Job VC

Industry:
Energy
Start Date:
17 August 2026
Duration:
Until 31 December 2026 (with possible extension)
Workload:
100%
Location:
Remote
Language:
English
Eligibility:

EU residents only
Our client in the energy industry is looking for a
Senior Rust Engineer
to join a security-focused project aimed at building a scalable
Secret Detection Platform
.
The platform detects sensitive information across source code repositories, configuration files, and CI/CD pipelines. The solution extends
Gitleaks
with custom Rust components, advanced detection logic, and ML-assisted false-positive classification to improve detection accuracy and performance.
Key Responsibilities
Independently pick up and deliver User Stories from the backlog according to priority.
Design, develop, and optimize a Gitleaks-based Secret Scanning solution.
Develop custom detection capabilities and extensions using
Rust
.
Design and implement workload distribution and horizontal scaling using
Kafka
and
AWS Fargate
.
Create and maintain detection patterns and
Regex
rules for various secret types.
Integrate the solution into
GitLab CI/CD
pipelines with automated policy enforcement.
Integrate
ML/LLM models (ONNX Runtime)
to improve false-positive classification and detection accuracy.
Produce high-quality technical documentation in
Markdown
and support knowledge sharing across development teams.
Promote and enforce application security best practices.
Continuously improve scan performance, scalability, and detection quality.
Develop dashboards and metrics to visualize security posture, scan coverage, remediation SLAs, and risk reduction.
Containerize services using
Docker
where appropriate.
Mandatory Skills
Strong commercial experience with
Rust
.
Deep understanding of
GitLab CI/CD
, including pipeline architecture, job orchestration, and best practices.
Hands-on experience with
Kafka
for workload distribution and scaling.
Strong knowledge of
Secret Management
, secret types, and secure handling practices.
Experience with
GitLab Policies
and security compliance.
Excellent knowledge of
Regular Expressions (Regex)
.
Experience with
Git
and distributed version control.
Practical experience with
Secret Scanning
tools (preferably
Gitleaks
) and their integration.
Experience writing professional technical documentation in
Markdown
.
Nice to Have
Experience with
Docker
Experience with
AWS Fargate
Experience with
Gitleaks
Knowledge of
ML/LLM
concepts and experience integrating or consuming
ONNX
models
Experience with
Kubernetes
Background in
Application Security
,
DevSecOps
, or
SAST
Candidate Submission Requirements
Please include the following information with every CV:
Full Name (as shown on ID)
Availability
Hourly Rate (EUR)
Country of Residence
Date of Birth
Availability for a Recruiter Call
Important:
Please ensure all mandatory skills are clearly highlighted in the CV. Profiles that do not explicitly demonstrate the required experience or do not include the requested candidate information will not be considered.