Remote Cybersecurity Operations Engineer (App & Edge)

Fanan Limited; Portugal; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Global team collaboration

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Hitachi Vantara is seeking a Cybersecurity Operations Engineer – Application & Edge Protection to secure external attack surfaces. You will deploy and optimize DDoS protection, WAF, and API security across cloud and on‑prem environments, while investigating security events and driving improvements.

You will collaborate with development, cloud, network, and infrastructure teams to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of critical services and data.

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

• Protect the organization’s applications, APIs, and internet-facing services from evolving cyber threats.
• Deploy, configure, monitor, and optimize DDoS protection, WAF, and API security solutions across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Investigate security events, support incident response activities, identify security gaps, and contribute to improvements in security architecture and operations.
• Collaborate with development, cloud, network, and infrastructure teams to strengthen security posture.
• Balance hands-on engineering with operational support and strategic initiatives to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of critical services.

Skills

Security engineering

DDoS mitigation

WAF & API security

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/Google)

SIEM & incident response

Web technologies (HTTP/S, REST)

Analytical problem solving

OWASP Top 10

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Akamai

Cloudflare

F5, Imperva

Job description

Hitachi Vantara is seeking a Cybersecurity Operations Engineer – Application & Edge Protection to secure external attack surfaces. You will deploy and optimize DDoS protection, WAF, and API security across cloud and on‑prem environments, while investigating security events and driving improvements.

You will collaborate with development, cloud, network, and infrastructure teams to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of critical services and data.