Senior Security Operations Engineer

Summary

Join Pleo as a Senior Security Operations Engineer and elevate our security processes. You will focus on event data, incident response, tooling, and automation, acting as a security champion collaborating with IT and TechOps. Responsibilities include implementing and maintaining security controls, improving security monitoring tools, enhancing the security tooling stack, strengthening incident management, investigating security incidents, and contributing to security automation. The ideal candidate possesses in-depth AWS and GCP experience, strong IAM knowledge, proficiency with SIEM tools, and a strong command of at least one programming language. While formal qualifications aren't mandatory, relevant experience is valued. Pleo offers a comprehensive benefits package including a Pleo card, catered lunches or a lunch allowance, private health insurance, generous paid time off, flexible/remote work options, additional holiday purchase options, mental health support, access to LinkedIn Learning, and paid parental leave.

Requirements

• In-depth experience with AWS and GCP
• Exhaustive knowledge of IAM solutions (preferably Okta)
• Comfortable working with macOS, Windows, and Linux at scale
• Hands-on experience with SIEM tools (ideally Splunk) and threat hunting methodologies
• Strong command of at least one programming language (Python, Golang, Java, etc.)
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills to keep both technical and non-technical stakeholders informed and engaged

Responsibilities

• Serve as the driving force from the security team in implementing and maintaining security controls, with a focus on privileged access management, in collaboration with TechOps
• Contribute to the improvement and ongoing maintenance of our security event monitoring tools
• Help maintain and evolve the security tooling stack to proactively detect threats, respond to incidents, and enhance overall security posture
• Strengthen security incident management and forensic investigation capabilities
• Investigate, triage, and respond to security incidents across Pleo’s internal and external infrastructure
• Contribute to the adoption of security orchestration and automation while enhancing the efficiency of existing solutions

Benefits

• Your own Pleo card (no more out-of-pocket spending!)
• Lunch is on us - with catering in our Lisbon, Copenhagen and London offices or a monthly lunch allowance paid directly together with your salary in other markets
• Private health insurance to ensure you’re fit in body and mind to do your best work
• We offer 25 days of holiday + your public holidays
• We offer flexibility/remote working options
• Option to purchase 5 additional days of holiday through a salary sacrifice
• We’re trialing MyndUp to give our employees access to free mental health and well-being support with great success so far
• Access to LinkedIn Learning - acquire new skills, stay abreast of industry trends, and fuel your personal and professional development continuously
• Paid parental leave - we want to make sure that we're supportive of families and help you feel that you don't have to compromise your family due to work