Senior Security Operations Engineer (SOC)

Who we are

You. Better. With Alan.

Alan's vision is to make prevention the new norm of care for all. Our mission is to help people live in good health to 100 while helping employers feel proud, turning health benefits from a cost centre into their most valuable investment.

We're building a vertically integrated health partner that seamlessly unites insurance and smart healthcare delivery into one system.

By connecting all aspects of care - private, public, and direct to consumer - we create the most member-centric healthcare experience. Through deep engagement, we empower everyone to overcome day-to-day health obstacles and live healthier lives.

We partner with 32,000+ companies of all sizes, serving more than 700K members, and have reached €500M+ in ARR.

Our team of 600 people (still growing) operates across France , Spain , Belgium , and Canada .

How we do it ?

About

People joining Alan are often surprised and delighted by our innovative working method. We have a set of cultural values that guide our approach to work, such as:

• Mission is the Boss: We have a mission-first focus with long-term thinking, where all employees act as owners seeking the company's success above all else.
• Member & Customer-led: We are obsessively focused on solving customer problems and creating delightful experiences while building trust.
• Excellence like Athletes: We maintain high standards and talent density, using the Keeper Test to ensure exceptional performance.
• Enlightened Despots: We combine distributed ownership with accountability, empowering decision-makers while maintaining responsibility.
• Radically Transparent: We make information accessible and written-first, promoting async communication while protecting sensitive data.
• Kind, Methodic Optimists: We collaborate genuinely without ego, support teammates, and maintain positive intent while assuming the best.
• Empathetic Challengers: We give direct feedback with empathy, praise strengths, and focus on growth through candid communication.
• Bold & Creative Contrarians: We think differently to achieve greatness, challenge expertise with first principles, and embrace calculated risks.
• Disciplined Executors: We focus on making good decisions quickly, maintain accountability, and break down problems into manageable pieces.
• Fight for Simplicity: We eliminate unnecessary processes, stay concise and articulate, and maintain smart frugality while solving problems pragmatically.
  
  

️ Help us build our Security Operations Center ️

At Alan, we're building the future of healthcare, and security is at the heart of everything we do. As we scale, we're looking for a Security Engineer to join our Security team.

Role

In this role, you'll contribute to building our Security Operations (SOC) work-stream alongside another SecOps teammate, focusing on proactive threat prevention of our cloud architecture. You'll be at the frontline of our security efforts, working on:

Security Operations organisation

• Use your threat hunting capabilities to build and optimize monitoring strategies addressing critical risks in our cloud environment
• Contribute to scaling our internal SOC by developing and improving processes, policies, and tooling
• Create and maintain security playbooks and technical playbooks to enhance team knowledge and foster autonomy and distributed ownership
  
  

Security detection & response

• Maintain our monitoring system, addressing triggered alerts and fighting false positives
• Contribute to security incident response from initial detection through containment and recovery
• Drive continuous improvement through post-incident analysis and lessons learned
  
  

Security at Alan

• Participate in key security team activities including ISO 27001 compliance, security awareness programs, and company-wide security support
• Share security best practices and knowledge with teams across the organization
• Be an ambassador for security across Alan through clear communication and impactful metrics
  
  

️ If you have some of the following, you may be a great fit ️

We're looking for a Security Engineer with 5+ years in the cybersecurity field and strong threat intelligence capabilities in cloud-native environments.

Technical Expertise

• Strong knowledge of cloud security, particularly AWS security best practices
• Experience with threat hunting, IOC identification and threat intelligence analysis
• Proficiency with SIEM platforms and security tools (EDR/XDR, IDS/IPS, vulnerability scanners, ...)
• Experience in security operations activities (detection and/or response)
• Strong technical investigation and problem-solving skills
  
  

Professional & Personal Qualities

• Curiosity to explore security domains beyond your immediate scope and identify potential security gaps
• Ability to create clear documentation and share knowledge effectively across teams
• Autonomous mindset with strong collaborative approach to cross-functional projects
• Business-minded approach with ability to find security trade-offs that balance risk and business needs
• Strong communication skills in English for documentation, stakeholder updates, and cross-team collaboration
  
  

What makes this role exciting

• Build Security Operations: In a fast-scaling international healthtech environment
• Small team, big impact: Direct influence on security strategy with autonomy to test and implement new approaches
• Cross-team collaboration: Work closely with Engineering, Product, and Business teams to embed security thinking
• Mission-driven work: Protect sensitive healthcare data for ~700k members across 4 countries
• Shape your own security career path: Your curiosity and growth drive your trajectory at Alan
  
  

Perks & Benefits

At Alan, we believe that being in good health is a basic need, and it starts with our employees. This is why Alaners are provided with a stimulating environment and perks ensuring they are happy, efficient and spend only high-quality time with co-workers.

Therefore, we offer:

• Fair rewards. Generous equity packages complement your base salary, for permanent contracts only.
• Flexible Office. Amazing office space at our HQ, sponsored co-working hubs or a full-remote experience with home office equipment sponsorship, we want you to live where you’re the happiest.
• All the tools you need. Top of the range equipment: Macbook Pro, keyboard, laptop stand, monitor, and Bose noise-canceling headphones.
• Flexible vacation policy and flexible working hours. Organize your time as you wish.
• Delightful healthcare insurance: Extremely comprehensive health insurance - 100% for you and your children, 90-100% for partners depending on your country (permanent contracts only).
• Transport. Generous transit benefit
• Learning & Training opportunities. A highly flexible Training policy free books and budget to attend and speak at conferences if the opportunity arises.
• Personal growth through coaching: At Alan, coaching isn't just a perk - it's core to who we are. Every Alaner is paired with a dedicated coach from day one, who helps maximize their impact, nurture engagement, and navigate Alan's values to develop their full potential. Learn more about our coaching culture.
• Parental leave. Extended parental leave for all new parents, for permanent contracts only.
  
  

We're targeting a hire around D level within our career framework for this role.

Important note: we hire people, not roles.

If you're excited about this opportunity but don't check every box, we'd love to hear from you. Everyone, no matter how underrepresented, should feel free to apply as it can only bring learnings or success.

If you identify yourself as a woman: Did you know that research shows women often apply only when meeting 100% of requirements?

Remember, this is just a guide, not a checklist.

We'll be thrilled to receive your application!

Check out our About Alan and Career pages, as well as our Medium, blog and Glassdoor page for more info.