(Senior) Cloud Security Engineer (80-100%)

As a (Senior) Cloud Security Engineer, you are part of our Cloud Platform team and responsible for the secure use and further development of our Azure Cloud platform. You develop security architectures and implement security measures. You are supported by our central Cyber Security team. Your tasks include:

• Engineering and implementation of security requirements in our cloud environment, taking best practices into account
• Identification and assessment of cyber security risks for our cloud platform
• Definition and implementation of preventive measures to prevent cyber security risks
• Support of cloud projects and line initiatives: determining protection requirements and designing security architectures
• Creation and maintenance of concepts and guidelines regarding cloud security
• Documentation and knowledge transfer

We are looking for a communicative, team-oriented, and analytical personality with a can-do attitude who is not afraid of complex contexts and shares our passion for an agile working environment. You have a quick grasp, willingness to cooperate, and great motivation to familiarise yourself with new topics. In addition, you bring the following:

• Master’s degree in Cyber Security or Computer Science with further training/certifications in Cyber Security and Microsoft Azure Platform
• Several years of experience in cyber security roles focusing on cloud security
• Experience in offensive security (security auditing, pentesting, CTF, etc.)
• Knowledge of hyperscaler technologies, especially Azure and the associated SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, and security services
• Knowledge in infrastructure automation and infrastructure as code (e.g. Git, Terraform), CI/CD pipelines (GitHub, GitHub Actions)
• Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service and/or Identity and Access Management (IAM) is an advantage
• Knowledge of cyber security frameworks and standards (e.g. ISO/IEC 270xx series, NIST)
• Excellent communication skills in German and English

We offer you a responsible and exciting role in a company unique to Switzerland, located in close proximity to Aarau station and with a state-of-the-art working environment. In addition, you benefit from the following perks:

• Flexible working hours (42 hours per week), including options for home office
• 25-30 days of holiday as well as company holidays between Christmas and New Year
• Active support for professional development
• Progressive social benefits and an attractive pension scheme
• Financial and/or time support for internal or external training

Our "Platform Services" team is international, dynamic, and innovative. We are characterised by a high level of professional maturity and a strong service orientation. Team spirit is important to us – we work together and help each other. We are motivated to develop and operate a modern and "leading-edge" infrastructure.

Would you like to get an insight into the team? Here Patrick talks about his daily work and his reasons for working at Swissgrid.

We offer you varied and exciting tasks in a company unique to Switzerland. In addition, you benefit from the following perks:

• Flexible working hours (42 hours per week)

• 25-30 days of holiday as well as paid company holidays between Christmas and New Year

• Progressive social benefits and an attractive pension scheme

• Financial and/or time support for internal or external training

• State-of-the-art working environment in close proximity to Aarau station