Security Engineer II

Jobtailor; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Helsinki, Finland seeks an experienced security engineer to lead AWS security reviews and promote secure-by-default design across products. You will work with developers to integrate secure coding from the outset and with internal teams to implement security improvements in AWS.

The role requires deep AWS expertise, hands-on coding in Python/JS/TypeScript, and the ability to perform risk assessments and participate in an on-call rotation to ensure 24/7 availability for customers.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or similar.
• 5+ years in product or application security and related software engineering roles.
• Experience with AWS services such as GuardDuty, CloudTrail, IAM, Security Groups, CloudFront, CloudFormation, S3, ECS, Lambda, DynamoDB and RDS.
• Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, Node.js or TypeScript.
• Experience with testing practices and documentation.
• Subject matter expert in security best practices.
• Ability to quickly assess risk and prioritise value to the company.
• Ability to participate in an on-call rotation, including outside hours.

Responsibilities

• Conduct AWS security reviews to validate security best practices
• Recommend security improvements and work with production support teams to implement them in AWS
• Partner with the Lead Security Architect to fix custom-built security tool bots
• Conduct in-depth security reviews of application code
• Work closely with developers to promote secure coding from the outset and address issues early during coding and testing
• Partner with internal product teams to implement secure-by-default design
• Contribute to, operate and improve security and compliance services
• Participate in an on-call rotation to maintain system availability for customers 24/7

Skills

AWS Security Reviews

Application Security

Secure Coding Practices

Risk Assessment

Python

JavaScript

Node.js

TypeScript

Security Best Practices

Testing Practices

Documentation

Collaboration

Problem-Solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS GuardDuty

CloudTrail

IAM

Security Groups

CloudFront

CloudFormation

S3

ECS

Lambda

DynamoDB

RDS

Job description

Responsibilities

• Conduct AWS security reviews to validate security best practices
• Recommend security improvements and work with production support teams to implement them in AWS
• Partner with the Lead Security Architect to fix custom-built security tool bots
• Conduct in-depth security reviews of application code
• Work closely with developers to promote secure coding from the outset and address issues early during coding and testing
• Partner with internal product teams to implement secure-by-default design
• Contribute to, operate and improve security and compliance services
• Participate in an on-call rotation to maintain system availability for customers 24/7

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science or similar
• 5+ years of experience in product or application security and related software engineering roles
• Experience with AWS services including GuardDuty, CloudTrail log review, IAM, Security Groups, CloudFront, CloudFormation, S3, ECS, Lambda, DynamoDB and RDS
• Proficiency in a programming language such as Python, JavaScript, Node.js or TypeScript
• Experience with testing practices and documentation
• Subject matter expertise in security best practices
• Ability to quickly make correct risk assessments that prioritize the overall benefit to the company
• Ability to participate in an on-call rotation, including immediate response outside normal working hours and on weekends

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in AWS security practices, application security, and secure coding methodologies. Proficient in risk assessment and implementing security improvements in collaboration with development teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• AWS Security Reviews
• Application Security
• Secure Coding Practices
• Risk Assessment
• AWS Services

Hard Skills

• Python
• JavaScript
• Node.js
• TypeScript
• Security Best Practices
• Testing Practices
• Documentation

Soft Skills

• Collaboration
• Problem-Solving

Industry Keywords

• Security Compliance
• On-Call Rotation
• Custom-Built Security Tools

Tools & Technologies

• AWS GuardDuty
• CloudTrail
• IAM
• Security Groups
• CloudFront
• CloudFormation
• S3
• ECS
• Lambda
• DynamoDB