Usercentrics is a global leader in the field of consent management platforms (CMP). We follow our company vision to build a world where user privacy enables a thriving digital ecosystem. Our mission is to provide privacy solutions that empower organizations to embrace data privacy while building trust with their users through freedom of choice. With our product, businesses can collect, manage and document user consents on websites and apps, and achieve full compliance in accordance with global privacy regulations while facilitating high consent rates and building trust with their customers.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Security Specialist to join our Platform engineering team. As a Security Specialist, you will be responsible for identifying, mitigating, and managing security risks across our infrastructure and applications. Your role will involve designing and implementing security best practices, conducting regular security assessments, and ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations. You will be instrumental in ensuring our systems remain resilient to cyberattacks and secure from unauthorized access.

• Establish and maintain the security posture for our cloud environments.

• Configure and set up our SIEM solution.

• Implement and maintain measures as defined by security standards.

• Participate in security incident management.

• Perform security reviews on our developer platform and cloud environments. 

• Support team members with security-related designs, which can be implemented by you or our platform engineers.

• Participate in SOC roles as a security analyst, e.g. configuration management and monitoring of WAF applications.

• Ensure the security and compliance of the platform by implementing best practices and staying up-to-date with the latest security trends.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

• Proven experience working with security, either in a SOC role, a DevSecOps role or as part of a platform team.

• Proficiency in scripting or programming languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Azure DevOps, Bitbucket pipelines, or Jenkins.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to challenges.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

• Joining Usercentrics means becoming part of a fast-growing, diverse and international team of tech enthusiasts and entrepreneurially-minded who build our success story together

• Company culture is important to us - we strive to continuously develop a positive, vibrant and inspiring environment that enables everyone to thrive both personally and professionally

• Get involved! We have plenty of initiatives and love to see people from all department enthusiastically participating and shaping our future together in different cross-department projects

• Your work-life balance is important to us too - we offer flexible working hours, hybrid working and the possibility of workcations (in accordance with our company policy)

• We always remember to have fun along the way, both in our day-to-day work and at our regular team events on site in our offices in Munich, Copenhagen, Odense, Lisbon and Prague or online

• You are the most valuable asset to our company which is why we’re happy to offer awesome benefits like our personal development budget, job-related language courses and a lot more (depending on your location) to focus on your well being

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Usercentrics we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.