security engineer in fintech

The company operates a cloud platform in a highly regulated FinTech environment, supporting business-critical money flows across international markets.

• Monitor cloud and production environments and investigate security alerts;
• Build and tune SIEM detection rules, dashboards and alerts;
• Assess risks across cloud IAM, networking and infrastructure;
• Manage vulnerabilities and help teams prioritise remediation;
• Run access reviews and improve least-privilege controls;
• Contribute to threat modelling and advise on secure architectural decisions;
• Participate in the on-call rotation and act as a first responder during incidents;
• Translate regulatory requirements into effective technical controls;
• Support risk assessments, penetration tests and third-party security reviews;
• Contribute to AI security and data-governance practices;
• Use Python, Bash or similar languages to automate operational security tasks;
• Strengthen security culture through practical guidance and collaboration.

• Up to 6 years of experience in Security Operations, Cloud Security, Infrastructure Security or Security Engineering;
• Practical experience with AWS, Azure or GCP;
• Understanding of cloud IAM, networking, logging and infrastructure security;
• Hands-on experience with SIEM and security-monitoring tooling;
• Experience investigating alerts and responding to incidents;
• Familiarity with vulnerability and identity management;
• Ability to assess technical risks and advise engineers on architecture;
• Comfortable using Python, Bash or similar scripting languages;
• Clear communicator with a pragmatic approach to security and risk;
• Based in the Netherlands and able to work regularly from Amsterdam;
• Nice to have: experience in fintech, regulated environments, PCI DSS, SOC 2, EDR, detection engineering, penetration testing, AI governance or CI/CD security.

• Competitive package including stock options;
• Solid secondary benefits including pension, hardware, lunch in office and study budget;
• Part-time work is available at 4 days per week;
• Visa sponsorship and 30% ruling are possible;
• Relocation is possible but will not be paid for by the company.