Security Engineer

novanta; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 65.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Novanta in Barcelona seeks a Security Engineer to join its global security operations team. You’ll monitor cloud and on‑prem security alerts, investigate incidents, and help strengthen threat detection across the enterprise.

The role requires hands‑on cloud experience (Azure or AWS), proficiency with SIEM/EDR/DLP tools, and scripting skills. You’ll collaborate with global teams to improve detection workflows while contributing to incident response playbooks.

Formación

• 2+ years of security operations, SOC, or incident response experience.
• Hands-on with cloud platforms (Azure or AWS).
• Familiarity with SIEM, EDR, CSPM, and DLP technologies.
• Strong understanding of security fundamentals, attacker TTPs, and detection engineering.
• Experience with threat hunting methodologies and behavioral analytics.
• Experience with scripting or automation (e.g., Python, PowerShell).
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a global, collaborative environment.
• Fluent in English and Spanish.

Responsabilidades

• Monitor and respond to security alerts across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Investigate and triage security incidents, escalating as needed.
• Assist in tuning and optimizing detection rules across SIEM, EDR, and DLP platforms.
• Conduct proactive threat hunting based on behavioral anomalies, threat intelligence, and environmental context.
• Support the deployment and configuration of security tools, including DLP, endpoint protection, and cloud security controls.
• Collaborate with global SOC and engineering teams to improve threat visibility and response workflows.
• Contribute to documentation and playbook development for incident response and detection logic.

Conocimientos

Security operations

SOC

Incident response

Threat hunting

Cloud security

Bilingual English/Spanish

Communication

Herramientas

Azure

AWS

SIEM (Sentinel, Splunk, Rapid7)

EDR

CSPM

DLP

Python

PowerShell

Descripción del empleo

Build a career powered by innovations that matter! At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing-improving productivity, enhancing people's lives and redefining what's possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications-from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing.

Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Looking for a great place to work? You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and empowerment. Come explore Novanta.

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Security Engineer to join our global security operations team. This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in cloud security, SOC operations, and threat hunting. You'll work closely with our global team to strengthen detection capabilities, investigate threats, and support secure operations across the enterprise.

Primary Responsibilities

• Monitor and respond to security alerts across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Investigate and triage security incidents, escalating as needed.
• Assist in tuning and optimizing detection rules across SIEM, EDR, and DLP platforms.
• Conduct proactive threat hunting based on behavioral anomalies, threat intelligence, and environmental context.
• Support the deployment and configuration of security tools, including DLP, endpoint protection, and cloud security controls.
• Collaborate with global SOC and engineering teams to improve threat visibility and response workflows.
• Contribute to documentation and playbook development for incident response and detection logic.

Required Education, Experience

• 2+ years of experience in security operations, SOC, or incident response.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms (Azure or AWS).
• Familiarity with SIEM tools (e.g., Sentinel, Splunk, Rapid7), EDR platforms, CSPM, and DLP technologies.
• Strong understanding of security fundamentals, attacker TTPs, and detection engineering.
• Experience with threat hunting methodologies and behavioral analytics.
• Experience with scripting or automation (e.g., Python, PowerShell) is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a global, collaborative environment.
• Fluent in English and Spanish.

Travel Requirements

Approximately 10-20%

Equal Employment Opportunity statement

Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.

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