Lead Security Engineer

Education changes lives. But tech hasn’t lived up to its promise yet. At Kognity, we’re here to change that.

We’re a 125-person EdTech scale-up powering learning in 120+ countries. Our intelligent platform combines rich pedagogy with smart AI to help students and teachers thrive, from international schools to US high schools.

Due to our rapidly growing customer base, we're now searching for a dedicated Security Engineer to take ownership of security and resilience across our platform, helping us keep our pace, stay safe and support better learning for even more students.

Why Kognity?

• Build AI-driven solutions that make learning better.

• Your work will have a global impact.

• You will work with brilliant, hard-working people who care deeply about what they do.

• You will get better at what you do; everyone is expected and supported to learn and improve constantly.

What you’ll do:

• Strengthen and continuously improve Kognity’s security posture, reducing risk and increasing resilience across systems and data

• Automate and streamline security processes like access controls, credential rotations, and compliance checks

• Ensure our platform and organisation remain secure and compliant with GDPR, SOC2, and related standards

• Develop and drive the security strategy and roadmap, balancing risk, compliance, and business opportunity

• Collaborate across teams to ensure secure development, sales enablement, and incident management

• Lead and mentor security champions, fostering security awareness and best practices across the organisation

What we’re looking for:

• Production-level coding skills to make code changes, advise developers and build tools.

• Deeply analytical thinking to identify, prioritise, and mitigate vulnerabilities.

• A collaborative enabler who communicates complex risks in business terms and inspires others to prioritise security

• Experience with cloud environments, automation, and compliance - SOC2 and GDPR

• A curiosity for AI and a drive to experiment with new tools.

How we hire:

• Discovery Call with a Recruiter

• Hiring Manager discussion

• Collaborative coding session

• Security case study

• Values Interview

• CTO Discussion

Our Values

• We take ownership

• We leverage AI

• We drive customer value

• We are transparent

• We take care of ourselves and each other

Benefits

• Truly Hybrid – work from our Stockholm office when you like

• ITP Pension Plan with Nordnet

• Yearly budget of 5,000 SEK to spend on health-related services

• 30 days of paid vacation every year

• Full pay sick leave starting on day 1

Every qualified person will be evaluated regardless of age, gender, identity, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status or religion. We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive team and welcome people of all backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and abilities.

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