Platform Security Engineer

Location: Amsterdam

Department: Security

This is Adyen

Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice. At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition. 

For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers. We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team. Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster.

Platform Security Engineer

As a driven and proactive Platform Security Engineer you will build and operate security solutions to establish and enhance the Adyen Security Posture. You will be both a trusted partner to other infrastructure teams, and an owner and operator of security systems. Your focus will be on Infrastructure Security (design, administration, and hardening), Vulnerability Management,  Container Security. 

What you’ll do

• Develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive security strategy to protect our infrastructure
• Research, develop/implement, maintain and own security solutions and tooling.
• Architect and implement robust security baselines for our hybrid-cloud(on-prem first) footprint, ensuring our platforms are hardened by design.
• Eliminate operational toil by building automated security guardrails and self-healing systems.
• Monitor and analyze security logs, alerts, and events from our platform to identify potential issues, threats and initiate appropriate responses.
• Join the Security On Call group rotation to protect our platform

Who you are

• You have 4+ years of experience in one or more of the following security domains: Linux System Administration, Linux Security, Container Security.
• You are proficient in two or more of the following areas:  Operating System Security (Linux/MacOS), Container Security, Network Security, Incident Response, Offensive Security.
• You have experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible and Puppet.
• You are a builder at heart, and have the mindset to script, automate, and scope projects to avoid repetitive tasks.
• You are familiar with programming or scripting languages (e.g. Python, Bash, Go) to develop simple solutions for complex issues. 
• You believe that the security of systems, people and processes requires a pragmatic and humane approach where communication is key.
• You are passionate about open source, yet focused on choosing the right solution rather than following trends. 

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments 

Our unique approach is a product of our diverse perspectives. This diversity of backgrounds and cultures is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. Our business and technical challenges are unique, and we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours. No matter who you are or where you’re from, we welcome you to be your true self at Adyen. 

Studies show that women and members of underrepresented communities apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Does this sound like you? If so, Adyen encourages you to reconsider and apply. We look forward to your application!

What’s next?

Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days. Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role. Learn more about our hiring process here. Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility.

This role is based out of our Amsterdam office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.