Senior Rust Developer - Security Focus (all genders)

XIBIX Solutions

Porto

Description

Your responsibilities

  • Developing and maintaining high-quality, secure Rust applications in an agile customer project for a major European energy company
  • Applying secure software development principles and secure coding practices throughout the entire development lifecycle
  • Integrating and operating security tooling such as SAST, DAST, SCA/dependency scanning (e.g. Black Duck) and secret scanning within CI/CD pipelines
  • Analysing and remediating security findings, from dependency vulnerabilities to code-level issues
  • Advising stakeholders on security-related architecture and code decisions, and communicating complex technical topics to technical and non-technical audiences
  • Working closely with cross-functional teams as part of the ACX business unit

Your profile

  • Successfully completed degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a comparable qualification
  • Minimum 5 years of professional experience, with extensive, long-standing hands-on experience in Rust development
  • Solid understanding of secure software development principles and secure coding practices
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, combined with a proactive, solution-oriented working style
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to advise stakeholders on security-related topics
  • Nice to have: experience with DAST and SAST tooling, Black Duck or comparable SCA/dependency scanning tools, and secret scanning tools and practices (e.g. GitLeaks, TruffleHog, GitHub Secret Scanning)

Why us?

  • Comprehensive onboarding and individual mentoring
  • Hybrid working model with remote flexibility (1-2 office days per week in Porto)
  • Work-life balance and flexible working hours
  • Personal and professional development opportunities
  • Modern workplace and a pleasant working atmosphere with close collaboration
  • Exciting and challenging customer projects as well as diverse tasks
  • Appreciative work environment with a positive error culture
  • Free choice of hardware between Mac and Windows