Senior Security Engineer
Belgium, Sint-jans-molenbeek
Parttime: 0 hrs a week
Experience: Not applicable
Information Technology
Introduction
Brunel is looking for a project in Leuven for a Senior Security Engineer.
Do you have 5+ years of hands‑on experience in SOC operations, threat detection and pentesting, and you love tackling security challenges head‑on, then you're the Security Engineer we are looking for!
What are you going to do
As a Senior Security Engineer, you play a key role in protecting a complex enterprise IT environment against internal and external cyber threats.
You work both proactively and reactively, typically as part of the Security Operations Center (SOC), and contribute your expertise to advanced monitoring, investigation, and remediation activities.
Responsibilities:
- Proactively and reactively monitor, investigate, and remediate security incidents
- Investigate suspicious activities and take appropriate mitigating actions
- Maintain and optimize security monitoring tools and detection capabilities
- Perform penetration testing and vulnerability assessments to identify weaknesses
- Document, test, and monitor security incidents and assess their impact
- Contribute to improving detection use cases and security controls
- Collaborate with SOC analysts, incident responders, and other cybersecurity stakeholders
You'll work 2-3 days on-site in Leuven, Mechelen or Brussels, the remaining days working remotely.
Essential skills and knowledge
You have 5+ years of hands‑on experience in SOC operations, threat detection and pentesting, understand how to detect patterns, assess risks and take ownership of security processes.
You are comfortable working in a complex enterprise environment and collaborating with different IT and business stakeholders.
Skills & Qualifications:
- Strong expertise in SOC monitoring and SIEM platforms (Splunk, Sentinel, QRadar, Elastic)
- Proven experience in incident response, root cause analysis, and forensic investigation
- Hands-on experience with pentesting, vulnerability management, and web/application security
- Knowledge of Agile methodology, cyber risk management, and information security frameworks
- Experience with cloud and container security (Azure Defender, Kubernetes)
- Familiarity with network security technologies (Palo Alto, Snort, Zscaler)
- Understanding of governance frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST CSF and DORA
You communicate fluently in Dutch and English.
What we offer
At Brunel, you get more than just challenging projects. We make sure you feel valued from day one with a structured onboarding program, regular events to help you integrate quickly, and a personalized development plan to support your growth.
In addition, we offer an attractive and comprehensive salary package, including a company car, 13th month, annual bonus, monthly net allowance, meal and eco vouchers, a mobile phone subscription, hospitalization and group insurance, and 32 vacation days.
Freelancers, we offer a competitive rate.
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Since 1975, our mission has always been to connect specialists to exciting career opportunities, to support the development of these careers, and to offer fair and equal employment. This has enabled us to create a truly sustainable and durable business model. Having a passion for people and caring deeply for the environment is not only part of Brunel’s DNA but is also reflected in our culture and values. As a global company, we take our social responsibility very seriously.
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