IT Security Engineer - Düsseldorf
<div class="show-more-less-html__markup show-more-less-html__markup--clamp-after-5 relative overflow-hidden"> <p>📍 Düsseldorf, Germany (Hybrid)</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>About the Opportunity</strong></p><p>We're looking for a hands-on IT Security Engineer to join a specialist security and infrastructure team supporting mission-critical environments. This role focuses on operational security, SIEM monitoring, vulnerability management, patching, backup operations, and infrastructure support. You'll work closely with senior engineers while taking ownership of day-to-day security and infrastructure activities. This is an operational role, not a strategy or consulting position.</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>What You'll Be Doing</strong></p><ul><li>Monitor and investigate security alerts and events</li><li>Perform SIEM alert triage and support incident investigations</li><li>Support vulnerability management and remediation activities</li><li>Administer Windows Server and Active Directory environments</li><li>Manage patch deployment and validation processes</li><li>Support endpoint security platforms and security tooling</li><li>Operate enterprise backup solutions and perform restore testing</li><li>Maintain documentation and support audit activities</li><li>Assist with system hardening and security improvement initiatives</li><li>Automate repetitive tasks through scripting and tooling</li></ul><p><br/></p><p><strong>What We're Looking For</strong></p><p><strong>Required</strong></p><ul><li>5+ years of experience in IT Operations, Systems Administration, Security Operations, or Infrastructure Engineering</li><li>Hands-on experience with SIEM tools such as Wazuh, Splunk, Sentinel, QRadar, or similar</li><li>Experience with vulnerability management and remediation activities</li><li>Windows Server and Active Directory administration experience</li><li>Experience with Group Policies and WSUS</li><li>VMware vSphere experience</li><li>Enterprise backup experience (Veeam preferred)</li><li>PowerShell scripting experience</li><li>German C1+ (written and spoken)</li><li>Good English communication skills</li></ul><p><br/></p><p><strong>Nice to Have</strong></p><ul><li>Veeam Backup & Replication</li><li>BSI IT-Grundschutz exposure</li><li>ISO 27001 environments</li><li>Security certifications</li><li>Endpoint Security administration experience</li></ul><p><br/></p><p><strong>What You'll Get</strong></p><ul><li>Join a highly specialised security-focused organisation</li><li>Work on business-critical infrastructure and security systems</li><li>Gain exposure across Security Operations, Infrastructure, Backup & Disaster Recovery</li><li>High visibility and ownership within a small technical team</li><li>Professional development opportunities</li><li>Hybrid working environment in Düsseldorf</li><li>Competitive compensation and long-term career growth</li></ul> </div>