Hybrid Security Engineering & DevSecOps Lead

Cognizant; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NS Business Card for public transport

Laptop and smartphone provided

Pension scheme

25 paid holidays per year

Udemy and Cognizant Academy access

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Security Professional in the Netherlands to serve as the dedicated security focal point across the software delivery lifecycle. You will collaborate with Engineering, Architecture, Risk, Security, and Product teams to design, build, and operate secure, compliant solutions.

You will embed security in the SDLC, lead vulnerability remediation, support audits, and promote DevSecOps practices across teams, while delivering security trainings and governance across projects.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in Cyber Security, Security Engineering, DevOps, IT Risk Management.
• Strong Agile/DevOps with secure SDLC/DevSecOps practices.
• Foundational knowledge of OWASP Top 10, IAM, encryption and key management.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary security contact, promoting security awareness and secure-by-design practices across all delivery teams.
• Embed security throughout the SDLC—from requirements to production with threat modelling and secure coding practices; integrate SAST, DAST, SCA into CI/CD.
• Lead vulnerability reviews, remediation, support penetration testing and security assessments; respond to security incidents and fraud threats.
• Support audits, risk assessments, and control reviews; maintain security documentation and report on security posture and KPIs.
• Deliver training and coaching on secure development; champion DevSecOps and CISO frameworks across teams.

Skills

Cyber Security

Security Engineering

DevOps

Software Engineering

IT Risk Management

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure

Pega

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Security Professional in the Netherlands to serve as the dedicated security focal point across the software delivery lifecycle. You will collaborate with Engineering, Architecture, Risk, Security, and Product teams to design, build, and operate secure, compliant solutions.

You will embed security in the SDLC, lead vulnerability remediation, support audits, and promote DevSecOps practices across teams, while delivering security trainings and governance across projects.