2624 IT & Software Developer jobs in Germany
Security and Compliance Engineer (m/f/d)
60.000 - 90.000 €
Secunet Security Networks AG
KurfĂĽrstenstraĂźe 58, Essen
60.000 - 90.000 €
Requirements
Must:
- Several years of experience in Security Engineering, Platform Security and Compliance, or DevSecOps
- Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures, container security, and security automation as well as regulatory requirements
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and Kubernetes security
- Familiarity with Zero Trust Architecture, including identity-based access, service mesh, and network segmentation
- Hands-on experience with tools such as policy-as-code engines (e.g., OPA / Gatekeeper and Conftest)
- Knowledge of modern software supply chain security — e.g., SBOMs, SLSA, Sigstore and SAST / DAST
- Experience with secrets management (Vault, Sealed Secrets and External Secrets), policy engines (OPA / Gatekeeper), and observability tooling
- Coding / scripting ability in Python, Go, or Rust is a plus
- Clear communication skills and a collaborative mindset — you can work across teams and disciplines
Responsibilities
- Design and implement security architecture for our Internal Developer Platform
- Drive adoption of Zero Trust principles across platform components, networks, identities, and services
- Embed security and compliance into the SSDLC: from code scanning, SBOM generation, and policy-as-code, to runtime and product hardening
- Develop and enforce security automation, compliance checks, and guardrails as part of CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code
- Support the implementation of fine-grained IAM, secrets management, and secure service-to-service communication
- Collaborate with developers and platform engineers to design secure golden paths and self-service tooling
- Define, track, and report on key security metrics, risk levels, and compliance posture
- Stay on top of emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and security best practices — and translate them into actionable improvements
Description
We are building a modern Internal Developer Platform (IDP) to enable secure, scalable, and efficient software delivery, where security and compliance are first-class concerns. Our stack includes technologies like Nix/NixOS, Rust, Terraform, GitLab, and Kubernetes. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape platform security from the ground up, with full ownership and real impact in a technically ambitious environment. Youll collaborate with experienced platform and product engineers while enjoying remote work options, flexible hours, and a strong focus on automation, reproducibility, and secure-by-default engineering.
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