About the job
This is Adyen
Adyen is a leading financial technology platform, providing integrated payments, data, and financial products for top-tier clients such as Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft. Our ambition is matched only by our innovative approach, making us the go-to choice for businesses seeking cutting-edge solutions.
At Adyen, we prioritize the growth and success of our team members by fostering an empowering environment that encourages personal ownership of career paths. Our motivated professionals collaborate to tackle complex technical challenges at scale, delivering ethical solutions that accelerate business ambitions.
Position Overview
As a proactive and skilled Senior Security Detection and Monitoring Engineer, your primary focus will be on Security Operations, Detection Engineering, Threat Detection, and Incident Response. You will design and implement security solutions aimed at enhancing detection capabilities within the Adyen ecosystem, automating intricate manual processes, and investigating security incidents. In essence, your goal will be to build and manage a highly effective security detection and response system!
Our Approach
- Collaboration: You will work closely with security, product, development, and infrastructure teams to create meaningful detections and respond to alerts. We believe in teamwork, not isolation.
- Tool Development: You will implement sophisticated detection logic in our proprietary security monitoring tool using advanced Python programming skills. This role requires strong expertise in Python development; mere scripting will not suffice.
- Operational Excellence: As a security engineer, you will also act as a security analyst and incident responder, addressing alerts from our monitoring system. We challenge the traditional segregation of tasks in security operations; if you share this belief, we encourage you to express your thoughts in your application.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop scalable and actionable detection logic for emerging threats using Python.
- Create innovative solutions for threat hunting, detection, and response.
- Operate and enhance our in-house security event monitoring tool.
- Streamline operations to save time for your colleagues and improve overall efficiency.

