Senior Cyber Security Engineer

Bayer is a company focused on solving global challenges in health and nutrition, aiming for a world where 'Health for all, Hunger for none' is achievable. The role is within a cybersecurity department working on securing development and product solutions.

• Degree in IT, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity or DevOps.
• Comfortable working with modern development stacks (Node.js, Python, SQL).
• Experience provisioning and securely configuring cloud resources.
• Familiarity with key application security tools including SCA, SAST, and DAST.
• Clear communication and critical thinking skills to translate complex technical topics into actionable guidance.

Preferred:

• Certifications such as CISSP, GWEB, or GWAPT are a plus but not required.

• Take ownership of the department’s security landscape.
• Work directly with development and product teams to secure solutions.
• Help shape security standards and identify risks.
• Design safeguards and ensure systems follow modern, scalable cybersecurity practices.

Application Security Scanning Support:

• Findings triage and remediation guidance for various DevSecOps scanning tools (e.g., DAST, SAST, SCA).

Secure by Default:

• Contribute to the development of security standards and patterns.
• Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to apply standards and patterns.

Knowledge Sharing:

• Participate in socialization and advancement of secure coding techniques and CI/CD pipeline security strategies.

Threat Modeling:

• Work with DevOps teams to identify potential system threats and advise on mitigation strategies.

Software Assurance Maturity Modeling:

• Collaborate with application development teams to assess practice maturity and provide guidance for improvement.