Cyber Security Engineer

1,017,630 – 1,706,220 Ft / month

Employer · Citi

Cybersecurity specialistNetwork engineerSystem administratorFull-time

Budapest

Join Citi's forward-thinking security organization as a Cyber Security Engineer, where you will have the opportunity to shape the future of Cybersecurity in Citi. With a focus on cutting-edge technologies and industry best practices, you will design and implement robust security solutions that safeguard the organization against evolving cyber risks.

Tasks

  • Engineer and optimize enterprise firewall platforms such as Palo Alto PAN-OS, Check Point Gaia and troubleshoot performance and reliability issues on high-load proxy, firewall, and network-security components.
  • Collaborate with SOC teams to improve detection coverage, reduce false positives, and validate telemetry and support vulnerability management processes.
  • Build and tune monitoring dashboards using Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix.
  • Perform L3-level Engineering activities across Linux, DNS, networking, routing, authentication, and security layers.
  • Produce clear operational and security documentation for global engineering and audit requirements.

Conditions & benefits

Cafeteria ProgramHome Office AllowanceFor colleagues working in hybrid work modelsPaid Parental Leave ProgramMaternity and paternity leavePrivate Medical Care ProgramPrivate Medical Care Program and onsite medical rooms at our officesPension Plan ContributionContribution to voluntary pension fundGroup Life InsuranceEmployee Assistance Program

Requirements

  • Deep understanding of Check Point/Palo Alto/Fortinet and opensource firewall technologies and will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining firewalls and related security solutions in scale.
  • 5 years in cybersecurity or network security engineering and implementation, hands-on experience with automation tools Ansible, Bash and Python scripting.
  • Familiar how to work with large scale enterprise networks and procedures during research/design and implementation phases.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
  • Strong hands-on experience with firewall deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting
  • Understanding of basic protocols like DNS/HTTP/IPsec, and SSL/TLS while working with firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, Forward, reverse-proxy or WAF solutions.
  • Linux administration expertise -- build, maintain, configure base OS or docker systems individually or through automation, cloud security (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is a plus.

Posted Oct 20, 2026 · Updated 14 days ago · 0 views