Sporty Group

Security Platform Engineer

Europe full-time Mid Salary not listed
full-time Mid level Technology & IT Curated
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About the role

About the role
Strengthen Sporty’s security monitoring and detection capability by managing, tuning, and continuously improving EDR and SIEM platforms. Ensure security alerts are accurate, actionable, and provide reliable visibility across endpoints, servers, cloud infrastructure, and corporate systems.
What you'll be doing

Administer, maintain, and monitor EDR and SIEM environments.

Tune detection rules, correlation logic, and security policies to improve detection quality and reduce false positives.

Configure and maintain endpoint policies, agent health, log collection, and platform integrations.

Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, alerts, and security use cases.

Investigate noisy or ineffective detections and continuously improve alert fidelity.

Validate that endpoint protection, log collection, and response capabilities operate as expected.

Integrate new log sources and improve visibility across endpoints, servers, cloud services, and network infrastructure.

Convert findings from incidents, threat intelligence, vulnerability assessments, and offensive security exercises into improved monitoring content.

Monitor platform health, storage, agent connectivity, licensing, and overall service availability.

Support the Information Security team during security investigations by improving visibility, detections, and response workflows.

Work with Infrastructure and IT teams to onboard new systems into EDR and SIEM.

Produce operational documentation, standard operating procedures, and platform runbooks.

Track detection coverage, platform performance, and continuous improvement initiatives.

What you'll bring

Experience administering enterprise SIEM, XDR, or EDR platforms.

Hands on experience with Wazuh, Trend Micro Vision One, Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Sentinel, Elastic Security, Splunk, or similar platforms.

Strong understanding of endpoint security, Windows, Linux, macOS, Active Directory, cloud environments, and network security.

Experience tuning detection rules and reducing false positives.

Familiarity with log collection, parsing, correlation, and security event analysis.

Understanding of MITRE ATT&CK and common attacker techniques.

Experience writing automation or scripting using Python, PowerShell, or Bash.

Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

Excellent documentation and communication skills.

What's in it for you

Sporty is a remote-first company in pursuit of sustainability

A competitive salary plus individual performance-based bonuses every quarter

28 days paid annual leave

Core working hours of 10am-3pm in your local time zone, with flexibility outside of these hours

Referral bonuses and flash bonuses

Top-of-the-line equipment

Annual company retreats that provide opportunities to connect and collaborate with colleagues from around the world

Interview Process

Remote video screening with our Talent Acquisition Team

Online assessment via Hackerrank

Remote video interview with Team Members (60 Mins)

Final discussion with the hiring manager (60 mins)

If you're interested, we encourage you to apply! Every application is reviewed by a member of our team and we aim to respond within 48 hours.

Interview prep

Walk in with sharper answers.

Use this as a quick practice sheet before you speak with the employer.

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Technology & IT Human Resources Python Remote Collaboration Writing Mid level full-time

Likely questions

  1. Tell us about work you have done that is close to the Security Platform Engineer role.
  2. How would you approach your first 30 days at Sporty Group?
  3. Which of Human Resources, Python and Remote Collaboration have you used recently, and what did it help you achieve?
  4. Describe a time you solved a problem without waiting to be told exactly what to do.
  5. How do you handle busy days, changing priorities, or pressure at work?

Prepare before the call

  • A recent example that proves your experience with Human Resources, Python and Remote Collaboration.
  • One short story with a problem, your action, and the result.
  • Two examples that show the strengths listed on your CV.
  • A clear reason why this role and company interest you.
  • Your availability, preferred work style, and salary expectations.

Ask them

  • What would success look like in the first 90 days?
  • What are the main problems this hire should help solve?
  • How does the team give feedback and measure good work?
  • What does a normal working week look like for this role?
Practice line

I am interested in the Security Platform Engineer role because I can bring practical experience in Human Resources, Python and Remote Collaboration, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes Sporty Group needs from this hire.

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