Senior Security Engineer - Purple Teaming
Core
Design and execute purple team exercises to simulate real-world attacks, validate security controls, and enhance detection capabilities for a European fintech platform.
Role type
Senior Security Engineer (Purple Teaming)
Builds
Attack simulations, SIEM detection rules, and incident response playbooks
Domain
Fintech / Cybersecurity
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Purple/Red/Blue teaming, attack scenario design, SIEM tuning, threat hunting, cloud security, Kubernetes security, scripting (Python/Go)
Preferred skills
Multi-cloud experience (GCP, Azure), macOS security, EDR tool experience (SentinelOne, CrowdStrike)
Technologies
AWS, Google SecOps, SentinelOne, CrowdStrike, Kubernetes, Python, Go
Responsibilities
Design attack scenarios covering initial access, persistence, lateral movement, privilege escalation, C2, and exfiltration; Coordinate with engineering teams to align testing with business risk; Assess effectiveness of existing security controls; Conduct deep-dive assessments of internal networks, applications, and cloud infrastructure; Develop and tune SIEM detections and alerts based on attack simulations; Validate alert quality and reduce false positives; Identify detection gaps against known TTPs; Support incident response playbooks and automation; Conduct hypothesis-driven threat hunts.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
