Cyber Security Engineer

The purpose of Idorsia is to discover, develop and commercialize innovative medicines to help more patients. To achieve this, we will develop Idorsia into a leading biopharmaceutical company, with a strong scientific core.

Join our Cybersecurity & AI Services team and help protect a dynamic, international organization from evolving cyber threats. In this hands-on technical role, you will take an active part in operating and strengthening key cybersecurity services, with a particular focus on vulnerability management and email security.

You will work closely with experienced cybersecurity engineers while progressively building ownership of critical security platforms. This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex technical problems, staying ahead of emerging threats, and turning security requirements into reliable, practical solutions. Your work will directly contribute to the resilience, compliance, and security of our IT environment.

Job Responsibilities

The Cyber security Engineer will join the Cybersecurity & AI Services team in a hands-on, deeply technical role focused on the daily operation and administration of our vulnerability management and email security platforms. Additionally, you will support log centralization and security awareness services on a regular basis. Working closely with experienced engineers, you will ensure the reliability, security, and compliance of our cybersecurity infrastructure.

• Operate and monitor vulnerability management and email security platforms on a daily basis, ensuring continuous protection and timely response to threats; support log centralization and security awareness tools as required.
• Progressively assume full system administration responsibility for vulnerability management and email security platforms.
• Detect, investigate, and respond to security incidents, particularly vulnerability- and email-related events.
• Maintain and improve platform configurations, integrations, and automation, with primary ownership of vulnerability management and email security systems.
• Maintain clear documentation, procedures, and technical records to support audit readiness.
• Collaborate closely with cybersecurity team members and IT colleagues to deliver reliable, compliant, and secure services.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of security processes, tooling, and ways of working.
• Stay current on new technologies, CVE advisories, and best practices in vulnerability management and email security.

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a comparable field; equivalent practical experience will also be considered.
• At least five years of hands-on experience in a technical cybersecurity role.
• Strong understanding of operating systems, networking, and IT infrastructure; essential for taking ownership of vulnerability management services.
• Experience with vulnerability management tools and processes is a strong advantage.
• Familiarity with email security platforms, log collection or SIEM tools, and security awareness solutions is beneficial.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proactive, well organized, and motivated to grow into end-to-end platform ownership.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.
• Penetration testing experience and scripting or development skills are a plus.

What we offer

• Development – opportunities to grow, learn, and expand your expertise in a dynamic and international organization
• A collaborative culture – a supportive, solution-oriented environment where teamwork, initiative, and new ideas are encouraged
• International exposure – work in a truly multicultural setting with colleagues and partners from around the world

Work  Location: Allschwil, Switzerland

Business Area: Global Information Services

Schedule: Fulltime

Job Type: Permanent

Job ID: 4803

At Idorsia, we harness the power of difference, authenticity, and inclusion to achieve business success.
We encourage all potential candidates with diverse backgrounds of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, and disability to submit their job applications. All applicants will receive consideration.
We are committed to fostering respect, fairness, and equal opportunities for all job applicants and our employees.

Please be informed that if you are selected for this position, your employment will be subject to a pre-employment background screening process, of which you would be informed in greater detail in due course.

Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd ("Idorsia") is committed to a fair and transparent application process. In order to avoid any conflict of interest in line with Idorsia Code of Business Conduct, which would undermine such a commitment, the applicants  must disclose any personal, financial, or other outside interests interfering with the interests of Idorsia. Further, the applicant is obliged to disclose any and all relationships with close or affiliated persons, who are employees of Idorsia or are collaborating with Idorsia in any other contractual relationship. 

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