Role overview

Senior Security Engineer

Requirements and responsibilities

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Security Program Leadership

  • Own and drive the company’s security strategy, roadmap, and overall posture
  • Serve as the internal expert on security best practices and risk management
  • Partner cross-functionally to ensure security is embedded across engineering, product, IT, and legal

Application Security & Secure SDLC

  • Lead threat modeling, secure code reviews, and architecture reviews
  • Define and enforce secure coding standards and vulnerability management processes
  • Drive adoption of SAST, DAST, SCA, and other security tooling

Hands-On Engineering

  • Build and maintain security tooling, automation, and infrastructure as code
  • Implement security controls across application, API, and infrastructure layers
  • Partner with engineers on authentication, authorization, and data protection

Infrastructure & DevSecOps

  • Own vulnerability scanning, patching, and incident response processes
  • Strengthen cloud security (IAM, networking, secrets, logging, monitoring)
  • Integrate security into CI/CD pipelines and automate security gates

Compliance & Policy

  • Partner with Legal to develop and maintain security policies and standards
  • Lead or support compliance efforts (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001)
  • Stay ahead of evolving regulatory requirements

Must-Haves

  • 7+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
  • Strong experience in application security (threat modeling, code review, SDLC integration)
  • Experience securing cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure), including IAM and networking
  • Ability to operate both strategically and tactically—setting direction while staying hands-on
  • Strong communication skills; able to translate security concepts into clear, actionable guidance

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience with compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001)
  • Familiarity with security tooling (SAST, DAST, SCA, SIEM, vulnerability management)
  • Experience building security programs in startup or high-growth environments
  • Relevant certifications (CISSP, CCSP, CSSLP, OSCP), though not required
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FocusSecurity EngineeringRole area
Seniority signalSeniorCandidate level
StackAWS, Azure, CI/CDPrimary skills
Location1 accepted countryEligibility

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