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Security Lead
Location
Germany
Posted
4 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Security Lead
Apheris
• Own cloud and application security, including AWS security architecture, IAM, network security, and secure configuration management • Drive and continually improve application security practices, including secure coding guidance, threat modeling support, and automated security testing in the SDLC • Lead the incident response program, including playbook development, on-call readiness, threat detection, and response coordination • Manage vulnerability management processes, ensuring risks are identified, triaged, and remediated effectively with engineering teams • Maintain and evolve security tooling, including monitoring, logging, SIEM/alerting, and secrets management • Collaborate with engineering and platform teams to embed security considerations into design and architectural decisions • Contribute to the unified control framework, ensuring strong security foundations for ISO 27001 and SOC 2 • Own corporate and IT security, including endpoint management (e.g., MDM), identity and access management, and oversight of the external IT provider • Lead security reviews by our customers, acting as a confident, trusted partner to enterprise clients throughout their evaluation process • Stay ahead of emerging threats, technologies, and best practices to continuously uplift Apheris’ security posture
Job Requirements
- A degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience in technical roles
- 5+ years of experience in security engineering, cloud security, application security, or similar technical security roles
- Hands-on expertise with AWS security architecture, identity and access management, network security, and modern DevOps practices
- Experience implementing or supporting secure development lifecycle (SDLC) practices, collaborating closely with engineering
- Strong understanding of modern authentication, authorization, secrets management, and infrastructure-as-code security
- Demonstrated experience handling security incidents, vulnerability management, or threat detection
- Demonstrated experience with large-enterprise security and compliance expectations, including how major corporates conduct security reviews and vendor due-diligence processes
- Experience maintaining compliance programs such as ISO 27001 or SOC 2
- Ability to build strong relationships across engineering and influence secure design decisions
- A pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset that balances security, usability, and speed
- Experience mentoring team members and helping them grow their security skills
Benefits
- Industry-competitive compensation, including early-stage virtual share options
- Remote-first working – work where you work best
- Wellbeing budget, mental health support, work-from-home budget, co-working stipend, and learning budget
- Generous holiday allowance
- Office Days at our Berlin HQ or a different European location (3x per year)
- A high-caliber, execution-focused team with experience from leading organizations
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