Junior Cybersecurity Engineer

OpenKrill; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Competitive EUR compensation

AI subscription access

Rewards marketplace credits

Strong engineering team

Friendly atmosphere

Job summary

Quadcode is seeking a Junior Cybersecurity Specialist to join our Security Team. You’ll work with infrastructure teams to identify and mitigate security issues and implement protections across our cloud and hybrid environment.

In this role you’ll develop security measures, support identity and access management, and contribute to incident response with a hands-on, collaborative approach. Remote-friendly, flexible hours, and a path to grow with a fintech leader.

Qualifications

• 1+ year experience in server administration, network engineering, security infra, or cloud security.
• Knowledge of Linux, Windows, and macOS and OS hardening basics.
• Automation skills with Bash or Python.
• Strong analytical mindset and teamwork ability.
• Proficient written and verbal communication in Russian (C1) and English (B1).

Responsibilities

• Handle security requests and notifications (access management, vulnerability alerts).
• Identify and help mitigate infra security issues and misconfigurations.
• Develop and update security measures for corporate infrastructure.
• Support identity and access management processes.
• Create a knowledge base for products and services operation.
• Assist incident response and security analytics with the team.

Skills

Automation (Bash, Python)

Linux/Windows/macOS admin

Network protection & device hardening

Security concepts & incident response

English (B1) / Russian (C1)沟通

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab

Rapid7

CheckPoint

OpenStack

Splunk

Job description

About the Team

We are Quadcode, a fintech company excelling in financial brokerage activities and delivering advanced financial products to our global clientele. Our flagship product, an internal trading platform, is offered as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution to other brokers.

We're looking for a Junior Cybersecurity Specialist to join our Security Team.

This role sits within the engineering direction of our cross-functional Security team, focused on identifying and helping mitigate security issues, misconfigurations, and vulnerabilities related to corporate infrastructure.

In this role, you'll work closely with infrastructure teams (Admins, NOC, OPS, IT Compliance) and business employees who require security-related help.

We work in Agile (2-week sprints, grooming, planning, retro) and use Google Meet, Slack, TargetProcess and Confluence for teamwork.

Working hours: Business hours, EET/EEST time zone.

You’ll work with a modern stack and grow within the company - including cloud and hybrid infrastructure, and AI applied to real security work.

Tech Stack: Splunk, CheckPoint, Rapid7, AWS, OpenStack, Gitlab, K8s, Terraform, Ansible, Python, Linux, Windows, macOS.

Tasks

• Proceed with requests and notifications related to the security (access management, security tool notifications, vulnerability assessment, etc.);
• Identify and help mitigate security issues, misconfigurations, and vulnerabilities related to corporate infrastructure;
• Develop, implement new, and update existing security measures for the protection of corporate infrastructure;
• Support the identity and access management process;
• Formation of a knowledge base for the operation of products and services;
• Assist the security analytics with the incident response process;
• Collaboration with the Ops and Infrastructure teams in terms of asset security.

Requirements

• 1+ year of experience in server administration, network engineering, site reliability engineering, infrastructure security, cloud security, or systems engineering;
• Knowledge of the Linux, Windows, and Mac operating systems and common OS hardening practices;
• Technical knowledge of network protection and network Device Hardening;
• Automation skills (Bash, Python);
• Understanding how computer attacks occur;
• Passion for developing in cybersecurity;
• Ability to work in a team, listen, and learn independently;
• Competent written and verbal communication skills (Russian C1 and English B1);
• Have a good analytical mindset for problem-solving.

Nice to have

• Background in cybersecurity;
• Experience using AI tooling for technical/cybersecurity tasks;
• Experience in vulnerability analysis;
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible, Chef, etc.);
• Understanding the tactics and techniques of intruders and how to defend against them.

We offer

• Full-time remote work (service provider contract).
• Competitive compensation (EUR).
• Flexible working hours.
• Corporate AI subscriptions (Claude, Gemini, GPT, etc.).
• Access to a rewards marketplace offering products and language courses, redeemable using the company’s internal currency.
• A strong team of engineers.
• Positive and friendly atmosphere.

With a team of 500+ creative and tech-driven people across the globe, Quadcode is the place where ideas turn into impact, where every project is a chance to grow, innovate, and make your mark.

Join us today, and let's shape the future of fintech together!

Note: All applications will be treated with strict confidence. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

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