Senior Cyber Defence Engineer

Here at A.P. Moller - Maersk we’re embarking on an industry-defining transformation, on a bold new direction, expanding our capabilities to become a true end-to-end logistics provider that can deliver intelligent solutions for customers around the world. Our software and technology are centre stage in creating value for our business and our customers. It’s a big moment for all of us – and we all have our part to play.  

What We offer

To work at Maersk is to work with the world. You’ll learn from – and collaborate with – skilled professionals who literally move the world, every day. With a supportive environment to develop your skills, you’ll gain access to world-class learning programmes to accelerate your career goals. And you’ll find yourself welcome in our diverse and inclusive culture, where you are valued for who you are and rewarded for what you bring. For this and many other of our roles, we can offer the flexibility of hybrid working, alongside industry leading benefits such as pension and family health/dental insurances as standard.

About the role

The Cyber Automation and Integration team is the glue of our Cyber Operations, leveraging code and integration capability to ensure we optimise capability and ensure technology does not work in isolation. This role is highly technical and will involve you understanding a large amount of cyber capability from the endpoint, network, identity and code / development space. Whilst we do not expect a candidate to be an expert in all areas, a good grasp on the core concepts is fundamental.

The ideal candidate will have experience in development with particular focus on .NET, C#, Python and PowerShell as these skills will be fundamental to the role. Our core mission is to optimise and improve on what already exists, supporting the capability structure in their core mission of protecting the business from cyber attacks.

What you’ll be doing

• Perform automation activities across multiple standardised web based API Standards (REST, SOAP,etc…)  
• Build and maintain code bases across multiple projects
• Support in the development of .NET projects and lead in the innovation of new features into the services.
• Leverage security automation tooling and develop playbooks and workflows based on operational use cases.
• Build and develop integration capability across multiple tooling sources
• Build, maintain and support cloud-based infrastructure associated to team projects.
• Construct technical documentation associated to projects and developments
• Maintain detailed knowledge of emerging threats, risks, technical innovations and security capabilities
• Understand how to optimise cyber tooling and capability to enhance cyber protection across the business
• Understanding of secure development and best practice when it comes to development.
• Be passionate about cyber security and push for continuous improvement across all areas related to cyber.
• Develop automations using scripting languages such as Python and PowerShell.

To succeed in this role, we believe that you can offer

A successful candidate may not have all the skills listed below; however many are desired for an experienced candidate to be successful. We firmly believe in growing, enhancing and augmenting existing talent and understand some skills can be grown into and developed with the right development.  

• Strong development background in .NET (C#) with experience working on several complex implementations.
• A proficiency to build in multiple scripting languages, i.e. Python and PowerShell.
• Experience in building development pipelines.
• A good grasp on concepts around Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and their implementation in development projects.
• A core understanding of unit testing frameworks.
• Knowledge of cloud based infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• A good knowledge on standard cyber security tooling such as EDR, VM, Firewalls, XDR, SIEM, etc…
• Experience working in a security operations team is desired but not essential. However we are looking for a candidate that has exposure to this domain.
• Ability to generate high quality solution documentation and designs.
• Understanding of Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) tooling.
• Knowledge of Security Incident Response and Tooling
• Experience at working in environments using Agile frameworks
• Ability to work within a wider team on complex projects.
• Ability to generate high quality reporting when required.
•  As a senior in the team, the ability to mentor more junior members of the team is essential.
• Be able to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical or less technical audience effectively.
• Certifications such as CompTIA+, CEH, CISSP, CISM, GIAC are desirable but not necessary.

If you share our commitment and motivation without reservation, bring passion to your job and want to make a difference, you've come to the right place!

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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