Automotive Cybersecurity Engineer

CHERY; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 45.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Chery Europe is seeking a Vehicle Security Operations Engineer to join the Product Digitalization team in Barcelona. You will support cybersecurity operations for connected vehicles, cloud platforms, and backend services across Europe, helping monitor, detect, and respond to threats to build a robust VSOC capability.

The role involves collaborating with engineering, product, quality, aftersales, and operations teams across Europe to ensure secure vehicle services and compliance with ISO/SAE

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in Cybersecurity Operations, SOC, VSOC, Threat Detection, or Incident Response environments.
• Experience with SIEM, IDS, security monitoring, and incident management tools.

Responsabilidades

• Monitor cybersecurity events, anomalies, incidents, and potential threats affecting connected vehicle ecosystems.
• Investigate and respond to security alerts and incidents, supporting root cause analysis and remediation activities.
• Develop and optimize detection rules, security use cases, and monitoring capabilities.
• Support the continuous improvement of VSOC processes, automation, and incident response playbooks.
• Contribute to compliance activities related to ISO/SAE 21434 and UNECE R155/R156 requirements.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, quality, aftersales, and operations teams across Europe and headquarters.
• Ensure secure and compliant operation of connected vehicle services within the European market.

Conocimientos

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Cross-cultural collaboration

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Telecom/Cybersecurity

Herramientas

SIEM

IDS

Security monitoring

Incident management

Descripción del empleo

Chery Spain R&D Center is Chery Automobile’s regional R&D Center in Europe and a key part of its global strategy. The center focuses on European adaptation and validation, plant technical support, localized component development, quality issue analysis, connected vehicle operations, and FL vehicle development, while continuously strengthening its capabilities in product definition, validation, technical coordination, and project support. With the capability to independently develop large FL models for global markets, it plays a vital role in Chery’s global R&D network and is committed to delivering competitive solutions for both European and international markets.

About the Role

Chery Europe is looking for a Vehicle Security Operations Engineer to join our Product Digitalization team in Barcelona.

In this role, you will support the cybersecurity operations of connected vehicles, cloud platforms, and backend services across the European market. You will play a key role in monitoring, detecting, and responding to cybersecurity threats while contributing to the development of a robust Vehicle Security Operations Center (VSOC) capability.

This is a unique opportunity to join one of the fastest-growing automotive groups and contribute to the future of connected mobility in Europe.

Key Responsibilities

Monitor cybersecurity events, anomalies, incidents, and potential threats affecting connected vehicle ecosystems.

Investigate and respond to security alerts and incidents, supporting root cause analysis and remediation activities.

Develop and optimize detection rules, security use cases, and monitoring capabilities.

Support the continuous improvement of VSOC processes, automation, and incident response playbooks.

Contribute to compliance activities related to ISO/SAE 21434 and UNECE R155/R156 requirements.

Collaborate with engineering, product, quality, aftersales, and operations teams across Europe and headquarters.

Ensure secure and compliant operation of connected vehicle services within the European market.

What We’re Looking For

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Cybersecurity, or a related field.

3+ years of experience in Cybersecurity Operations, SOC, VSOC, Threat Detection, or Incident Response environments.

Experience with SIEM, IDS, security monitoring, and incident management tools.

Understanding of threat analysis, vulnerability management, and proactive threat hunting.

Knowledge of connected vehicle cybersecurity or automotive cybersecurity is highly desirable.

Familiarity with ISO/SAE 21434, UNECE R155, GDPR, or related cybersecurity frameworks is a plus.

Strong problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.

Ability to work in an international and cross-cultural environment.

Nice to Have

Automotive OEM or Tier 1 supplier experience.

Connected vehicle or IoT security experience.

Experience supporting international projects.

Why Join Chery Europe?

Be part of one of the world’s fastest-growing automotive manufacturers.

Work on cutting-edge connected vehicle technologies.

Join an international and multicultural environment.

Contribute directly to the cybersecurity of next-generation vehicles in Europe.

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