Security Certification Engineer

Suse
Italy, Spain
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeEUR 52,000 - 73,000 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringSkills: ["Communication","Technical documentation","Cross-functional coordination","Meticulous compliance documentation","Security acumen"]

Drive end-to-end security certification projects to ensure SUSE’s enterprise portfolio meets high-assurance compliance. Build and test certified KVM-based virtualization configurations, translate certification requirements (e.g., NIAP/BSI/NIST) into engineering parameters, and harden testing workflows with CI/CD automation. Partner with production engineering and external certification labs, while developing AI-assisted automation tools for continuous security testing and documentation.

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Security Certification Engineer

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Job Summary

Drive end-to-end security certification projects to ensure SUSE’s enterprise portfolio meets high-assurance compliance. Build and test certified KVM-based virtualization configurations, translate certification requirements (e.g., NIAP/BSI/NIST) into engineering parameters, and harden testing workflows with CI/CD automation. Partner with production engineering and external certification labs, while developing AI-assisted automation tools for continuous security testing and documentation.
Location: Italy, Spain
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build and rigorously test certified product configurations, focusing on KVM virtualization-based architectures, throughout the project cycle.
  • •Develop and maintain frameworks and AI-assisted automation tools for continuous security certifications and testing requirements.
  • •Maintain and translate certification-body requirements (e.g., NIAP, BSI, NIST) into actionable engineering parameters.
  • •Maintain certification testing requirements and execution workflows, integrating them into automated environments and CI/CD pipelines.
  • •Coordinate with production engineering to implement architectural recommendations, mitigation strategies, and security findings from external certification labs.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: EUR 52,000 - 73,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of experience in software product development (industry, academia, or FOSS communities).
  • •Strong technical knowledge of Linux operating systems and hypervisor technology stacks (e.g., KVM) with containerized virtualization.
  • •Excellent scripting and automation skills (Bash, Python) plus configuration management (Ansible).
  • •Experience turning complex security/compliance requirements into actionable engineering parameters.
  • •Familiarity with security hardening, cryptographic standards, and compliance frameworks (e.g., OVAL, XCCDF, SCAP, STIGs).
Experience:Software product developmentOpen sourceFOSSAcademia
Skills:CommunicationTechnical documentationCross-functional coordinationMeticulous compliance documentationSecurity acumen
Languages:English
Tech Stack:LinuxKVMHypervisorsVirtualizationContainerized virtualizationKubernetesBashPythonAnsibleJiraBugzillaCI/CDOVALXCCDFSCAPSTIGsNISTNIAPBSICryptographic standards

Company Brief

Suse
Provides enterprise-grade open source software and Linux-based solutions, including SUSE Linux Enterprise, edge and cloud-native technologies, and support services to businesses across industries.
Industry: SaaS
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Nuremberg, Germany
Founded: 1992
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