Cyber Defense Expert (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Cyber Defense Expert (Cybersecurity): Monitoring the cloud platform for threats, assessing security alerts, and coordinating incident response to defend against advanced persistent threats with an accent on SOC processes optimization and resilience. Focus on building defense logic, conducting forensic investigations, and performing threat hunting to secure sovereign cloud infrastructure.

Location: Must be based in Germany (Eschborn, Berlin, St.Leon-Rot, or Leipzig) with a hybrid work model.

Company

hirify.global is a startup founded by SAP, dedicated to delivering a sovereign cloud platform for the German public sector in compliance with BSI security requirements.

What you will do

• Monitor the cloud platform for security threats and perform alert triage.
• Coordinate incident response actions to neutralize advanced persistent threats.
• Optimize detection logic and response plans to improve SOC resilience.
• Conduct forensic investigations and malware analysis as needed.
• Perform proactive threat hunting within the cloud environment.
• Participate in a 24/7 environment with required on-call duty.

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional experience in a SOC environment.
• Advanced experience in security monitoring and triage.
• Fluency in both German and English languages.
• Strong expertise in at least two of: Incident Response, Digital Forensics, Threat Hunting, Detection Engineering, or Malware Analysis.
• Willingness to support a 24/7 on-call rotation.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive company culture focused on health, well-being, and work-life balance.
• Flexible hybrid working models.
• Commitment to equal opportunity and accessible work environments.
• Opportunity to work on nationally significant digital transformation projects.