Senior Security Engineer

We're Celonis, the global leader in Process Mining technology and one of the world's fastest-growing SaaS firms. We believe there is a massive opportunity to unlock productivity by placing data and intelligence at the core of business processes - and for that, we need you to join us.

The  Team:

Our Global information security organization is responsible for security and trust. We think security-offensively and defensively. We continuously monitor our global security posture and are always adapting to the ever-changing threat landscape. The security engineering team is looking for talented subject matter experts in application, platform and offensive security.

The Role:

Celonis is looking for talented Security Engineers to join the Security Engineering Team. As a Security Engineer, you will work closely with the application and platform security team to ensure security is designed into every part of the Celonis eco-system. You will engineer and develop software and automation to proactively build secure by default controls. As a technical leader with security expertise, you will be responsible for driving a “Paved Road” approach to security, where teams are given all the resources, they need to make good security decisions, and to ship software quickly and safely.

The work you’ll do:

• Build a security paved road that enables our developers to easily produce secure software
• Be a product security champion by driving Security Architecture and Design/implementation/optimization for cloud products.
• Automate security tools and processes ensuring innovation and advancement strategies that keep pace in the areas of access control, security-in-depth, secure coding practices for Celonis products 
• Work across engineering teams to help architect and implement solutions that are inherently secure
• Define, document, and implement security design patterns
• Build frameworks and libraries to provide secure defaults
• Automate tools that will scan and detect security problems

The qualifications you’ll need:

• BA/BS in computer science, information security, or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience Preferred
• 3+ years of full-time security engineering or information security experience
• 3+ years of preferred experience in software development, ideally automating tools and processes
• Fluency with the OWASP Top 10, SANS Top 25 programming errors and other common vulnerabilities and exploit techniques
• Prove experience defining appropriate security controls and countermeasures
• Built and championed security engineering best practices
• A habit of approaching security problems with creativity and flexibility that takes the entire stack into consideration
• Software engineering experience (you can write robust code with good test coverage and can point to specific examples of projects you’ve successfully delivered in the past)

What Celonis Can Offer You:

• The unique opportunity to work with industry-leading process mining technology
• Investment in your personal growth and skill development (clear career paths, internal mobility opportunities, L&D platform, mentorships, and more)
• Great compensation and benefits packages (equity (restricted stock units), life insurance, time off, generous leave for new parents from day one, and more). For intern and working student benefits, click here.
• Physical and mental well-being support (subsidized gym membership, access to counseling, virtual events on well-being topics, and more)
• A global and growing team of Celonauts from diverse backgrounds to learn from and work with
• An open-minded culture with innovative, autonomous teams
• Business Resource Groups to help you feel connected, valued and seen (Black@Celonis, Women@Celonis, Parents@Celonis, Pride@Celonis, Resilience@Celonis, and more)
• A clear set of company values that guide everything we do: Live for Customer Value, The Best Team Wins, We Own It, and Earth Is Our Future

About Us:

Celonis helps some of the world’s largest and most esteemed brands make processes work for people, companies and the planet. With over 5,000 enterprise customer deployments across nearly every industry, the Celonis Process Intelligence Platform uses process mining and AI to give you a living digital twin of your business operation. It’s system-agnostic and without bias, and empowers companies to reduce waste, create value and benefit people across the top, bottom, and green lines. Since 2011, the Celonis platform has enabled its customers to identify more than $18 billion in value. Celonis is headquartered in Munich, Germany, and New York City, USA, with more than 20 offices worldwide.

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Celonis is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment and equal opportunity in all aspects of employment. We will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination or harassment of any kind. We make all employment decisions without regard to race/ethnicity, color, sex, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, national origin, citizenship status, religion, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other factor protected by applicable anti-discrimination laws. As a US federal contractor, we are committed to the principles of affirmative action in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Different makes us better. 

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