(Senior) Platform Engineer - Security Service Edge (f/m/d)

E.ON Digital Technology GmbH | Permanent | Part or Full time

You have a passion for technology and want to make the world a greener place?

Then become a playmaker and join our team as (Senior) Platform Engineer - Security Service Edge (f/m/d) at E.ON Digital Technology.

We play a key role in shaping the energy transition by leading E.ON's digital transformation across Europe. We explore new paths by developing ideas, breaking new ground, making visions reality, and bringing new technologies to life. We deliver sustainable technology solutions because…

… it’s on us to make new energy work!

The Team - your impact

The Secure App & Internet Access team is an agile team responsible for providing secure, reliable access to all internal and external applications for E.ON employees. Our scope includes both IT and OT applications, ensuring seamless and compliant connectivity across the enterprise.

Your Role – meaningful & rewarding

• Design, implement, and evolve our Zscaler setup used globally across E.ON

• Support in building and maintaining infrastructure as‑ code modules (OpenTofu‑/Terraform) to automate platform rollout, policy deployment, and lifecycle operations

• Continuously improve the platform’s reliability, observability, performance, and security posture

• Drive architectural decisions and align designs with E.ON’s overall security principles and technology strategy

• Collaborate with cross functional‑ teams, including security architects, network engineering, workplace engineering, and application teams

• Provide guidance and technical expertise to accelerate adoption and ensure consistent governance across the organization

• Identify and implement automation opportunities to reduce manual effort, increase consistency, and accelerate service delivery

Your Profile – authentic & open‑minded

• Deep experience in security engineering or network engineering, ideally focused on Secure Service Edge (SSE) or Zero‑Trust Network Access (ZTNA)

• Hands‑on expertise with Zscaler, or comparable SSE platforms

• Solid understanding of modern internet security concepts, secure access patterns, DNS, proxy architectures, traffic inspection, and identity‑driven policy enforcement

• Ability to translate complex business needs into secure, scalable, and automated technical solutions plus proven experience with regard to working in large enterprise environments with global user populations

• Structured, collaborative, resilient, and confident working style with strong customer focus and problem solving‑ mindset

• Eager to work in a central product team with high visibility and impact

• Business fluent in English, conversational in German

Our Benefits - smart & useful

• We provide full flexibility: Do your work from wherever you want in Germany; of course including all our great offices (from Hamburg to Munich). You want even more? Go on workation for up to 20 days per year within Europe.

• Recharge your energy: You have 30 holidays per year (Christmas and New Year´s Eve are always free days). Your battery still needs charging? You can exchange parts of your salary for more holidays or you take a sabbatical.

• Your development: We grow – and we want you to grow with us! We support you with individual trainings and push your personal and professional development to the next level.

• We elevate your mobility: From car and bike leasing schemes to job tickets for most of our locations– your way is our way.

• We also think ahead: With our company retirements scheme and a great insurance package we take care of your future.

• This is by far not all: We are looking forward to speaking with you about further benefits during the recruiting process.

Do you have questions? For further information please contact the Talent Acquisition Team, ­EDT_Talent_Acquisition@eon.com.

Please understand that for data protection reasons we can only accept applications submitted via our portal. Unfortunately, we cannot consider application documents that reach us by email or post.

What you need to know: Job Req ID: 244122 Contract type: Permanent Working time: Part or Full time Company: E.ON Digital Technology GmbH Location: Essen, Hannover, München Function area: IT/Digital; IT Infrastructure & Services