Senior Security Engineer (m/f/d)

Who We Are

Join Wire, the leading end-to-end encrypted communication platform revolutionizing secure collaboration for businesses, critical infrastructure, and governments. We prioritize privacy as a fundamental right, providing organizations across industries with the most secure communication experience possible. Our cutting-edge encryption technology and robust security measures have made us a trusted partner in the technology, finance, healthcare, and government sectors. If you're driven by the mission to redefine secure communication and want to be part of an innovative and dynamic team, join us at Wire. Together, we'll build a world where privacy and security are the foundation of modern communication.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Employment Type: permanent

Role: Senior Security Engineer

Previous working experience: 5-7 years in Product Security

Working hours: full-time

Working Location: Remote/Berlin

Desired start date: asap

YOUR CHALLENGE AT WIRE

Role

Be ready to play an essential role by joining our Information Security Team. You will become a pioneer in transforming how organisations and governments communicate securely. You will work closely with the Director of Information Security and interact with the engineering, product, and other teams regularly. Your areas of work are:

Product Security

You review security- or privacy-critical changes and implement or propose solutions to potential issues

You help to maintain security documentation of the product with focus on product certifications

You communicate with internal and external stakeholders regarding product security topics

You support new feature development from a security point of view to identify possible security or privacy pitfalls early in the process

You contribute to internal security audits, risk assessments and threat modelling workshops

You conduct security awareness trainings regarding your field of responsibility

Platform Security

You are responsible for our Platform Security controls

You support technical due diligence to ensure compliance with information security and data protection requirements

You oversee the incident management process and team members involved in resolving the incident

You help to maintain documentation of security- and privacy-related processes

You support Wire’s identity and access management

You drive the implementation and maintenance of SecOps measures for our Platform

YOUR PROFILE

Essential Requirements

You have a proficient understanding of security-focused cloud architecture and networks.

You have hands-on experience working with large-scale cloud platforms, highly concurrent systems, and related tools, such as Kubernetes, Terraform and Helm.

You have hands-on experience securing cloud environments, at least for AWS.

Strong plus

Ideally, you have relevant security and/or DevOps certifications, such as CKS, etc.

You are familiar with GitHub, Jira and Confluence.

Further qualifications and skills

You are a good communicator and you like to work in a team.

You are interested in and keep up with trends and news from the InfoSec world.

You are self-motivated to identify security problems and engage with teams to find solutions.

You like to do in-depth research on your own and present the results to the team.

You have programming experience, preferably with one or more of JavaScript, TypeScript, Swift, Kotlin, Java, Rust and Haskell.

You have a thorough understanding of security code reviews, bug triage based on common metrics like CVSS, and vulnerability management.

You have a practical, working understanding of basic cryptographic ciphers/algorithms and understand protocols or concepts like Elliptic Curve, TLS, Public Key Infrastructure and Messaging Layer Security.

You have a strong understanding of application security frameworks like OWASP Top 10.

You bring thorough knowledge of OAuth, SSO, Identity and Access Management systems.

You are willing to subject yourself to the S2 security check of the German Government.

This role can be performed remotely from Germany or another EU country. Regular travel to our Berlin office for team events, workshops, and selected in-person collaboration sessions is expected.

WHY WIRE?

Join a market-proven (>1,000 customers) company and drive Wire to become the worldwide market leader.

Enjoy a yearly education budget of 1000 EUR to strengthen personal capabilities.

With an Urban Sports Club subscription, stay balanced and mentally and physically healthy!

Work from a beautiful office in the heart of Berlin or choose a mix of working from anywhere vs. spending selected days together in our office to connect on a personal level

Enjoy fresh breakfast in the office, daily fruits, snacks, free soft drinks, and the world's best Barista coffee machine.

CONTACT

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About Us

We're building a secure, easy-to-use, and feature-rich communication tool with the latest technologies. We don't just create software — we're also impacting national and international committees. Our research and development occur at our Berlin headquarters and other locations in Europe and the USA, where we embrace diversity and adhere to the strictest data protection standards. We see regulations as a foundation supporting our commitment to secure our customer's communication.