Why This Role Matters
Cybersecurity is at the heart of everything we do.
As a Cyber Security Engineer, you’ll join our business unit Security Operations Center.
You’ll play a key role in protecting infrastructures, systems, and data for our clients. You’ll be part of a team that doesn’t just react to threats but anticipates them, designs secure architectures, and builds resilient environments.
As a new team member, your primary focus will be to deliver high-quality cybersecurity solutions to our clients. To accomplish this, you’ll have the full support of our in-depth 360° in-house expertise, ensuring you can draw on the collective knowledge and experience of the entire team whenever needed.
In this role, you’ll also serve as an ambassador for Approach, representing our values and commitment to excellence in every client interaction.
What You’ll Be Doing
You’ll be involved in a wide range of cybersecurity missions, covering operational, technical or tactical activities. Depending on our customers’ needs, you could manage a variety of responsibilities.
We want to maintain an agnostic position in cyber while providing services that meet the specific needs of our customers. That’s why our customers are companies of all sizes and in all industries.
As a Cyber Security Engineer, here’s what your day-to-day might look like:
- Designing and implementing secure configurations for servers, virtual systems, and cloud services (hardening, compliance, etc.).
- Managing and improving network security: segmentation, firewalls, IDS/IPS, secure remote access, and Wi-Fi protection.
- Monitoring and analyzing security events using SIEM tools like Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, or Elastic.
- Conducting vulnerability assessments and managing remediation using tools like Tenable, Nessus, or Qualys.
- Supporting secure identity and access management using Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID (including group policies).
- Collaborating on secure cloud architecture (Azure), including Defender for Endpoint, Secure Score, and Sentinel.
- Automating security tasks and incident response using scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, Bash).
- Applying frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK to analyse threats and improve detection strategies.
- Supporting compliance and hardening efforts using a variety of technologies.
- Contributing to container and virtualization security (Docker, Kubernetes, VMware, Hyper-V, etc.).
- Participating in internal security reviews, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives.
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for someone with a solid technical foundation and a proactive mindset.
Here’s what we expect from a Cyber Security Engineer:
- You have of experience in cybersecurity engineering or a related technical role.
- You communicate fluently in English and one of the most common Belgian national languages (French or Dutch)
- You understand how to securely configure systems, networks, and cloud environments.
- You have hands-on experience with SIEM platforms and vulnerability management tools.
- You work confidently within the Microsoft security ecosystem (Azure, Defender, Intune, SCCM, etc.).
- You write scripts in Python, PowerShell, or Bash to automate tasks and improve workflows.
- You apply cybersecurity frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK or CIS Benchmarks in your daily work.
The extras we value:
- Having a concrete experience on Microsoft Cloud security environments (i.e Azure Sentinel) confirmed by Microsoft certifications like AZ-500, SC-200/300/400 is a strong added value in our context.
- Holding other certifications like CompTIA Security+, CASP, CISSP, … or other vendors’ certifications is a plus.
- You have worked with container security tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
- You are familiar with compliance and hardening tools
- You have experience working in a scale-up or fast-paced tech environment.
Who You Are
You are an initiative-taker and act with autonomy. You don’t wait for permission to solve problems or improve what’s around you.
In complex situations, you are the one who will analyse with clarity and structure, and turn insights into practical, effective solutions.
In teams, you can collaborate naturally with others, communicate clearly, and contribute to a respectful, constructive team dynamic.
You stay focused on delivering real impact. Also, you prioritize what matters, adapt quickly, and keep things moving forward.
You care about doing things right, not just getting them done.
What We Offer
- Join a dynamic and recognized company in a booming sector
- Drive ambitious projects from the business needs up to the projects results, leading concrete initiatives while maintaining a holistic view of the project and direct contact with the C-level client sponsor
- Develop your career path and add top-level trainings and certifications to your CV
- As an employee, benefit from an attractive salary package, including a full range of benefits like a company car, competitive insurances, meal vouchers, allowances, 32 days off, up to 3 days homeworking/week, annual bonus, …)
- The opportunity to join the wide Approach Cyber ecosystem and benefit from your colleagues’ strong cyber expertise.
- Fun company events, exclusive team experiences
- Contribute to a safer, fairer world for data subjects and citizens, ensure the serenity of great businesses and essential public institutions
- Live your values daily in a dynamic, fun and multicultural working environment.
Hiring Process
Do you think you’re the person we’re looking for? Then apply now!
What happens next?
Our recruitment team will carefully review your application to assess your experience and skills in relation to our current needs. If your profile aligns with our requirements, you will be in touch with our recruiter, who will appreciate getting to know the person behind your career path. If there is a project and a match, you will have the opportunity to speak with one of our experts and/or your future Manager.
Finally, it will be the role of our customer to validate.
Looking for a richer experience than just staffing? Let’s start working together!
