Cyber Security Engineer

SPERTON Sweden - Where Great People Meet; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

SPERTON Sweden - Where Great People Meet is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to join a technically advanced Cyber Defense environment. You will operate, troubleshoot, and automate cloud-based security platforms in Microsoft Azure, owning data pipelines and telemetry integrations.

This Senior Individual Contributor role requires hands-on engineering, independent problem-solving, and collaboration with SOC analysts and engineering teams to improve reliability, performance, and security of

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience engineering and operating Microsoft Azure environments in production.
• Solid Linux/Unix skills, including troubleshooting virtual machines, containers, applications, and services.
• Practical Python development and automation experience.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), preferably Terraform.
• Experience with Git, version control, and modern CI/CD practices.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills in complex production environments.
• Strong technical communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Operate, troubleshoot, and continuously improve cloud-based Cyber Defense platforms in Microsoft Azure.
• Develop and maintain security telemetry pipelines and integrations between cloud infrastructure and security services.
• Build automation and platform improvements using Python, Terraform, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor service health, data flows, performance, costs, and security.
• Support containerized environments and contribute to platform reliability and scalability.
• Lead technical initiatives, coordinate across teams, and make sound engineering decisions.
• Ensure solutions are reusable, secure, automated, and maintainable in production.

Skills

Azure security

Cloud security engineering

Automation

Python

Terraform

Git

CI/CD

Troubleshooting

Collaboration

Linux

Tools

Terraform

Git

Azure

Python

CI/CD

Job description

Assignment Period: 19 October 2026 - 28 February 2027

Seniority Level: Senior

The Role

Sperton is looking for an experienced Senior Cloud Security Engineer to join a technically advanced Cyber Defense environment. The assignment focuses on operating, troubleshooting, developing, and automating cloud-based security platforms and the data and telemetry pipelines that support modern cyber defense capabilities.

Working primarily with Microsoft Azure, you will operate at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, security engineering, platform operations, and automation. You will take ownership of complex technical challenges and develop reliable, scalable, and sustainable production solutions.

This is a Senior Individual Contributor role requiring strong hands-on engineering skills, independent problem-solving, and technical leadership. You will collaborate closely with SOC analysts, security specialists, and engineering teams to improve the reliability, performance, and security of critical platforms.

What You'll Do

• Operate, troubleshoot, and continuously improve cloud-based Cyber Defense platforms in Microsoft Azure.
• Develop and maintain security telemetry pipelines and integrations between cloud infrastructure and security services.
• Build automation and platform improvements using Python, Terraform, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor service health, data flows, performance, costs, and security.
• Support containerized environments and contribute to platform reliability and scalability.
• Lead technical initiatives, coordinate across teams, and make sound engineering decisions.
• Ensure solutions are reusable, secure, automated, and maintainable in production.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong hands-on experience engineering and operating Microsoft Azure environments in production.
• Solid Linux/Unix skills, including troubleshooting virtual machines, containers, applications, and services.
• Practical Python development and automation experience.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), preferably Terraform.
• Experience with Git, version control, and modern CI/CD practices.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills in complex production environments.
• Strong technical communication and collaboration skills.

About Sperton

Sperton is an international recruitment and workforce solutions company with more than 20 years of experience supporting organizations across industries and markets. Our services include recruitment, staffing and consultancy, People Management, Global Mobility, and business support solutions.

We connect skilled professionals with opportunities where they can contribute their expertise, develop their careers, and create meaningful impact.