IT Security Engineer
Posted Updated
Description
- As a Senior IT Security Engineer, you will join PASQAL’s IT team to design, operate, and continuously improve security across workplace, identity, networks, SaaS, infrastructure, and cloud environments. Working closely with the Information Security Manager, you will turn security requirements and risks into pragmatic solutions that support business needs
- Strengthen identity, endpoint, network, and cloud security through access controls, hardening, segmentation, monitoring, and vulnerability management
- Deploy and operate protection and detection capabilities such as EDR/XDR, SIEM, IDS/IPS, logging, and alerting, while managing security incidents and remediation
- Automate and standardize security controls using Python/Bash, Terraform, Ansible, Infrastructure as Code, and DevSecOps practices across IT and CI/CD environments
- Support ISO/IEC 27001 certification by maintaining auditable technical controls and evidence, contributing to audits, and collaborating with IT, Engineering, Legal, HR, Procurement, and other teams to embed security by design
Benefits
- An impactful role in a growing scale-up that is leading in the Neutral Atom Quantum Computing space
- Flexible schedules to support work/life balance
- A dynamic, close-knit international team of co-workers
- Competitive benefit packages
- An inclusive, supportive work environment that encourages career growth
- Lots of time off to enjoy the things you love outside of work
- Free time to learn and attend conferences/meetups
- Employment Terms : Full time, Direct hire, Hybrid
- Regular outings to support team work
- Publishing and research encouraged with bonuses for new patents rewarded
- Ability to document controls, decisions, and technical activities so they remain measurable, traceable, and auditable
- Active technology and cybersecurity watch, with the ability to assess emerging threats and solutions and turn relevant insights into continuous security improvements
- 5–7 years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity, IT security, or a closely related infrastructure engineering role
- Hands-on experience with identity technologies such as SSO, SAML, OIDC, SCIM, MFA, and RBAC
- Ability to translate risks and security requirements into pragmatic technical controls and propose secure alternatives without unnecessarily blocking operations or research
- Experience in working in controlled environments
- Affinity with AI tools is a bonus
- Strong foundations in IAM, endpoint security, system hardening, vulnerability management, security monitoring, audit logging, and incident response
- Solid understanding of application and DevSecOps security practices, including CI/CD security, vulnerability scanning, threat modeling, and software supply-chain security
- Fluency in professional English and ability to work effectively in an international and multicultural environment
- Rigorous, pragmatic, and solution-oriented approach
- Strong sense of ownership and autonomy, with sound judgment on when to coordinate or escalate decisions to the ISM and other relevant stakeholders
- Clear communicator able to influence decisions and adapt messages to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Collaborative team player able to build strong relationships with technical, operational, and business stakeholders
- Talent Acquisition screening (30 min)
- Hiring Manager screening (45 to 60 min)
- Team fit interview: Lead Devops Damien and System and network administrator Bruno screening (60 min)
- Offer
