Staff Engineer - Policy as Code (m/f/d) Lisboa

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Safe.

So
Safe is committed to becoming the leading human risk management provider in Europe. Our award‑winning awareness platform triggers behavioural change by delivering engaging training and simulations that cover cybersecurity and data protection. Cybercrime is projected to cost the world $10. 5 trillion annually by 2025 – join us to help build that solution.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, and maintenance of policy‑as‑code, tests, and process automation that make security controls measurable and verifiable.
• Build and integrate pipelines that connect product, business, compliance, and security data into shared systems.
• Improve and simplify cross‑team processes by automating recurring checks, evidence collection, and reporting.
• Integrate solutions with existing workflows such as Security Operations and Security Observability.
• Help define and evolve a consistent internal data model for tracking security posture and control health.
• Contribute to or lead open‑source selected components of our work to aid transparency and reusability.
• Participate in our in‑hours triage rotation to stay close to operational challenges and feedback loops.
• Collaborate with other teams on wider architectural patterns and best practices for securing multi‑tenant Saa
  S applications.

Qualifications

• Genuine interest in learning security concepts and applying engineering know‑how to improve how security works in practice.
• Professional experience in Dev
  Ops, IT Engineering, data engineering, or similar roles supporting Saa
  S products.
• Strong programming experience in a modern language such as Python or Go (we primarily work in Type
  Script).
• Some knowledge of AWS services and tools such as Kubernetes, Terraform, Datadog, and Git/Git
  Hub workflows.
• Experience designing or improving cross‑team processes through automation.
• Ability to think holistically about systems, data, and user needs and turn that into working, maintainable solutions.

Nice to haves

• Professional experience working with or within a security team is a plus, but not required.
• Background in data management, pipelines, or internal tooling.
• Experience using AI tools creatively to improve efficiency and simplify work.

What we offer

• Work/Life balance: Flexible hours, 33 vacation days.
• Well‑being and financial support: Access to Open Up, corporate discounts.
• Connection & community: Virtual events, collaborative team activities, and opportunities for local meet‑ups.
• Tech equipment, referral bonuses, dog‑friendly HQ, and more.
• Perks and benefits listed above are for full‑time employees and may vary slightly by office location.

About Us

So
Safe is on a mission to make the digital world safer by addressing the human factor in cybersecurity. Leveraging behavioural science and data‑driven learning, we empower people to defend against cyber threats. Our Human Risk Management approach turns employees into their organization’s strongest line of defense.

Backed by leading VCs such as Highland Europe and Global Founders Capital, we’re rapidly expanding worldwide. We’re looking for team players who want to drive meaningful change, take ownership, and grow with us.

If you thrive in a vibrant, purpose‑driven environment that values innovation, diversity, and collaboration, this is the place for you.