Senior Cyber Security Application Engineer | EMEA

Colliers International EMEA

6d • Remote

About The Position

The Senior Cyber Security Applications Engineer will work closely with IT and business teams to review existing and new applications, ensuring their security aligns with best practices. This role is responsible for defining and ensuring security requirements are implemented on any IaaS, PaaS, or on-prem infrastructure, and for identifying risks within SaaS platforms that could impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets. As a Cyber Security Applications Engineer, you will be hands-on and have wide-ranging opportunities to shape and support the security of Colliers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Cybersecurity, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5–8+ years of experience in cloud applications, cybersecurity, or related domains
• Strong experience performing threat modelling and security reviews
• Possess hands-on experience on whitebox, greybox, and blackbox assessments or oversight applications pen tests focusing on OWASP
• Strong documentation skills
• Experience working with various IT Teams and non-IT teams of various disciplines
• The ability to assimilate complex technical challenges and provide appropriate security advice that delivers the right business outcomes

Nice To Haves

• Relevant certifications: CISSP, CCSP, or equivalent
• Expert knowledge of zero trust, identity, threat detection, and threat modelling and security practices
• Self-motivated, experience in solving complex problems
• Strong communication and collaboration skills who feels comfortable working closely with Architecture and Infrastructure teams
• Ability to learn and apply new technologies quickly and in complex deployments

Responsibilities

• Perform deep architecture and security reviews on applications (cloud and on-prem) to identify vulnerabilities
• Design applications security requirements, performing threat modelling and managing applications pentests
• Support decision-making by determining the tradeoffs between security and business requirements
• Lead implementation of strategic security initiatives that improve security across Colliers
• Perform security reviews on new and existing applications (cloud and on-prem) to ensure that all security requirements are implemented and that each application aligns with the organization’s established security baselines
• Periodically review and update the security baselines in line with evolving threats, industry standards, and organizational needs
• Support the architecture team with threat model, assess risks, and help implement security controls and/or mitigations to address identified issues
• Directly steer the implementation of key applications to ensure we are secure-by-design
• Establish security principles, policies, and governance processes, including design and implement the secure development lifecycle framework and related processes in conjunction with Governance, Risk and Compliance teams
• Embed security into all phases of the product lifecycle—from early discovery and threat modeling to design reviews and secure delivery, and ongoing monitoring and testing post-release
• Be responsible for finding new and novel ways to identify and resolve security vulnerabilities
• Define scope and oversee applications pentest

Benefits

• Remote work in Poland
• Contract of employment
• International environment, working in English
• Private healthcare with rehabilitation
• 6 additional days off yearly for parents
• Cafeteria programme
• Internal training program
• Job in a company that cares about the sustainable development of the organization

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior