Cyber defense center
Pubblicato il 03-09-2026 - Würth Phoenix in Bolzano
Cyber Defense Center (CDC) Elastic Engineer With over 1,000 IT specialists across 6 countries, we develop and promote new business models within the Würth Group. We are seeking an Elastic Engineer to join our international Security Operations Center (SOC). The selected candidate will play a strategic role in the management, optimization, and scalability of the Elastic Stack-based SIEM platform, actively contributing to the enhancement of core threat detection and incident response capabilities.
Responsibilities:
Administer and manage the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Beats) used as the SOC's central SIEM platform. Design and optimize Elasticsearch clusters in distributed and high-availability environments. Develop data ingestion pipelines from heterogeneous sources using Logstash and Beats. Optimize performance, index mappings, and queries to enable efficient search and correlation. Collaborate with SOC analysts and security teams to integrate new data sources and detection use cases. Automate deployment, updates, and backups of the infrastructure.
Implement security controls (X-Pack, TLS, RBAC) for the Elastic platform. Write and update technical documentation and operational procedures.
Requirements:
Solid experience with Elastic Stack in production environments. Deep understanding of SIEM architectures and security monitoring best practices. Experience with log management, data parsing, and normalization. Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts, threat intelligence, and detection engineering. Strong command of Linux systems and scripting (Bash, Python). Knowledge of automation and CI/CD tools (e.g., Ansible, Git Lab CI, Terraform). Basic networking skills and understanding of common logging protocols (e.g., Syslog, JSON, HTTP APIs). Ability to work effectively in international and cross-functional teams. High level of autonomy and strong problem-solving Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Fluency in Italian and professional