Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
Security roles in SaaS increasingly sit at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, platform reliability, and customer trust. This Senior Security Engineer position stands out because it is anchored in production-grade SaaS operations, with explicit ownership across Kubernetes and GCP, and a mandate to shape “secure by default” foundations rather than treating security as a downstream review step.
From a SaaS career perspective, the scope maps closely to what modern subscription platforms demand at scale: consistent identity and access patterns, segmentation across shared environments, and measurable detection and vulnerability programs. Experience evolving SIEM strategy and partnering with DevOps and platform functions translates well across SaaS companies that run multi-tenant cloud services and need security to enable frequent releases without increasing risk.
This role tends to fit practitioners who prefer end-to-end accountability and can balance hands-on control design with technical leadership through influence. It will particularly suit engineers who enjoy turning security requirements into repeatable infrastructure patterns, and who are comfortable communicating risk in a way that helps engineering teams make pragmatic decisions in cloud-native environments.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
About the Role:
Wrike’s Security team is the frontline defense ensuring the integrity and credibility of the data stored within our platform. In this senior position, you will own and evolve the security posture for Wrike’s production, Kubernetes, and GCP environments. You aren't just maintaining systems; you are architecting a "secure by default" infrastructure that allows our engineering and other teams to move fast without compromising safety.
Your Impact:
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Own Infrastructure Security: Design, implement, and improve security controls- including hardening, network segmentation, IAM, and endpoint security - across our entire fleet.
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Strategic Defense: Lead the technical direction for cyber security defense, covering enterprise posture management, threat detection, and vulnerability management.
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Collaborative Architecture: Partner with ITOps, SysOps, DevOps and XOps to embed security into the core of our architecture and change management processes.
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SIEM Evolution: Develop and maintain our SIEM strategy and the surrounding infrastructure to ensure proactive visibility.
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Mentorship: Educate and coach engineering teams on secure system design, providing guidance that elevates the security IQ of the entire organization.
Your Qualifications:
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Cloud & Container Mastery: Extensive experience with GCP permissions and security configurations within Kubernetes, Azure, and on-prem environments.
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Technical Depth: High proficiency in Intrusion Detection, Exploit Dev, Linux Operations and Security Understanding
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Security Architecture: Proven ability to identify gaps in cloud designs and recommend enhancements for authentication, authorization, and bastion host setups.
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Communication: Ability to distill complex security risks into actionable insights for both technical peers and non-technical stakeholders.
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Autonomy: Proven track record of managing large projects with complex deliverables and foreseeing potential roadblocks before they manifest.
Standout Qualities:
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Certifications: Possession of industry-recognized credentials such as CISSP, Google Security Engineer or GIAC.
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Operational Excellence: Deep hands-on experience with (Open Source) SIEM solutions and Google Security Operations or Google Security Command Center
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Philosophy: You view security not just as a job, but as a craft; you balance strict security principles with the pragmatic needs of the business.
Team Dynamics:
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Leadership: You will report to Swen Groeneveld, Head of Security Operations
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The Squad: You will join a high-performing 14-member team consisting of AppSec and Compliance specialists.
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Role Level: This is a Senior level role, requiring you to lead people you do not directly manage.
Our Work Style:
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Tech Stack: GCP, Kubernetes (k8s), Terraform, Linux, Rapid7, Tenable, and SIEM platforms.
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Methodology: Performance-driven environment utilizing Scrum-based processes, including biweekly and quarterly planning.
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Environment: Hybrid work mode.
Why Join Wrike?
- 25 calendar days of paid vacation
- Sick Leave Compensation (5 Paid Uncertified Sick Days)
- Parental Leave: 18 Weeks Maternity / 4 Week Paternity
- 2 Volunteer Days
- Medical Insurance (Employees + Dependents)
- Hybrid Working Model
- School Allowance (Up to €600/month for school aged kids)
- Simcard w/ Unlimited Internet Access for active employees
- Office Lunch Allowance (via Wolt) on Wednesdays / Thursday
What’s Next?
- Intro call with a Recruiter
- Technical interview
- Cultural interview
Your recruitment buddy will be Alexandra Vorobyova, Lead Recruiter.
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