Senior Security Engineer - Product (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: minimum 5+ years in Software Security

Working hours: full-time

Working Location: Remote/Berlin

Reports to the Director of Information Security

English C1, German is a plus

You are willing to subject yourself to the S2 security screening (Sicherheitsüberprüfung) of the German Government (Security Screening Act (SÜG))

YOUR CHALLENGE AT WIRE

Drive product security improvements across the SSDLC and support our compliance efforts

Perform threat modeling, security reviews, and security architecture assessments

Support vulnerability management and remediation of product and platform security issues

Help implement and improve security controls in areas such as application security, cloud security, CI/CD, containers, secrets handling, and infrastructure-as-code

Act as a trusted advisor to Engineering and Product, enabling secure-by-design decisions without becoming a delivery bottleneck

Establish metrics that demonstrate security velocity and customer trust

Maintaining cyber security controls and operations security

Develop and maintain scripting/automation for security controls

Monitor and analyze security events and incidents, responding promptly and appropriately to mitigate threats and minimize impact

Advise our engineers regarding concepts and implementation of security requirements

Support technical due-diligence to ensure compliance with our internal and external security requirements

Contribute to internal and external audits, risk assessments and threat modeling workshops

Contribute to security awareness and practical guidance for product and engineering teams

Help maintain relevant documentation in tools like GitHub, Jira, Confluence and our security compliance platform

YOUR PROFILE

Work experience in application security, product security, or secure software development

Proven expertise in threat modeling, secure architecture design and cryptographic protocols

In-depth knowledge and expertise in Platform Security practices and methodologies, with hands-on experience implementing security in a DevOps environment

Hands-on experience with secure software development, threat modeling, security reviews, and vulnerability management

Very good understanding of modern environments such as web, backend, mobile, APIs, cloud, containers, and CI/CD

You have hands on experience supporting and training developers on secure coding practices and application security best practices.

Ability to work pragmatically with engineering teams and explain security risks in a clear, actionable way

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively convey complex security concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Strong communication skills and a collaborative, enabling mindset

Basic understanding of information security frameworks, standards, and regulations (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC2, CIS, NIST, GDPR).

Ideally experience with telecommunications or messaging security

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.

If you are an experienced software engineer with a proven track record of building and scaling mobile applications in a secure environment, we encourage you to apply and join us at Wire

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.