plan
• Design and implement security controls across cloud, apps, and development practices
• Mentor engineers in secure coding and security-conscious design

Skills

Security engineering

AWS environment

Rust codebase

GDPR

SOC 2

Audits

English fluency

Security leadership

Education

Master's degree

Tools

AWS

Rust

Job description

Description

Factbird helps manufacturers turn real-time production data into decisions they can actually act on. Since 2016, we've helped manufacturers in 28 countries cut waste, boost uptime, and run smarter — from the shop floor to the boardroom. Over 300 companies trust us to make sense of their operations, and we're a team of 80+ people across Copenhagen and the US who care about making complex things simple.

Department: Cloud

Location: Copenhagen

Description

Factbird helps manufacturers turn real-time production data into decisions they can actually act on. Since 2016, we've helped manufacturers in 28 countries cut waste, boost uptime, and run smarter — from the shop floor to the boardroom. Over 300 companies trust us to make sense of their operations, and we're a team of 80+ people across Copenhagen and the US who care about making complex things simple.

As we grow, so does the amount of customer trust we're responsible for — and that's where you come in. We're looking for a Senior Security & Compliance Engineer to take ownership of how Factbird protects its systems, its data, and its customers' trust.

About the Role

This is a hands‑on, senior role: you'll need the technical depth to dig into our infrastructure yourself, plus the judgment and communication skills to drive change across the company. You won't be handed a fully built program — you'll help build it, which means proactively auditing what we have today, figuring out what matters most, and making the case for what to improve first.

This is a senior position in Factbird's engineering team. You'll be trusted to make architecture and process calls, mentor others, and represent security in rooms where the details matter, connecting technical decisions to customer trust and business risk, not just closing tickets.

You’ll do well here if you take a pragmatic, risk‑based approach, and if you’re as comfortable influencing people who don’t report to you as you are digging through logs yourself.

What you'll do

• Assess our current security and compliance posture, spot the gaps, and recommend improvements grounded in what will actually move the needle
• Own our technical security audits end to end — running them, turning findings into a prioritised, realistic plan, and helping us get (and maintain) the certifications and controls that matter to our customers
• Design and implement security controls and processes across our cloud infrastructure, applications, and development practices, including running security risk and penetration tests on a regular cadence
• Take a pragmatic, risk-based approach to it all — we're not a bank, and our controls shouldn't pretend we are

Influence & partnership

• Author proposals and technical specs for security initiatives, and drive them to a decision
• Mentor engineers on secure coding and security‑minded design — you'll be the go‑to person for the team
• Partner with engineering leadership on architecture decisions that touch security or compliance
• Represent security in cross‑functional conversations with Product, Customer Success, and Sales when customers ask us hard questions — and they

About you

We're looking for someone with the technical depth to dig into our AWS environment and codebase themselves, and the pragmatism to know the difference between what's technically ideal and what's right for a company our size. You've ideally worked in small companies before and know what it's like to build a security program from a standing start without a dedicated team behind you.

The ideal background

• At least five years experience since graduating from a relevant Masters program
• Solid technical experience in security engineering, with the ability to dig into our AWS environment, Rust-built codebase, and processes yourself — not just point at them
• Working familiarity with frameworks like SOC 2, GDPR, and similar, and what it actually takes to operationalise them, not just the checklist
• A track record of running or contributing meaningfully to technical audits
• The communication skills to influence people who don't report to you — you can make the case for a change and bring people along with it. And you can do this with strong English fluency.

We welcome applicants from people eager to move to Denmark so long as you already have the legal right to live and work here. We can contribute to relocation costs for the right candidate.

Why Factbird?

People are at the heart of everything we build. We believe great products come from empowered teams—and we work hard to create an environment where you can do your best work and have space for life beyond it.

Here’s what you can look forward to:

• Flexible working hours: We trust you to manage your time. Life isn't one-size-fits-all, and neither is work.
• Competitive salary: We offer compensation that reflects your skills, experience, and impact.
• Internet reimbursement: Stay connected and productive, wherever you choose to work from.
• Thoughtful, human onboarding: We'll support you step by step, giving you the context, tools, and guidance you need to feel confident from day one.
• A career path that grows with you: Through bi-yearly Individual Development Plan conversations, we'll work together to shape a career journey that fits your ambitions.
• Company-wide gatherings & team days: We regularly come together across teams and regions to connect, celebrate, and align on what's next.
• A global, inclusive culture: We're proud of our diverse backgrounds and perspectives — and we actively celebrate them in how we work and collaborate.

At Factbird, we believe that great work starts with people feeling respected, valued, and included. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building a workplace where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

All employment decisions at Factbird are made based on business needs, role requirements, and individual qualifications, without discrimination based on gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or family status, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected under applicable European and local employment laws.

We celebrate diversity in all its forms and believe that different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences make our teams stronger and our work better. We warmly encourage all qualified candidates to apply and to bring their whole selves to Factbird.