Cybersecurity Operations Engineer - Edge & API Security

HITACHI ENERGY CZECH REPUBLIC S.R.O.; Portugal; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Vantara seeks a Cybersecurity Operations Engineer - Application & Edge Protection to secure external attack surface across cloud and on-premises.

You will deploy and optimize DDoS protection, WAF, and API security, collaborate with development and cloud teams, investigate security events, and drive improvements in security architecture and operations to ensure confidentiality, integrity, availability, and performance of critical services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3-6 years of experience in cybersecurity, application security, network security, or security operations.
• Hands-on experience with DDoS mitigation platforms, Web Application Firewalls (WAF), and API security technologies.
• Strong understanding of web technologies, including HTTP/S, REST APIs, TLS, and modern application architectures.
• Knowledge of network security concepts such as DNS, TCP/IP, routing, and firewalls.
• Experience working with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with OWASP Top 10 and API Security Top 10 risks.
• Experience with security monitoring, SIEM platforms, or incident response processes.
• Exposure to technologies such as Akamai, Cloudflare, F5, Imperva, Infrastructure as Code, or security automation tools.

Responsibilities

• Secure the organization's external attack surface by managing and enhancing technologies that protect web applications, APIs, and internet-facing services.
• Deploy, configure, monitor, and optimize DDoS protection, WAF, and API security solutions across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Investigate security events and support incident response activities.
• Identify security gaps and contribute to continuous improvements in security architecture and operations.
• Combine hands-on engineering, operational support, and strategic initiatives to ensure confidentiality, integrity, availability, and performance of critical services.

Skills

DDoS mitigation

Web Application Firewall

API security

HTTP/S & REST APIs

Networking fundamentals

Cloud platforms (Azure AWS Google)

Security monitoring SIEM

Incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Akamai

Cloudflare

F5

Imperva

Infrastructure as Code

Security automation tools

Job description

Hitachi Vantara seeks a Cybersecurity Operations Engineer - Application & Edge Protection to secure external attack surface across cloud and on-premises.

You will deploy and optimize DDoS protection, WAF, and API security, collaborate with development and cloud teams, investigate security events, and drive improvements in security architecture and operations to ensure confidentiality, integrity, availability, and performance of critical services.