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As a Purple Security Engineer, you will ensure operations can perform their security-related tasks based on guidelines you help define.\n\nResponsibilities and technologies\n\nAs a Purple Security Engineer, you will be a part of Netcompany Operations and our dedicated Security team. Your work will involve defending critical infrastructure such as airports, large financial institutions, government systems, and other essential sectors. You will handle tasks ranging from identifying improvements and monitoring servers and applications to optimizing response strategies and advising colleagues.\n\nYou will be encouraged to solve technical problems creatively to find the best solutions. Open dialogue about different approaches to enhancing security is an important part of your work as a Purple Security Engineer.\n\nYou will be a trusted advisor for Netcompany’s delivery and project teams regarding how to solve security-related tasks. 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