Senior Cybersecurity Engineer
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About the Role
finera., a PCI DSS Level 1 payment-orchestration platform, seeks a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to strengthen security operations. The role combines incident ownership, detection engineering, and hands-on administration of the security stack.
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Responsibilities
- Serve as senior in house L2/L3 escalation point during business hours and own incident response end to end
- Act as technical owner of co sourced MDR / managed security service providing out of hours L1/L2 coverage
- Operate, tune and harden the enterprise security stack (SIEM/XDR, EDR, email security, DLP, SASE/VPN, WAF, DDoS)
- Drive implementation and evidencing of PCI DSS technical controls
- Review phishing and suspicious email, investigate malware and anomalous behaviour
- Author and maintain SOPs, runbooks and incident reports; mentor operational staff
Requirements
- 7+ years hands on experience in cybersecurity / security operations / security engineering
- Demonstrated experience implementing and evidencing controls under PCI DSS (and/or ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS Benchmarks)
- Proven incident response ownership across the full lifecycle
- Experience working alongside or managing an MDR / managed SOC service
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Security or related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Deep, hands on SIEM/XDR and EDR operation, tuning and detection engineering
- Administration of email security, DLP, SASE and VPN platforms
- WAF, API security and DDoS mitigation (Cloudflare or comparable edge platforms)
- Strong grasp of network security fundamentals
- Excellent documentation and communication skills
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Job Description
- finera. is a PCI DSS Level 1 payment orchestration platform.
- Seeking an experienced Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to strengthen the security team.
- Role combines senior security operations with hands on engineering and administration of the enterprise security stack.
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years hands on experience in cybersecurity / security operations / security engineering.
- Demonstrated experience implementing and evidencing controls under PCI DSS (and/or ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS Benchmarks).
- Proven incident response ownership across the full lifecycle.
- Experience working alongside or managing an MDR / managed SOC service.
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Security or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Required Skills & Competencies
- Deep, hands on SIEM/XDR and EDR operation, tuning and detection engineering.
- Administration of email security, DLP, SASE and VPN platforms.
- WAF, API security and DDoS mitigation (Cloudflare or comparable edge platforms).
- Strong grasp of network security fundamentals — TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S — and common attack techniques.
- Excellent documentation (SOPs, runbooks, incident reports) and calm, clear stakeholder communication under pressure.
Nice to have / Preferred
- Hands on Check Point Harmony (Endpoint, Email & Collaboration, SASE) and/or Check Point managed services experience.
- Cloudflare Enterprise (WAF, DDoS, Bot Management).
- Industry certifications (CISSP, GIAC GCIH/GCIA/GMON, Check Point, Cloudflare, Security+).
- Prior payment gateway, fintech or PCI DSS Level 1 experience.
Job Responsibilities
- Serve as the senior in house L2/L3 escalation point during business hours and own incident response end to end.
- Act as technical owner of the co sourced MDR / managed security service providing out of hours L1/L2 coverage.
- Operate, tune and harden the enterprise security stack (SIEM/XDR, EDR, email security, DLP, SASE/VPN, WAF, DDoS).
- Drive the implementation and evidencing of PCI DSS technical controls.
- Review phishing and suspicious email, investigate malware and anomalous behaviour.
- Author and maintain SOPs, runbooks and incident reports; mentor operational staff.
Job Benefits
- Competitive salary package aligned with experience and market standards.
- Medical Insurance starting from day 1.
- Access to training resources and development opportunities.
- Well stocked office with snacks, drinks, and refreshments.
- Multinational organisation with strong collaborative culture.
- Regular team building events and company activities.
- Employee Recognition Program celebrating Employee of the Month with special perks.
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