Senior Security Engineer(Hybrid)

Location: Madrid, M, ES Shape the future of cybersecurity in one of Europe's most vibrant tech hubs! Join our team of cybersecurity professionals in Madrid and help Swiss Re fulfill its mission in making the world more resilient. As a Senior Security Engineer in our Applications Identity and Access Management team, you'll be at the forefront of securing critical application-to-application interactions across our global operations.

About the Role In this pivotal security position, you'll tackle complex authentication and authorization challenges while working in a flexible hybrid setup that perfectly balances remote work with collaboration at our Madrid office.

Key Responsibilities - Identify and assess authentication and authorization risks in application-to-application use cases across the organization.

• Design and prototype innovative solutions to mitigate security risks and strengthen our cybersecurity posture.
• Drive group-wide risk mitigation by clearly structuring, explaining, and presenting risks and solutions, supporting teams in implementing effective security measures, and coordinating execution across cross-functional teams.

About the Team The Applications IAM team specializes in securing access and secrets management of technical identities across Swiss Re's global IT ecosystems, including public cloud environments. We are part of the CSO's Product and Engineering Unit, responsible for cybersecurity engineering and operations, governance, risk, and compliance. Our team participates in defining and building the group cybersecurity strategy and roadmap, working at the cutting edge of cybersecurity innovation.

About You

You're a creative security expert who thrives on solving complex challenges and collaborating with specialized teams. You combine technical expertise with excellent communication skills, allowing you to translate complex security concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences as well as to work effectively with stakeholders across the organization. We are looking for candidates who meet the following requirements: Engineering skills - Strong background in IT security and deep technical expertise in Identity and Access Management.

• Solid hands-on engineering skills, with the ability to write scripts, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, write service-to-service integration prototypes, design systems on public clouds (e.g. Azure), combined with a confident command of authentication and authorization protocols such as OIDC and OAuth.
• Degree in computer science or a closely related field Seniority and ways of working - Experience driving the deployment or adoption of technologies at scale.
• Strong practical command of agile ways of working, including breaking down complex work, aligning with stakeholders, and delivering reliably.
• Strong ability to engage senior technical stakeholders, defend design decisions convincingly, and challenge assumptions with well-founded arguments.
• Strong ability to engage senior management by structuring, and presenting risks and solutions clearly.

These are additional nice to haves:

• Cybersecurity and public cloud certifications - Experience with security audits - Experience as pen-tester - In-depth knowledge of secret vault technologies For Spain the base salary r ange for this position is between EUR 60,000 and EUR 100,000 (for a full-time role).

The specific salary offered considers: ~ the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role, ~ the applicant’s own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialisation, skills and experience. In the situation where you do not meet all the requirements or you significantly exceed these, the offered salary may be below or above the advertised range. In addition to your base salary, you may be eligible for additional rewards and benefits including an attractive performance-based bonus.

We provide feedback to all candidates via email. If you have not heard back from us, please check your spam folder. Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office at least three days per week.