Cyber Security – Specialist Platform Security Engineer

About

As the Specialist Platform Security Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the integrity and security of our platforms. You will lead the charge in implementing robust security measures, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to fortify our defenses against cyber threats.

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

• Solid understanding of Identity and Access security, including but not limited to least privilege, zero trust, authentication, authorisation, SSO, JWT, RBAC/ABAC/PBAC
• Solid understanding of security principles and architecture, particularly for databases and APIs
• Understanding of Platform & Configuration Security, and Platform Monitoring, Response and Governance
• Scripting (Python, Bash) for task automation
• Terraform
• Understanding of security threats like DDoS, brute force, exfiltration, spoofing, and other relevant threats

Your responsibilities:

• Strategic guidance for secure adoption and use of SaaS & PaaS platforms and services in the Microsoft, Google & Atlassian ecosystem, MongoDB Atlas, and other first-party platforms
• The services include databases, API gateways, code repositories, integration services and others.
• Technical consulting to identify misconfigurations and reduce platform risk, helping raise organizational awareness of risks and best practices by participating in workshops, documentation efforts, and knowledge sharing
• Support for secure design and integration of tools across business programs, providing access & configuration reviews for the various platforms; contributing to the implementation of platform security standards, policies, and baselines under guidance from senior team members; building a culture of security by promoting automation, repeatable patterns, and consistent practices across teams
• Assistance in identifying and remediating platform-specific vulnerabilities.