Qodea (formally Appsbroker CTS) is the largest Google Cloud-only digital consultancy in Europe.
Our name marks the culmination of a journey which began with the merger of Appsbroker and CTS in 2023. Combining the words ‘code’ and ‘idea’, our name embodies the essence of who we are and what we do; providing tried and trusted digital solutions, whilst helping our clients look to the future and innovate. We’re looking for bright, passionate people to join us at the vanguard, delivering the most ambitious Google Cloud projects across AI, security, martech, data, and Workspace.

With offices across Europe, you’ll be joining a dynamic team of talented but down-to-earth experts, with a presence across the UK, the Netherlands, Romania, and Belgium.

By joining forces, both companies bring over 15 years of Google Cloud experience under one roof, with over 420+ Google certifications, a list of brilliant enterprise customers, incredibly talented people, and multiple industry awards - meaning we can be trusted to deliver.

Expect Extraordinary from Qodea
We value our employees and their journey with us so here is a preview of what you can find behind the clouds:

• Your career matters - You will find ongoing coaching, mentoring, evaluation and feedback to help you grow.
• Amazing colleagues - Work won’t come easy unless we have the right people around us.
• Transparency - We keep you posted every two weeks about our accomplishments and future plans.
• Excellent Life-Work balance (notice the order) - Have commitments outside of work? Let us know - we will make it work for you.
• Regional events and regular socials (in person/remote) to stay connected

Find your way through the clouds
Qodea is dynamic and the role is varied so you’ll get involved in a wide range of activities but here is how a day would look like:

• Working with customers to perform active remediation of security findings and proactive management of the security Backlog
• Understand resilient, load balanced and secure platform systems
• Support the continuous improvement of the team’s performance
• Passion for security best practices

Requirements

What you will bring to the team:

• Awareness of Security Engineering and Dev Ops
• Cloud Security operations experience in at least one: GCP, AWS or Azure for enterprise customers.
• Previous experience on Security Logging & Monitoring, SIEM integration
• Hands on experience in remediation of security issues, eg. basic troubleshooting and remediation where possible
• Previous exposure to Enterprise IT environments (Windows, Linux, etc.)
• Experience in Threat & Vulnerability management
• Awareness on Validating controls and provisioning guardrails
• Previous exposure to Cloud Environments, GCP, AWS, Azure
• Excellent English, written and verbal
• Ability to work well independently as well as effectively within a team
• Ability to speak directly to customers (either technical or business teams), managing customer escalations

Main responsibilities:

• You handle security alerts/incidents that have been escalated by the Sec Ops Analysts (Tier 2)
• You will handle security alerts and incidents together with your team
• You support the Security Engineer with DFIR assignments, including DFIR readiness assessments
• You participate in the weekly Threat Hunting duty to proactively chase threats through novel Tools, Techniques & Procedures (TTPs)
• You will perform compromise assessments to identify potential compromises and their scope
• You collect Threat Intelligence (IOCs and TTPs)
• You will contribute to the Detection Engineering in SIEM, x DR,
• You contribute to the creation of a scenario in SOAR
• You will be responsible to highlight any improvements that you identify for the processes and procedures related to Security practice
• You will be part of our incident response on call service.

This is for you if:

• You have at least 2+ years of experience in a similar position
• As a specialist or engineer, you already have a good knowledge of Security Monitoring with SIEM technologies.
• You are passionate about the following security capabilities: Security Monitoring, Digital Forensics, Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, Threat Hunting
• You already have the reporting and analytical skills with attention to detail.
• You own strong problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve complex technical issues.
• You are a self starter and able to self-motivate
• You are able to work with limited/reduced supervision as well as contribute in a team and professional environment
• You are willing to learn: Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Big Query, Cloud SQL, Compute Engine, Ansible, Docker.
• You want experience with administration of a major cloud platform
• Networking SSL/Encryption/Security protocols are part of your interests
• Availability for on-call

Benefits

• Health Care package

• NN Assurance package (life and health)
• 28 days PTO as standard, plus a flexible annual leave policy and your birthday off
• 10 learning days per year
• Length of service awards
• Work from anywhere for up to 90 days per year
• Sabbatical leave for employees over 5 years service
• Flexible working culture
• Meal tickets
• Transportation costs
• Bookster Platform
• Company events - opportunities to meet colleagues you don’t see every day
• Regular opportunities for industry recognised training and certifications
• Opportunities to develop within a fast growing-tech business with ambitious growth and impact goals

Diversity and Inclusion Statement:
At Qodea, we look after each other and support everyone on our team. We’re proud of our people-centred culture; our diversity brings us innovation and our commitment to inclusion drives us forward. If you share these values and would be interested in joining one of our teams, get in touch today!
Environmental & Social Responsibility:
As part of our alignment to the B Corporation framework, we expect that all of our employees play their part in our social progression plans. Whether that’s leading the environmental board, playing a part in the DEI community, participating in a charity support day or simply just following our advice on buying locally and considering the environment when booking a hotel or restaurant. Every bit counts.