Senior Security Analyst - Germany

About the role

Responsibilities

• Assess the security posture of insureds and prospective insureds across programs, technologies, controls, and business environments.
• Investigate incidents and cyber insurance claims to identify root cause, attack vectors, control gaps, and opportunities for prevention.
• Advise customers and security leaders on practical, prioritized improvements across architecture, cloud security, data protection, and compliance.
• Translate threat intelligence and observed attacker behavior into detection tradecraft and actionable security recommendations.
• Partner with Product and cross-functional teams to improve risk models, underwriting approaches, and security-focused applications.
• Track emerging practices, regulatory developments, and industry trends to inform Coalition’s customers, processes, and products.

Skills and Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in security analysis, blue-team or defensive security, penetration testing, red-team operations, incident response, or a related discipline.
• Expert understanding of network threat lifecycles, attack vectors, exploitation methods, and attacker TTPs.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP protocols, network analysis, and network and security applications, including log analysis and network traffic capture analysis.
• Ability to investigate incidents and claims, determine root cause, and recommend effective preventive or detective controls.
• Familiarity with NIST, ISO, HIPAA, and PCI frameworks and their practical application.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to provide clear recommendations to technical and executive audiences.
• Effective in a fast-paced, evolving environment where they can help improve processes and products.
• Fluent written and verbal communication skills in both English and German are required. 

Bonus Points

• Experience analyzing cyber insurance claims or translating security findings into underwriting, rating, or risk-scoring inputs.
• Hands-on experience with cloud security, security architecture, data protection, or security control assessments.
• Background in threat intelligence and developing detection tradecraft from observed attacker behavior.
• Experience advising CISOs or customers on prioritizing security improvements based on risk, feasibility, and business context.
• Demonstrated ability to create or improve internal security processes, products, or analytical methodologies.

Bonus Points 

• Experience analyzing cyber insurance claims or translating security findings into underwriting, rating, or risk-scoring inputs.
• Hands-on experience with cloud security, security architecture, data protection, or security control assessments.
• Background in threat intelligence and developing detection tradecraft from observed attacker behavior.
• Experience advising CISOs or customers on prioritizing security improvements based on risk, feasibility, and business context.
• Demonstrated ability to create or improve internal security processes, products, or analytical methodologies.

Perks

• Full time employment contract in Germany 
• Supplemental preventative medical insurance (bKV), 100% covered by the employer 
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, 100% covered by employer
• 30+ paid vacation days
• Position based in Germany, in full remote work setup
• Annual home office stipend + access to coworking spaces
• Mental & physical health wellness programs
• Competitive compensation and opportunity for advancement

*This job posting is open to all genders.