Career opportunities: Cyber Security Engineer

Type of vacancy: Regular
City: Schiphol Rijk
Hours per week: 40
Education: Hbo; Wo
Apply before: 01/09/2026

Introduction

Air France-KLM, a major player in global air transport, is strengthening its Information Systems department and investing massively in cybersecurity. Faced with a growing threat, we are looking for passionate talents to join our teams and contribute to the protection of our infrastructure.

What are you going to do?

As part of strengthening our OPS department, we are looking for an experienced Cybersecurity Engineer to join our Border Control team. The Border Control team, located in Amsterdam Schiphol-Rijk and in Toulouse – France,  is responsible for perimeter protection, ensuring the security and monitoring of our organization's network boundaries. 

You will be in charge of safeguarding our network flows and ensuring compliance with all relevant standards.

• Design, deploy, and maintain perimeter security solutions (firewalls, proxies, intrusion detection and prevention systems, VPNs, etc.).
• Manage daily security incidents related to network perimeter and participate in the resolution of major incidents.
• Perform risk analyses, propose, and implement appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with network, systems, and development teams to ensure comprehensive and coherent security.
• Draft and update technical documentation and operational procedures.
• Participate in technology watch and assessment of new security solutions.
• Ensure security measures comply with internal standards and current regulations.

Where do you land?

You will be part of a team including KLM personnel and Air France personnel. Your official location will be our office at Schiphol-Rijk.
You will interact regularly with many people with different profiles: enterprise architects, cybersecurity engineers, SOC specialists, network engineers, development and business teams in charge of our applications, security partners, CISO team.

Your profile

• Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or equivalent.
• At least 2 years of professional experience in cybersecurity, preferably in demanding environments.
• knowledge of network security architectures and related technologies (firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPN, DNS, proxy, etc.).
• experience with solutions such as Fortinet, Checkpoint, Native cloud firewall solutions.
• Good understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, etc.) and related security issues.
• Ability to work in a team, manage priorities, and handle crisis situations.
• Analytical mindset, attention to detail, and a strong sense of confidentiality.
• Technical English required.

Nice to have :

• Proficiency with scripting tools (Python, Bash, etc.)
• Experience with cloud environments (Azure, GCP)

Competencies
We offer

• A gross salary between €4.252,77 and €6.075,38 per month;
• Plenty of scope for personal development and great advancement opportunities;
• An excellent pension scheme and 8% holiday allowance;
• A year-end bonus of 8.33%; 
• A profit-sharing scheme, up to 20%;
• 25 leave days and 5 extra days off;
• 7 extra days off if you work irregular shifts;
• Substantial discount on airfare (when you have been employed for at least 6 months);
• A sustainable transport policy, which allows you, among other things, to use all public transport for your commute within the Netherlands, free of charge;
• If your job allows it: working from home and up to 8 weeks working from abroad (EU and Caribbean);
• 2% development budget;

Ready for your next destination?

Don't wait any longer and apply for this function before the final boarding call on 01/09/2026 A motivation letter is no longer required; we will simply ask you a couple of questions during your online application. Within two weeks, you will receive a message from us. Your application procedure consists of two interviews and a security research.

Did you know that according to research, women are less likely to apply than men when they don't meet all the job requirements? What a shame. Because, in our view, 'the perfect candidate' is a myth. So, if you have the drive to grow in aspects of this role, we look forward to your application.

A file check (for ex-KLM-employees) and/or a reference check can be part of the application procedure. By applying for this vacancy you consent to these checks.

Questions?

If you would like to know more about the position, please contact the hiring manager. Call or e-mail the recruiter for questions about the application process. In both cases, don't forget to mention the vacancy number: #20225. At KLM, we believe in the power of diversity. Would you like to read more about this? Please see our statement.

Hiring manager

Laurent Simon:  

Recruiter

Shehenaaz Soebratie: SHEHENAAZ..COM  

Details from this vacancy are not to be used for marketing purposes.

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