Join the AutoScout24 Security team and play a crucial role in improving the cloud security by shaping an innovative SOC strategy. Our team is looking for a highly skilled and motivated SOC Engineer to enhance our detection capabilities and automate our prevention solutions. In this role, your main responsibility will be to build and operate efficient security incident management tools and to optimize existing security monitoring processes.
What You'll Do:
- Lead the improvements of our Security Incident Management products and processes
- Act as security incident commander
- Define Security Incident Response best practices and increase company-wide adoption
- Lead knowledge-sharing initiatives inside and outside of the team
- Take end-to-end ownership for Security Incident Management products built within the team
- Participate in the on-call setup within Information Security
What We're Looking For:
- 5+ years working experience as SOC/Security Incident Response Engineer
- Genuine interest and passion for Security as a defender
- Experience in handling security incidents effectively and underlying success criteria
- Expert on SIEM tooling usage, setup, maintenance, and automation
- Hands-on experience managing cloud-based infrastructure, preferably AWS using CloudFormation, ELK stack, Docker, Kubernetes
- Hands-on experience in working with MS Defender and CrowdStrike is a must
- Proficiency with at least one programming language (preferably Python)
- Enjoy working with command-line tools in Unix environments
- Ideally experience of MITRE ATT&CK Framework or the Cyber Kill Chain
- Experience leveraging AI, Generative AI (GenAI) to enhance engineering productivity, automate repetitive tasks, and optimize workflows. Candidates should demonstrate the ability to integrate AI-driven solutions into their daily work — such as code generation, debugging, reviews, documentation, and decision support—to improve efficiency for themselves and their teams. A proactive approach to exploring and implementing AI tools that drive innovation and streamline development processes is highly valued.
A culture of growth
With over 50 nationalities represented, we’re proud to welcome people of all backgrounds to our growing community, and we’re always finding new ways to help people feel welcomed and included. Here, you’ll have the tools, training and support you need to work in a way that suits you, learn new skills and reach your potential.
For a career where you can drive our business and shape your future, apply now.
Skills Required
- 5+ years working experience as SOC/Security Incident Response Engineer
- Experience handling security incidents effectively and defining success criteria
- Expertise in SIEM tooling usage, setup, maintenance, and automation
- Hands-on experience managing cloud-based infrastructure (preferably AWS) using CloudFormation
- Experience with ELK stack
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Defender
- Hands-on experience with CrowdStrike
- Proficiency with at least one programming language (preferably Python)
- Comfortable using command-line tools in Unix environments
- Experience with MITRE ATT&CK Framework or Cyber Kill Chain
- Experience leveraging AI / Generative AI to enhance productivity and automate tasks
- Genuine interest and passion for security as a defender; ability to act as incident commander
What We Do
We spark connections to move the world. As the largest pan-European online car market with around 1.5 million listings and more than 43,000 car dealer partners AutoScout24 offers inspiring solutions and empowering services. We amaze our customers by delivering real values. At AutoScout24, users can find, finance, buy, subscribe, lease and sell used as well as new cars. AutoScout24 smyle, our latest innovation, enables you to buy used cars entirely online and have them delivered right to your doorstep. Fully financed, insured, and registered – ready to drive! Think big, stay curious, take ownership: over 600 AutoScouts in 6 key markets are driving growth, all while moving, working and winning together. We foster a respectful and supportive environment that embodies diversity. AutoScout24 is committed to making the internet a safer place. We are one of the founding members of the initiative "Sicherer Autokauf im Internet” (Initiative for Safe Car Purchasing Online). With around 50 million downloads, the AutoScout24 app was awarded the best, most customer-friendly app by Focus-Money (FOCUS-MONEY study "Kundenfreundliche Apps", issue (15/21)
