Cloud Security Engineer (GCP) - First Security Engineer

GoDutch; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Amsterdam office on the Rokin

Hybrid working

Job summary

GoDutch is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer in Amsterdam to own the cloud security posture end to end. You will set the security baseline for the platform, work with the CPTO and Head of Engineering, and guide partner security efforts from day one.

You will embed security into CI/CD, harden Kubernetes workloads, and oversee governance and incident response for a growing fintech platform.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in cloud security (typically 5+ years in security or platform engineering).
• Expert knowledge of cloud security: IAM, org policies, network perimeter controls, KMS, centralised logging.
• Hands-on experience with cloud security posture management tooling.
• Experience securing Kubernetes workloads and Infrastructure as Code.
• Knowledge of threat detection, vulnerability management and incident response, with SIEM/EDR tooling.
• Experience embedding security into CI/CD pipelines.
• Fluent English; eligible to work in the Netherlands.

Responsibilities

• Own the security posture of GoDutch's Google Cloud organisation: IAM, org policies, VPC controls, KMS and logging.
• Harden the Kubernetes environment and ensure least-privilege access between services.
• Secure event/orchestration layer and data platform, including encryption and data residency.
• Review system designs, partner integrations and APIs for security.
• Build and maintain security dashboards for management and board visibility.
• Embed security gates into CI/CD/GitOps (Argo CD) and establish secure development guidelines.
• Run threat modelling for features that move money or handle data, and coordinate tests.

Skills

Cloud security

Kubernetes security

CI/CD security

GCP IAM & policies

Threat detection & incident response

Security governance & compliance

Security dashboards & reporting

Communication to leadership

Tools

GCP

Kubernetes

Argo CD

SIEM/EDR tooling

Job description

GoDutch is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer in Amsterdam to own the cloud security posture end to end. You will set the security baseline for the platform, work with the CPTO and Head of Engineering, and guide partner security efforts from day one.

You will embed security into CI/CD, harden Kubernetes workloads, and oversee governance and incident response for a growing fintech platform.