Summary
A technology-focused organization is seeking a hands-on Cloud Security Engineer to help establish secure-by-default practices for a sophisticated financial platform. You will secure cloud infrastructure and container workloads, integrate security into delivery pipelines, conduct threat modeling and security testing, improve detection and response, and translate compliance requirements into effective technical controls. Candidates should have 3–5 years of relevant cloud, infrastructure, platform, or DevOps experience with a strong security focus.
Highlights
Hybrid work, structured technical training, mentoring, innovation time, modern tooling, and a career-development model that combines client delivery with dedicated learning.
Description
Cloud security engineer
Location: Netherlands (hybrid)
Language: English-speaking environment
Are you passionate about cloud security and want to help shape "secure-by-default" as a standard, not an afterthought? We're looking for a Security Engineer to join a team building one of the most advanced financial cloud platforms for the insurance market.
🚀 What you'll do
☁️ Cloud Security (AWS) — implement and maintain controls such as IAM, VPC segmentation, KMS, WAF, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, and more
📦 Containers & Orchestration — secure workloads on ECS/Fargate and Kubernetes (EKS) with image scanning, runtime monitoring, and least-privilege access
🔄 CI/CD Security — integrate tools like SonarQube, Snyk, and Semgrep into Jenkins and GitLab, set up security gates, and remediate vulnerabilities
🛡️ Application Security — conduct threat modeling and secure design reviews, run testing with Burp Suite, and guide teams on secure development practices
🚨 Detection & Response — operationalize alerts and playbooks using CrowdStrike Falcon and Microsoft Sentinel
🔑 Identity & Access Management — manage Auth0, OpenFGA, AWS SSO, and Entra ID according to best practices
📋 Risk & Compliance — translate ISO 27001, NIST, and CIS requirements into technical controls and monitor their effectiveness
👩 💻 Who we’re looking for
You are a Security/Cloud Engineer who like working handson, solving complex problems and continuously improving systems through automation.
You bring:
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Cloud, IT, or a related field
• 3-5 years of experience in Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, or DevOps with focus on security engineering
• Experience with Cloud
• In-depth knowledge of cloud security (AWS/Azure), CI/CD, and SDLC
• Experience with SAST/DAST, dependency scanning, and Kubernetes security
• Knowledge of IAM tools such as Auth0, OpenFGA, AWS SSO, and Entra ID.
🎁 What we offer
At Xccelerated, we offer more than a job — we offer a career accelerator in Cloud Engineering.
• Competitive salary based on experience
• 25 vacation days
• Weekly technical training, mentoring, and innovation days
• Company laptop and modern tooling
• Great lunches, excellent coffee, and a well-stocked snack bar
• Hybrid working model and an international team
🌍 About Xccelerated
Xccelerated (part of the Xebia Group) is a tech accelerator focused on developing the next generation of Cloud, Data & AI professionals.
You’ll work four days per week on real client projects and spend one day per week on structured training, coaching, and innovation.
After one year, you’ll have the opportunity to join the client organization directly.
📩 Interested in relocating to the Netherlands?
We’d love to hear from you.
📧 Contact: Samantha Goncalves – sgoncalves@xccelerated.io
📞 Phone: +31 6 13889770
📋 Application process
Introductory interview with one of our recruiters
Technical assessment & discussion with one of our Tech Leads (remote)
We aim to complete the process within 1–3 weeks, depending on availability
