DevOps Engineer (Risk and Vulnerability Management) (m/f/d)

ABOUT US

At BASF Digital Hub Madrid we develop innovative digital solutions for BASF, create new exciting customer experiences and business growth, and drive efficiencies in processes, helping to strengthen BASF´s position as the digital leader in the chemical industry. We believe the right path is through creativity, trial and error and great people working and learning together. Become part of our team and develop the future with us - in a global team that embraces diversity and equal opportunities.

JOIN THE TEAM

We are currently seeking a talented DevOps Engineer (Monitoring and Observability) to join our highly dynamic and collaborative team at BASF's Agricultural Solutions department Digital Factory. In this role, you will be responsible for conceptualizing, designing, and developing innovative solutions and processes to support our Risk and Vulnerability Management solutions. Additionally, you will perform analysis and provide technical expertise to support the successful completion of engineering tasks. As part of the global IT Solutions and Data Delivery team, you will contribute to creating and continuously improving our digital solution for the division. Your role as a DevOps engineer specializing in Risk and Vulnerability Management is crucial in expanding our cyber security capabilities to support BASF AP's digital products on a global scale.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• ​​​You will design and develop IaC components that will automate integrations for our Digital Products Portfolio.
• You will implement an end-to-end solution that will bring all the issues and vulnerabilities detected by the tool to the product teams through their issue tracking systems, across AWS and Azure environments to ensure continuous security monitoring and vulnerability detection.
• You will collaborate closely with Digital Product Delivery teams to implement risk and vulnerability management capabilities
• With your valuable feedback and recommendations, you contribute to improve and define the implementation of a risk and vulnerability management capabilities across the Digital Products Portfolio.
• You will provide feedback to the Digital Product Delivery teams and provide recommendations for corrective approaches for any issues identified by the tool, alongside with our Cyber Security Squad
• Effective communication skills and the ability to produce formal documentation is also essential for this role
• Staying updated with new technologies and best practices enables you to bring innovative solutions to the table

REQUIREMENTS

• University degree, e.g. Bachelor
• Degree in Computer Science
• More than 3+ years leading DevOps processes and implementations on large teams
• Experience consuming and understanding APIs to build multisystem integrations and automated solutions
• Experience in Risk and Vulnerability management tools (Lacework, Wiz, CrowdStrike, or similar)
• Experience in CI/CD implementation and tools (OpenShift, Gitlab, Azure DevOps)
• Coding Experience (in any programming language – python preferred)
• Experience in IaC (Terraform, Azure ARM, AWS CloudFormation)
• Familiarity with security governance frameworks and best practices
• Experience developing and managing integrations between security tools and issue tracking systems (jira, azure devops, or similar).
• Experience in Cloud management and automations
• Experience in Internal or external Stakeholder Management
• Coaching and Consulting experience
• Experience in at least two comparable positions
• Communication and Collaboration skills
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving
• Agile principles, values, and practices
• IT infrastructure/system landscape
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies and adapt to them
• Advanced English
• Project management software (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps)
• Analysis techniques
• Systematic search for errors
• Agile methodologies

NICE TO HAVE

• Previous experience integrating multiple components on a single solution focused on a platform approach.
• Excellent issue isolation, troubleshooting, and debugging skills
• Knowledge of DevOps tools such as Azure DevOps for development, release, and monitoring
• Experience working in an agile/scrum based team
• Experience learning independently and coaching others

BENEFITS

• Responsibility from day one in a challenging work environment and "on-the-job" training as part of a committed team.
• Adequate compensation according to your qualifications and experience • A secure work environment because your health, safety and wellbeing is always our top priority.
• Flexible work schedule and Home-office options, so that you can balance your working life and private life.
• Learning and development opportunities
• 23 holidays per year
• Another 5 days (readjustments days) and 2 days (cultural days)
• A collaborative, trustful and innovative work environment
• Being part of an international team and work in global projects
• Relocation assistance to Madrid provided

At BASF, the chemistry is right.

Because we are counting on innovative solutions, on sustainable actions, and on connected thinking. And on you. Become a part of our formula for success and develop the future with us - in a global team that embraces diversity and equal opportunities irrespective of gender, age, origin, sexual orientation, disability or belief.

Contact

Do you have any questions about the application process or the position? Please reach out to Elena Perez Tornos (elena.a.perez@basf.com)