Job Description

As an

Information Security Analyst

, you will be part of

idealo’s

highly motivated

Security Detection and Response (SDR) Team

. In this role, you will help shape the future of

security

in a fast-growing, increasingly

AI-driven cloud environment

. It is a fantastic opportunity to bring your ideas to life, strengthen

idealo’s security posture

, and make a tangible impact across the organization.


Together with your team, you will take ownership of

security monitoring

,

anomaly detection

,

bot and brand protection

, and

incident response

— continuously refining

SIEM rules

and

playbooks

to enhance actionable insights and strengthen our response capabilities.


You will actively contribute to embed

“security by design”

into our

AI

and

cloud services

, ensuring resilience and trust at scale.

About your new role

Analyse, monitor and report

on all

security related events and incidents

. Develop and continuously improve

alerting mechanisms

and

monitoring workflows

.

Investigate potential security incidents

, perform

digital forensics

, and

gather evidence

. Create

AI agent workflows

supporting

alert verification

and

incident response

. Lead and support

incident response activities

. Define and revise

Indicators of Compromise (IoCs)

to detect

attacks

,

intrusions

, or

illegal behaviors

. Create corresponding

detection rules

and fine-tune them. Perform

analysis of bot traffic

harming

idealo’s platform

and create effective

rules

for handling it. Communicate findings clearly to both

technical and non-technical stakeholders

, helping teams implement effective

countermeasures

. Collaborate closely with

infrastructure

,

development

and

security teams

to embed

security

into daily operations and protect

idealo’s data

and

infrastructure

from

attacks

.

Skills & Requirements

5+ years of experience

as an “Information Security Analyst” or related area Deep

technical understanding

of the technologies and

attack vectors

in the following fields: preferably in

web applications

,

AWS Cloud infrastructure

or

Microsoft Cloud Services (Defender for Endpoint/Office, M365, Azure AD)

. Ability to

build tools to automate tasks

using

scripting and query languages

(e.g.

Python, Lucene, KQL

) and experience with

automation frameworks

and

infrastructure-as-code tools

(e.g.

Terraform, CloudFormation, GitHub Actions

). Enthusiasm for digging into

logs

of several technologies to find the

root cause

or

evidence

for an

incident

. Familiarity with

SIEM platforms

,

anomaly detection

, and

infrastructure- and application log analysis

. Experience in

handling, managing, and resolving security incidents

. Practical experience in

advanced threat hunting

or

digital forensics

. Ability to keep a

cool head in pressuring situations

and make

decisions based on facts

collected by you and other experts.

Solid analytical skills

, systematic and structured

problem-solving

, with the ability to

think laterally

and challenge existing concepts. Capacity to

quickly understand technical complexities

and translate these to a

less technical audience

.

At idealo you can expect

You need vacation?

We offer you 30 days of vacation.

Not enough?

You can "buy" an additional 15 days every year by converting your salary and it's seen as a positive thing.

You want to further your education?

We take your personal development goals seriously and, in addition to our idealo Learning Hub, eLearning offerings (e.g., Udemy), coaching & mediation, we also offer you the opportunity to benefit individually from additional learning and development budget.

And what about the office?

Our office in the heart of Berlin offers excellent free lunch, as well as free coffee, lemonades and after-work beer, in addition to the "standard foosball". It also has a fabulous rooftop terrace with view of the whole of berlin where you can network with colleagues from our group of companies.

You want full flexibility on your way to work and beyond?

No problem with a job bike or Deutschlandticket - and it's environmentally friendly, too!

You don't live in Germany yet?

We support you in the visa process and with your relocation.

Want to keep yourself fit?

We offer many different fitness and sports options, such as an Urban Sports or Gympass membership, to suit your personal needs.

About idealo

idealo is a Berlin success story: in 2000 we started out with the mission of helping consumers make the best purchasing decisions. Today, with ~2.5 million visits per day, ~50,000 shops, and more than ~500 million product offers, we are one of the most popular German e-commerce websites and one of the leading European shopping and comparison platforms. We are active as a price comparison platform in six countries (Austria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, and Spain).

We are located in the heart of Berlin and offer a unique idealo spirit. Your ideas are the driving force that moves our business forward. Not only our product portfolio is diverse, but also the people who work on it. We want you just as you are! Origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or a degree of disability are irrelevant.

If you are passionate about improving the world of online shopping alongside ~700 idealos from ~60 nations, we are happy to receive your application!

Information for applicants with severe disabilities:

As an applicant with a severe disability, you can get advice from our Representative Body for Severely Disabled People (SBV) during the application process. Please inform us regarding this topic.


For the inclusion of people with disabilities, our office is accessible without steps. When you start with us, we will see what else is needed!


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