Security Engineer

At Mindera, we craft software with people we love.

We're looking for a Security Engineer to join our team

Mindera works with a variety of clients across the world to innovate and solve tough technical problems. Our security team enables Mindera to meet a variety of security standards and keep all Minders safe from the bad guys' hands.

When you join Mindera we welcome you into a fun and politics-free work culture, built on the principles of lean and self-organisation.

Note: Depending on the project needs, you may get the chance to pack your bags and take off every now and then. Typically, we estimate travel time to be between 0% and 15%.

HOW YOU'LL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Security monitoring and alerting. Evolve our monitoring and alerting systems across a variety of infrastructure, from our cloud environments and on-prem servers to end-user devices (we're currently using tools like Cortex XDR, ESET, Tenable);
• Cloud automation. Leverage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles to build, manage, and secure our AWS and GCP cloud environments. Automating security controls, compliance checks, and deployment pipelines;
• Incident response. Take part in, hone and perfect incident response procedures and reporting;
• Infrastructure hardening. Partner with infrastructure teams to proactively identify vulnerabilities, and guide them on hardening and verifying configurations;
• Security Enablement. Advise and answer queries from Minders, contribute to security guidelines, awareness and best practices. Work with development teams to integrate threat modeling into the software development lifecycle, identifying and mitigating potential security risks;

This role primarily involves working within European time zones, requiring a significant overlap with team hours.

Requirements

YOUR SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Experience. You know what you're doing and want to learn more. You have at least 3 years of hands-on experience in the field (security, DevOps, SRE);
• Security Architecture. You understand how to design secure and resilient systems from the ground up;
• Automation Mindset. You are strong proponent of cloud automation and Infrastructure as Code to achieve consistency and scale;
• Technical Skills.
  • Familiar with cloud automation tools like OpenTOFU/Terraform and the AWS CDK;
  • Knowledgeable in data collection and analysis (SIEM, ElasticSearch/OpenSearch, etc.);
  • Comfortable with AWS and its security services (GCP is a plus);
  • Understand computer networking (DNS, TCP/IP, HTTPS, etc.);
  • Good knowledge of Linux operating system; 
  • Basic knowledge of Windows and Mac operating systems;
  • Good with scripting languages (Python, Bash, etc.) and eager to learn about software engineering practices;
• Communication. You're a good communicator and are not afraid to ask. English is the main language used at Mindera, so you will be using it a lot, both spoken and in writing;
• Interpersonal skills. You will deal with many people with different backgrounds and skillsets and need to be able to support them effectively;
• Mindset. You can work autonomously and proactively in a distributed and dynamic organisation. You want to get things done, and done well;

Benefits

THE PERKS OF BECOMING A MINDER:

• Private medical subscription
• Counseling and psychotherapy services
• Self-proposal salary process
• Annual profit distribution, subject to company performance and board decision
• Mindera Unit Plan
• Flexible benefits options (sports, medical, cultural, donations)
• Trainings and learning opportunities to grow within your role
• Coaching and development guidance
• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays)
• Flexibility to choose where you work from
• Vacation incentive
• Parties, gatherings & trips

WHY MINDERA?

We're thrilled to have the opportunity to share with you what it's like to be a part of the Mindera community.

We're a group of friendly and talented individuals who work together to bring projects to life, in a fun, politics-free environment.

Our culture is all about being adaptable and self-organized. We want Minders to take risks, make decisions, work together and feel free to be their most authentic selves, every single day.

We work closely with our clients to truly understand their products and develop high-performance, resilient, and scalable software systems that make a real impact for their users and businesses, worldwide.

We are proud of our work, we're always learning and growing in our Agile and collaborative environment, and we hope you'll love it here just as much as we do

Check out our Handbook & get to know us better:

Mindera around the world: Porto, Portugal | Aveiro, Portugal | Coimbra, Portugal | Leicester, UK | San Diego, USA | San Francisco, USA | Chennai, India | Bengaluru, India | Blumenau, Brazil | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Valencia, Spain | Casablanca, Morocco & Remote