Security Engineer

About HireRight

HireRight is the premier global background screening and workforce solutions provider. We bring clarity and confidence to vetting and hiring decisions through integrated, tailored solutions, driving a higher standard of accuracy in everything we do. Combining in-house talent, personalized services, and proprietary technology, we ensure the best candidate experience possible. PBSA accredited and based in Nashville, TN, we offer expertise from our regional centers across 200 countries and territories in The Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Our commitment to get it right every time, everywhere, makes us the trusted partner of businesses and organizations worldwide.

Position overview

We are hiring a Security Engineer based in Katowice, Poland to support global security engineering functions across endpoint security, network security, email security, and SIEM/log onboarding. This role helps implement, tune, and maintain core enterprise security controls and collaborates closely with IT, Workplace Technology, Cloud, Engineering, and the SOC. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on implementation, tuning, and improving security technologies.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve endpoint protection configurations and security policies.

• Support network security controls and secure access configurations.

• Administer and optimize enterprise email security policies including phishing protection, impersonation controls, and email DLP.

• Provide security consultation to Technology and business teams on secure integrations, data transmission, and safe handling of sensitive information.

• Onboard and validate new log sources into SIEM and monitoring platforms.

• Review detection gaps and recommend improvements to strengthen telemetry and coverage.

• Assist with secure configuration baselines and policy enforcement across operating systems.

• Contribute to secure configuration baselines across operating systems and user platforms.

• Support incident investigation workflows in partnership with the SOC.

• Collaborate with IT, Workplace Technology, Cloud, and Network teams on secure architecture and remediation activities.

• Maintain documentation, runbooks, diagrams, and configuration standards.

Participate in audits by providing artifacts and technical clarification as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.

• 2–4 years of experience in security engineering, endpoint security, network security, or IT security operations.

• Strong understanding of operating system security across Windows, macOS, and/or Linux.

• Familiarity with SIEM platforms, logging pipelines, and detection concepts.

• Knowledge of security controls such as endpoint protection, network filtering, and secure configuration baselines.

• Understanding of common security frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST).

Preferred Skills:

• Scripting for automation or reporting (Python, Bash, PowerShell).

• Strong troubleshooting skills across multiple OS platforms.

• Understanding of network security fundamentals and policy structures.

• Experience collaborating with SOC, IT, Cloud, or Infrastructure teams.

• Ability to produce clear and repeatable documentation.

• Comfortable working in a global distributed team.

About You:

• You are detail-oriented and proactive in identifying misconfigurations or risks.

• You work well in cross-functional environments and communicate clearly.

• You enjoy improving processes and increasing efficiency.

• You are comfortable working independently and managing priorities.

What do we offer

In exchange for your expertise, HireRight offers an excellent employee benefit package which includes:

HireRight offers its employees a competitive salary, permanent contract and a comprehensive package of benefits. From day one you will receive a training plan to get you on board quickly. Additionally, we offer:

• Private Medical Care

• Edenred card

• Lunch Vouchers

• Paid Lunch Break (30 Minutes)

• Social Fund (Holiday Allowance, Glasses Voucher)

• Bonus Plans

• Group Life Insurance

• Career Path & Opportunities to Grow

• Professional Training 

Please submit resume/CV in English.

All resumes are held in confidence. Only candidates whose profiles closely match requirements will be contacted during this search.HireRight does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of HireRight and HireRight will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.