Senior Security Engineer

Globalwebindex; United States; Hybrid; USD 121,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Globalwebindex is seeking a Security Engineer to help protect a digital platform and its customers’ data as part of a small security team in Athens. The role blends hands-on monitoring, incident triage, vulnerability tracking, and cross-team coordination to drive security improvements and ISO-aligned processes.

You’ll have room to take initiative and lead security projects through to completion. Responsibilities include monitoring alerts, managing vulnerabilities, documenting practices for ISO

Qualifications

• At least four years of hands-on security experience.
• Computer science degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Ability to read code and write scripts to investigate findings and automate work; Python or Go is preferred.
• Initiative in following up on security issues and communicating promptly.
• Confidence communicating with colleagues across teams, including in calls.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts and logs, assess findings, and take appropriate operational action.
• Track vulnerabilities from identification through remediation, maintaining clear ownership, actions, and deadlines.
• Document monitoring and response practices to support work toward ISO certification.
• Assess web application firewall alerts and coordinate decisions with IT, DevOps, Engineering, and Legal teams.
• Automate repetitive security tasks and contribute to other team initiatives.

Skills

Hands-on security

Code reading

Scripting (Python/Go)

Communication

Degree or equivalent

Education

Computer science degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Role overview

Help protect a digital platform and its customers’ data as part of a small security team. The work combines hands-on monitoring and incident triage with vulnerability tracking, audit evidence, cross-team coordination, and improvements to security operations. The role offers scope to take initiative and lead projects through to completion.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts and logs, assess findings, and take appropriate operational action.
• Track vulnerabilities from identification through remediation, maintaining clear ownership, actions, and deadlines.
• Document monitoring and response practices to support work toward ISO certification.
• Assess web application firewall alerts and coordinate decisions with IT, DevOps, Engineering, and Legal teams.
• Automate repetitive security tasks and contribute to other team initiatives.

Requirements

• At least four years of hands-on security experience.
• A computer science degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Ability to read code and write scripts to investigate findings and automate work; Python or Go is preferred.
• Initiative in following up on security issues and communicating promptly.
• Confidence communicating with colleagues across teams, including in calls.

Nice to have

• Exposure to ISO 27001 or security audits.
• Experience with a cloud provider such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Familiarity with IT or DevOps environments and their security practices.

Benefits and work setup

• Based in Athens, with a hybrid option requiring one office day per week or a fully remote option.
• Permanent employment; recruitment is conducted in English.
• Adjustments are available during hiring, including alternative formats, additional time, assistive tools, breaks, and flexible scheduling.