Overview

Cognism is the leading provider of European B2B data and sales intelligence. Ambitious businesses use our platform to discover, connect, and engage with qualified decision-makers faster and close more deals. We are headquartered in London with global offices, and our contact data and contextual signals are trusted by thousands of revenue teams to eliminate the guesswork from prospecting.

Your Role

As a Security Engineer, you will join Cognism’s Security team, reporting directly to the Security Manager. This is a hands-on position that involves close collaboration with IT, Engineering, Data, and Product teams. You will be responsible for proactively improving the company’s security posture, culture, and risk profile. Your work will include maintaining security tools and automations, contributing to audits, and identifying technical debt while standardizing processes within a zero-trust framework. You will tackle complex security challenges and translate them into clear, intuitive solutions that drive company-wide security excellence.

Your Challenges & Opportunities

• Enhance Security Posture – Proactively identify risks and implement measures to strengthen Cognism’s security framework.
• Maintain Security Tools & Automations – Ensure security systems and automations are up to date, effective, and scalable.
• Cloud Security Operations – Manage and secure AWS cloud architecture and IAM services, applying best practices across cloud-native environments.
• Application Security – Implement and monitor AppSec tools, including SAST, SCA, CSPM, and DAST, to reduce vulnerabilities.
• Infrastructure & DevOps Security – Apply secure practices to containerization, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code workflows.
• Compliance & Risk Management – Support ISO/IEC 27001, SOC2 Type II, NIST CSF, and other compliance initiatives.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration – Partner with IT, Engineering, Data, and Product teams to implement security improvements and drive adoption of best practices.
• Continuous Improvement – Identify technical debt and standardize security processes across tools, systems, and workflows.

Our Expectations

• Experience – 7+ years in security engineering, with hands-on experience in cloud-native environments.
• Cloud Expertise – Strong knowledge of AWS architecture and IAM, with experience delivering and operating cloud security services.
• SaaS Integration Experience – Familiarity with securing SaaS platforms and integrations.
• Technical Skills – Containerization, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, shell scripting, and log management.
• Application Security Skills – Proficiency with security toolsets, including SAST, SCA, CSPM, and DAST.
• Compliance Knowledge – Understanding of security, privacy, and compliance frameworks (ISO/IEC 27001, SOC2 Type II, NIST CSF).
• Communication & Collaboration – Strong verbal and written skills in English, with an ownership-driven mindset.

NICE TO HAVE

• Security certifications such as CISSP, CompTIA Security+, AWS Security, or equivalent.
• Interest in GenAI / LLM security hardening and emerging AI risk mitigation techniques.

Why Cognism

At Cognism, we’re not just building a company - we’re building an inclusive community of brilliant, diverse people who support, challenge, and inspire each other every day. If you’re looking for a place where your work truly makes an impact, you’re in the right spot!

Our values guide how we work, how we treat each other, and how we grow together. They shape our culture, drive our success, and ensure that everyone feels valued, heard, and empowered to do their best work.

Here’s What We Stand For

• We Are Nice! We treat each other with respect and kindness.
• We Are Collaborative. We’re in this together—great things happen when we work as one.
• We Are Solution-Focused. Every challenge is just an opportunity in disguise.
• We Are Understanding. We empower and support each other to do our best work.
• We Celebrate Individual Contributors. Every role matters, and so do you!

We welcome applications from individuals typically underrepresented in tech, so if this role excites you but you’re unsure if you meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply!