Junior Cybersecurity Engineer

Decskill; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Decskill is hiring a Junior Cybersecurity Engineer for a hybrid role in Lisbon. You will work in a growing IT consultancy, joining a community of professionals across Lisbon, Porto and Madrid, and contribute to secure software development and cloud operations.

You will perform AWS security tasks, monitor environments with Wiz, and engage in vulnerability remediation, while collaborating with Product Owners and System Architects to maintain secure products throughout the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Degree in Business Administration, Management, Communications or a related field.
• Up to 1 year of experience in Public Cloud Operations or equivalent background.
• Basic knowledge of AWS administration, configuration and security fundamentals.
• Basic scripting (Python); knowledge of Terraform or OpenTofu is a plus.
• Fluent in English (B2+).

Responsibilities

• Execute routine AWS configuration, operational and security tasks under guidance of senior engineers.
• Monitor AWS environments and cloud vulnerability management platforms to identify issues, misconfigurations and vulnerabilities.
• Create, triage and follow up on vulnerability tickets using Jira Service Management.
• Support security requirements engineering and identify potential security issues during sprint delivery.
• Escalate complex security matters to senior engineers or Security Experts.
• Assist in the creation and maintenance of Protection Concepts for the products within scope.
• Assist Product Owners and System Architects in ensuring products remain secure throughout the development lifecycle.
• Actively participate in agile teams, managing tasks in Jira and updating team boards.
• Provide operational support for cybersecurity enablement activities, coordinating cross-functional tasks with Microsoft Planner.
• Promote security awareness and DevSecOps best practices across agile delivery teams.

Skills

Public Cloud Operations

Python scripting

Cybersecurity concepts

Troubleshooting

English fluency

Education

Degree in Business Administration / Management / Communications

Tools

Terraform

OpenTofu

Jira Service Management

Wiz

Job description

We are growing. And we are looking for talented people.

At Decskill, we believe that technological excellence is driven by human talent.

We are an IT consulting company with more than 10 years of consolidated experience in the market, focused on building long-term relationships with both our clients and our people. Today, we are a community of over 800 professionals, working from Lisbon, Porto, and Madrid, contributing to impactful technology initiatives.

As part of the Astek Group, we combine a strong local culture with a global presence, being active in around 23 countries across 4 continents. This allows us to offer an international context, diverse challenges, and long-term career opportunities, while staying close to our teams.

We would like to meet a Junior Cybersecurity Engineer for a project in Lisbon (hybrid)

Responsibilities:

• Execute routine AWS configuration, operational and security tasks under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Monitor AWS environments and cloud vulnerability management platforms (e.g. Wiz) to identify security issues, misconfigurations and vulnerabilities.
• Create, triage and follow up on vulnerability and remediation tickets using Jira Service Management, ensuring findings are assigned to the appropriate owners and tracked through resolution.
• Support security requirements engineering and identify potential security issues during sprint delivery.
• Escalate complex security matters and decisions requiring expert judgement to senior engineers or Security Experts.
• Support the creation and maintenance of Protection Concepts for the products within scope.
• Assist Product Owners and System Architects in ensuring products remain secure throughout the development lifecycle.
• Actively participate in agile teams, managing assigned tasks in Jira, updating team boards and ensuring timely task completion.
• Provide operational support for cybersecurity enablement activities, coordinating cross-functional tasks and tracking workflows using Microsoft Planner.
• Promote security awareness and DevSecOps best practices across agile delivery teams.

Requirements:

• Degree in Business Administration, Management, Communication or a related field.
• Up to 1 year of experience in Public Cloud Operations or an equivalent academic background / relevant certifications.
• Basic knowledge of AWS administration, configuration and security fundamentals.
• Basic scripting skills (Python); knowledge of Terraform or OpenTofu is a plus.
• Familiarity with Linux environments.
• Basic knowledge of cybersecurity concepts, including SAML and 2-factor authentication (2FA).
• Structured troubleshooting skills and a proactive approach to system monitoring.
• Fluent in English (B2+ - is mandatory).

Are you looking for an environment that values curiosity and commitment? Here, your contribution has real impact and individual growth is taken seriously.

Find with us the right opportunity to grow!

What you can expect from us

• Long-term projects with national and international context
• Opportunities to grow technically and professionally
• A people-first culture, focused on transparency and trust
• Teams that value ownership, collaboration and stability

Your next challenge might start here.

At Decskill, we are committed to equal opportunities and non-discrimination. We promote a culture of diversity and inclusion, where recruitment and career progression are based solely on talent, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, race, nationality, or any other form of discrimination incompatible with human dignity.