📌 Important Note: This role is strictly office-based in Cyprus. Remote work or candidates based in other locations will not be considered.
IT Security Engineer to take ownership of security across our systems, data, and infrastructure.
This is a senior individual contributor role, combining architecture, operations, and automation. You will be responsible for building and maintaining secure access, protecting the network and endpoints, ensuring compliance, and managing security incidents.
The role is designed around automation-first and AI-driven workflows, with a focus on reducing manual operations and enabling L1 support to handle routine tasks.
You will work as part of the IT team in direct report with department lead, playing a key role in shaping security processes across the school.
Key Responsibilities:
- Create IT Security strategy for whole school and backoffice and execute it
- Own and manage access systems (IAM): user access, roles, SSO/MFA, directories
- Design and maintain onboarding/offboarding and role-based access processes
- Ensure security of network and endpoints (VPN, DNS filtering, monitoring, device policies)
- Lead compliance and data protection efforts (GDPR, vendor data handling, policies)
- Develop and maintain incident response processes (playbooks, simulations, post-incident reviews)
- Build automation and runbooks to delegate routine tasks to L1 support
- Implement AI-driven workflows for audits, monitoring, and anomaly detection
- Maintain security tools and systems (1Password, monitoring tools, VPN, etc.)
- Collaborate with internal teams to ensure secure and practical solutions
Requirements:
- 3+ years of experience in IT Security, IAM, DevSecOps, or similar roles
- Strong knowledge of identity and access management systems (e.g. 1Password, Okta, Azure AD, Google Workspace)
- Hands-on experience with network security (VPN, DNS filtering, firewalls)
- Experience with monitoring tools (Zabbix, Grafana, Prometheus, or similar)
- Understanding of GDPR and data protection practices
- Experience with automation and scripting (Python / JavaScript or similar)
- Solid understanding of Linux and Microsoft environments
- Familiarity with SSO, OAuth, SAML
- Fluent Russian and confident English communication skills (the school operates in a bilingual environment)
We are looking for someone who:
- takes full ownership of their domain and works independently
- prefers automation over manual processes
- is comfortable using AI tools to build workflows and improve efficiency
- can balance security with practical day-to-day operations
- communicates clearly with non-technical users
- is able to explain complex concepts in a simple and approachable way
What We Offer:
- A key role with real ownership and impact
- The opportunity to build and shape security processes from the ground up
- A modern, forward-thinking IT environment focused on automation and AI
- A collaborative and international team
- A dynamic school environment where your work is visible and meaningful
How to Apply:
If you are interested in building and owning security in a modern, fast-evolving environment, we would be glad to hear from you.