Senior Security Engineer

About the Role:

Wrike’s Security team is the frontline defense ensuring the integrity and credibility of the data stored within our platform. In this senior position, you will own and evolve the security posture for Wrike’s production, Kubernetes, and GCP environments. You aren't just maintaining systems; you are architecting a "secure by default" infrastructure that allows our engineering and other teams to move fast without compromising safety.

Your Impact:

• Own Infrastructure Security: Design, implement, and improve security controls- including hardening, network segmentation, IAM, and endpoint security - across our entire fleet.

• Strategic Defense: Lead the technical direction for cyber security defense, covering enterprise posture management, threat detection, and vulnerability management.

• Collaborative Architecture: Partner with ITOps, SysOps, DevOps and XOps to embed security into the core of our architecture and change management processes.

• SIEM Evolution: Develop and maintain our SIEM strategy and the surrounding infrastructure to ensure proactive visibility.

• Mentorship: Educate and coach engineering teams on secure system design, providing guidance that elevates the security IQ of the entire organization.

Your Qualifications:

• Cloud & Container Mastery: Extensive experience with GCP permissions and security configurations within Kubernetes, Azure, and on-prem environments.

• Technical Depth: High proficiency in Intrusion Detection, Exploit Dev, Linux Operations and Security Understanding

• Security Architecture: Proven ability to identify gaps in cloud designs and recommend enhancements for authentication, authorization, and bastion host setups.

• Communication: Ability to distill complex security risks into actionable insights for both technical peers and non-technical stakeholders.

• Autonomy: Proven track record of managing large projects with complex deliverables and foreseeing potential roadblocks before they manifest.

Standout Qualities:

• Certifications: Possession of industry-recognized credentials such as CISSP, Google Security Engineer or GIAC.

• Operational Excellence: Deep hands-on experience with (Open Source) SIEM solutions and Google Security Operations or Google Security Command Center

• Philosophy: You view security not just as a job, but as a craft; you balance strict security principles with the pragmatic needs of the business.

Team Dynamics:

• Leadership: You will report to Swen Groeneveld, Head of Security Operations

• The Squad: You will join a high-performing 14-member team consisting of AppSec and Compliance specialists.

• Role Level: This is a Senior level role, requiring you to lead people you do not directly manage.

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