Cybersecurity Engineer

Cetra Base; Madrid; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Cetra Base is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to join Europe’s flagship space programme, based in Madrid. The role emphasizes monitoring vulnerabilities, analyzing risks, and supporting incident investigations within a SOC environment.

You will deploy patches, maintain documentation, and contribute to audits and KPI reporting, with a permanent contract and a competitive salary depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Telecommunications Engineering or similar.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in cybersecurity.
• Experience in maintaining technical documentation.
• Proficiency level in English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
• Analyze and prioritise vulnerabilities and security risks.
• Deploy and verify security patches and updates.
• Analyze security events and support incident investigations.
• Maintain vulnerability tracking databases and records.
• Contribute to cybersecurity reporting and KPI monitoring.
• Maintain security documentation and accreditation.
• Support audit activities.

Skills

Security monitoring

Vulnerability management

Incident analysis

Technical documentation

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Cybersecurity/CS/Telecommunications

Tools

Linux

Windows

Virtualization

Container technologies

Monitoring tools

Ticketing systems

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for a Cybersecurity Engineer to join Europe's flagship space programme, supporting Security Operations Centre (SOC) activities.

Position is based in Madrid.

Tasks and Responsibilities

The successful candidate shall support the following tasks:

• Monitoring and identification of cybersecurity vulnerabilities
• Analysis and prioritisation of vulnerabilities and security risks
• Deployment and verification of security patches and updates
• Analysis of security events and support to incident investigations
• Maintenance of vulnerability tracking databases and records
• Contribution to cybersecurity reporting and KPI monitoring
• Maintainance of security documentation and accreditation
• Support to audit activities

Essential qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Telecommunications Engineering or similar
• Minimun 3 years of experience in cybersecurity
• Experience in maintaining technical documentation
• Proficiency level in English, both written and spoken

Demonstrated experience in some of the following:

• Security monitoring and vulnerability management
• Security accreditation or certification activities
• Linux and Windows operating systems
• Virtualization platforms and container technologies
• Monitoring and security analysis tools
• Ticketing systems and incident tracking tools

Experience in Space programmes.

Security

In line with security requirements of the Galileo mission the candidate shall be a citizen of a European Union state.

This position requires the candidate to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

The successful candidate will be offered a permanent contract and a very competitive salary package, according to his/her skills and experience.