Staff Security Engineer

Overview

At PPRO, our mission is to simplify access to local payment methods and our vision is to enable the sale of goods and services to anyone in the world using their preferred way to pay. We empower partners such as Ant Group, PayPal and Stripe to access new markets, connect with more customers, and accelerate their growth. Our strength lies in our diverse global team with 50+ nationalities and 10+ international locations — all united around one goal: to deliver the best possible products and services to our partners and customers. While our company mission is to keep innovating global commerce, our internal mission is to #chooseaction, #beopen, #thinkcustomer, #gofurther and #wintogether.

Responsibilities

• Act as technical lead for the Security Engineering team, setting technical direction, coaching and mentoring other security engineers.
• Partner with Engineering teams to integrate security principles, practices, and tools into all stages of the software development lifecycle.
• Design and build reusable Security as Code artefacts and patterns that reduce developer friction while improving security outcomes.
• Conduct threat modeling exercises and security assessments to identify and address risks in critical applications and systems.
• Write Hardening Standards and Security Guidelines for various technologies and processes.
• Develop automations for recurrent and manual tasks around auditing activities, cloud security posture management (CSPM) and other security processes.
• Maintain and expand our IaC codebase and CI/CD pipelines.
• Champion the use of AI to streamline security operations, scaling our defensive capabilities and enabling non-security teams to adopt security-first practices.
• Collaborate on cross-functional security projects, enhancing PPRO's security posture at scale.
• Continuously monitor emerging security trends and technologies to drive proactive improvements.

Qualifications

• A natural technical leader: able to guide, coach and mentor engineers, lead cross-team collaborations, and act as a trusted interface between security and the wider engineering organisation.
• You view AI as an essential force multiplier; you are a power user who actively leverages modern AI/LLM frameworks to both accelerate your own workflows and build scalable security solutions.
• Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals, secure software development best practices and security architecture.
• Strong expertise in AWS (GCP is a bonus) and container security (e.g. Kubernetes).
• Deep understanding of DevSecOps and CI/CD security controls, with hands-on experience in Infrastructure as Code (preferably Terraform), CI/CD pipelines (preferably GitHub Actions) and scripting (Python, bash).
• Results-oriented, highly collaborative, pragmatic and proactive, and with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to unblock teams and foster security awareness throughout the company.

What's in it for you?

• Hybrid working — We offer a hybrid structure with a 3 days / week on site expectation, so you can strike the balance between office and home working. In addition to our 30-day holiday allowance, we also provide a work from abroad policy, enabling employees to work remotely for up to another 30 days per year.
• Learning and Development — We offer a €1,000 annual budget to support your professional growth because investing in your development benefits us all. In addition, we provide leadership cafés, on-the-job training, and other opportunities to help you grow your skills and thrive in your role.
• Insurance — Various insurances including accident insurance, disability insurance, direct insurance (bAV) and travel insurance.
• Gym membership — PPRO helps contribute towards the costs of your gym membership, supporting your physical fitness journey.
• Enhance Family Leave — We understand the importance of family, so we offer enhanced family leave to support you during key life moments.
• Mental Health Platform — We've teamed up with a top well-being platform to provide one-on-one therapy, chat therapy, therapist-led courses, guided meditations, and more.
• Pet-friendly office — Work is better with your paw-tners by your side.

Our Principles

• We get things done: We are courageous; we take ownership, make decisions and get things done.
• We act with trust and integrity: We listen first and challenge respectfully. We seek out and leverage diverse perspectives. We welcome and offer honest and open feedback, always assuming positive intent.
• We put the customer first: We are laser focused on delivering outstanding outcomes for our customers. We put the customer at the heart of what we do.
• We make things better: We boldly explore new ideas and have an unwavering commitment to continuous improvement.
• We work as a team: We collaborate closely and value team success over individual achievement.

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