Cybersecurity Engineer

Avaneidi; Lombardia; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career growth opportunities

Innovative work environment

Job summary

Avaneidi is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to safeguard our IT systems, networks, and products. You will identify risks, respond to incidents, and implement cutting-edge security controls to protect confidentiality, integrity, and availability across environments.

You will design and monitor security solutions, perform assessments and penetration tests, and collaborate with software, hardware, and network teams to embed security by design.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field.
• Proven experience in cybersecurity with strong understanding of network security, cryptography, and security protocols.
• Familiarity with firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, and other network security tools.
• Experience with vulnerability scanning tools (e.g., Nessus, OpenVAS) and penetration testing tools (e.g., Kali Linux, Metasploit).
• Knowledge of security compliance standards and frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2).
• Familiarity with cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP) and securing cloud environments.
• Familiarity with SIEM tools (e.g., Splunk, LogRhythm) and network monitoring tools.
• Understanding of ethical hacking, malware analysis, and threat intelligence.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with internal teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and monitor security solutions to protect IT systems, networks, and data.
• Conduct regular security assessments and vulnerability scans to identify potential risks.
• Develop and enforce security policies, procedures, and best practices to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS).
• Respond to and investigate security incidents, including identifying, containing, and resolving breaches.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate security measures into software, hardware, and network infrastructure.
• Monitor network traffic and system activity to detect abnormal behavior and potential threats.
• Perform penetration testing and vulnerability assessments to evaluate the strength of security defenses.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest cybersecurity trends, threats, and technologies to continually enhance protection measures.
• Provide security awareness training for staff to ensure they understand and follow best practices.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Network security

Cryptography

Security protocols

Threat intelligence

Malware analysis

Ethical hacking

Analytical thinking

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity

Tools

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

VPNs

Nessus

OpenVAS

Kali Linux

Metasploit

Splunk

LogRhythm

Cloud security tools

Job description

About the Role

We are looking for a highly motivatedCybersecurity Engineerto join our team and play a key role in ensuring thesecurity, integrity, and confidentialityof our IT systems, networks and products. You will be responsible for identifying and mitigating security risks, responding to security incidents, and implementing cutting-edge security measures to protect our infrastructure. If you have a strong understanding ofcybersecurity principles, experience withnetwork security, and a passion for defending against cyber threats, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and monitorsecurity solutionsto protect IT systems, networks, and data.
• Conduct regularsecurity assessmentsand vulnerability scans to identify potential risks.
• Develop and enforcesecurity policies, procedures, and best practices to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS).
• Respond to and investigatesecurity incidents, including identifying, containing, and resolving breaches.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integratesecurity measuresinto software, hardware, and network infrastructure.
• Monitornetwork trafficand system activity to detect abnormal behavior and potential threats.
• Performpenetration testingand vulnerability assessments to evaluate the strength of security defenses.
• Stay up-to-date with the latestcybersecurity trends, threats, and technologies to continually enhance protection measures.
• Providesecurity awareness trainingfor staff to ensure they understand and follow best practices.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree inComputer Science,Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• Proven experience incybersecuritywith a strong understanding ofnetwork security,cryptography, andsecurity protocols.
• Familiarity withfirewalls,IDS/IPS,VPNs, and othernetwork security tools.
• Experience withvulnerability scanning tools(e.g., Nessus, OpenVAS) andpenetration testingtools (e.g., Kali Linux, Metasploit).
• Knowledge ofsecurity compliance standardsand frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2).
• Familiarity withcloud security(AWS, Azure, GCP) and securing cloud environments.
• Familiarity withSIEM tools(e.g., Splunk, LogRhythm) andnetwork monitoringtools.
• Understanding ofethical hacking,malware analysis, andthreat intelligence.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with internal teams and stakeholders.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities forcareer growth and professional development.
• A dynamic, innovative, and collaborative work environment.