Security Software Engineer (Hybrid option)

Join a team of cybersecurity professionals and help Swiss Re to fulfil its mission in making the world more resilient. As the Security Software Engineer, you'll own the technical design and implementation of custom components, setup, and configuration of off-the-shelf components and contribute to making the solution end-to-end successful as part of a dedicated team. What's more, you'll be working in a hybrid setup, perfectly balancing work from home and the office premises.  

  

About the team  

The Security Team is the focal point for all security activities across Swiss Re. We are responsible for cybersecurity engineering and operations, corporate security, governance, operational resilience, risk and compliance. We define and advance the company's security strategy. As a part of the Security Team, the Cyber Defence Engineering team has the mission to protect Swiss Re by detecting and responding to Cyber Threats. We're looking a skilled software engineer to design, implement, and integrate new automations and components to our cybersecurity incident response platform.  

 

In your role, you will…  

 

• Be someone who believes in continuous innovation, is curious and relentless in finding a better way every day  
• Design and build new cybersecurity orchestration automation via API integrations 
• Maintain and improve the performance, scalability, and reliability of the existing automations within the cybersecurity orchestration platform 
• Conduct research to identify and implement new techniques and tools that can enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the cybersecurity orchestration automation platform 
• Collaborate with threat detection security engineers to develop and implement custom solutions for detecting and responding to emerging cyber threats 

  

Your qualifications  

  

Nobody is perfect and meets 100% of our requirements. If you, however, meet some of the criteria below and are curious about the world of cybersecurity automation, we'll be more than happy to meet you!  

  

What we need from you  

 

• Passion, drive, and a belief in the value of cybersecurity automation as an enabler of business performance  
• Experience in python development in complex corporate environments  
• The ability to communicate with a broad spectrum of stakeholders effectively – from cybersecurity analysts to application owners  
• A track record of successful delivery in API integrations developed with Python 
• A high level of integrity, result-oriented approach, and composure under pressure  
• Strong communication, influencing, and collaboration skills   

 

Nice-to-have 

  

• Experience with cloud native technologies and environments 
• Experience working with SOAR capabilities development 
• Knowledge of detection rule development, covering tools (such as SIEM, EDRs) and industry frameworks (such as MITRE ATT&CK®) 
• Experience working as a security analyst or incident responder (in a SOC/CSIRT/on-call setup) 

 

 

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About Swiss Re

 

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

 

 

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