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Security Operations Engineer 80–100 % (m/w)
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
On-site · Fehraltorf, Switzerland · Aarau, Switzerland
Experience
Mid-level · 3+ years
Job description
A Security Operations Engineer role focused on operating and developing security services, handling incidents, detection engineering and vulnerability management for customer environments.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
- Work mode
- On-site · Fehraltorf, Switzerland · Aarau, Switzerland
- Languages
- German – fluent, English – good
What you'll do
- Own the secure and stable operation, monitoring and continuous development of tooling, security services and customer environments.
- Handle security events, incidents and findings end-to-end, from triage and analysis through containment, customer communication, post-incident review and documentation.
- Develop and optimize detection use cases, playbooks and automations and sustainably reduce false positives by identifying and fixing their causes.
- Steer vulnerability and patch management across multiple customer environments, especially for critical vulnerabilities and zero-day exploits, prioritizing by exposure, exploitability and risk.
- Deliver roughly 50% of the work as billable security services directly at the customer, including onboardings, security baselines, reviews, reporting and advisory.
- Work closely with Operations, Engineering, KAM, CISO and external security partners and ensure reliable continuous operation through mutual deputization.
- Contribute measurably to shortening detection and response times (MTTD/MTTR), increasing detection coverage and standardizing and scaling security services.
- Develop tools and scripts that simplify or fully automate manual processes and contribute to continuous improvement of IT processes.
What we're looking for
- Completed IT education EFZ/HF/FH or equivalent practical experience in system, cloud or security engineering.
- At least three years of experience in SecOps, SOC/MDR, incident response or security engineering, ideally in an MSP or customer environment.
- Solid practical experience with Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Sentinel and Entra ID, and confident use of KQL for threat hunting and analytics rules.
- Experience in incident response, EDR/XDR, vulnerability management and structured case handling with clean ticket documentation.
- Automate recurring tasks with PowerShell.
- Understand the relationships and dependencies between identities, endpoints, networks, cloud, backup, applications and operational processes.
- Approach technical challenges calmly, methodically and solution-oriented and make sound decisions under time pressure and incomplete information.
- Communicate confidently and appropriately in German and have good English skills, explaining technical matters to specialists and management.
- Motivated to continuously develop security know-how.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of Python, the Microsoft Graph API, Logic Apps and SIEM/SOAR solutions.
- Certifications such as SC-200, SC-300, AZ-500, Security+ or GIAC are welcome.
Benefits
- Part of a dynamic, collegial team of over 150 employees where collaboration and individual strengths count.
- An exciting field of work with plenty of creative freedom and responsibility.
- Modern offices with ergonomically equipped workplaces.
- The company covers 55% of the pension fund contribution and the daily sickness benefits insurance contribution.
- Support for further training and career development.
- Attractive fringe benefits such as free parking, a birthday gift and special conditions at gyms and other partners.
How to get hired
- 1Send your application with CV, references and any certificates.
Apply
About UPGREAT AG
Ensure security. Recognize threats. Evolve solutions.
UPGREAT, headquartered in Fehraltorf with branches in Bern and Aarau, is a competent partner for outsourcing, modern work and cloud solutions.
Key facts
- over 150 employees
- Fehraltorf, Switzerland
- IT services and cloud solutions
- Headquartered in Fehraltorf with branches in Bern and Aarau.
- Partner for outsourcing, modern work and cloud solutions.
- Team of over 150 employees.
What they value
- Enthusiasm
- Humanity
- Competence