System Security Engineer

System Security Engineer

Playtech

Sofia, Bulgaria

Job Description

Your Influential Mission: You Will…

• Lead vulnerability management efforts, identifying weak or missing controls and suggesting improvements and remediation strategies.
• Take hands-on responsibility for assessing, hardening, and patching security systems across both production and corporate environments.
• Design, develop, implement, and support a variety of security technologies, controls, and tools.
• Participate in and support security risk assessments, audits, and compliance activities.
• Collaborate closely with business owners, product managers, DevOps, IT operations, and development teams, providing subject matter expertise on information security.
• Respond to and support investigations of potential security incidents within your area of responsibility.
• Ensure Playtech systems (endpoints, servers, virtualization, and cloud endpoints) adhere to security standards, policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Drive projects implementing world-class security solutions and technologies used within Playtech.
• Communicate daily with internal stakeholders (including asset and vulnerability owners) and occasionally with auditors, translating technical concepts for non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

Components for Success: You…

• Bring 2–5 years of relevant, hands-on experience as an Information Security Expert/Engineer (we value both strong technical backgrounds and the right attitude, analytical skills, being self-driven and proactive).
• Possess a solid understanding of Information Security, IT systems, and Networking principles.
• Hold a technical or academic background (Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, etc.) or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrate proven, hands-on experience with:
  • Vulnerability management and scanners (as the core focus of the position).
  • Identity protection and privileged access management (e.g., AD, AAD, MS Entra, OpenLDAP, MFA, EPM, PAM).
  • Information and data protection, including database security.
  • Securing Windows, MacOS, and Linux endpoints.
• Exhibit excellent spoken and written English communication skills.
• Are goal-oriented, quick to learn, and embrace change as a normal part of life.
• Work well independently and as a team player, with high integrity and a collaborative spirit.

You’ll Get Extra Points for…

• Security certifications and training such as CISSP, CompTIA Security+, CISM, CKS, CKA, or similar.
• Experience as a system engineer, service admin, or in IT roles prior to moving into security.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical issues for non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working in global, multicultural teams.
• Prior exposure to large-scale, enterprise environments.