Lead Security Engineer

About the role

Lead Security Engineer to drive security initiatives that embed secure-by-design principles across all platforms and products. This is an individual contributor role that blends architectural leadership with hands-on engineering, focusing on building scalable tooling for automated detection and response.

What you'll do

• Deliver proactive, secure-by-default protections across the cloud, CI/CD pipelines, and applications by creating tooling and guardrails
• Lead design reviews and threat modeling for high-impact features to identify risks early and ensure mitigations are integrated into the design phase
• Evolve detection and Incident Response capabilities by tuning signals and implementing automated responders to reduce manual toil
• Manage notable security incidents and tabletop exercises, ensuring runbooks and stakeholder communications are improved after each event
• Mentor engineers and team members to uplevel secure coding practices and foster a security-positive culture across the organization
• Monitor emerging security trends, vulnerabilities, and technologies, specifically AI based risks to keep the security posture current
• Partner with product and platform teams to drive security outcomes and reduce risk while maintaining business velocity

What you'll need

• 5+ years of broad, hands-on experience across multiple security domains with strong software engineering fundamentals
• Proficiency in at least one programming language with the ability to write production-quality code
• Proven track record of partnering across functions to drive company-wide security outcomes
• Proficiency in Cloud Platforms (AWS) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Ability to think like both an attacker and a defender to drive improvements in prevention and detection
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex security issues to non-technical audiences

Nice to have

• Experience with Agentic Coding (e.g., Claude, Codex)
• Experience with Orchestration tools (e.g., N8N)
• Familiarity with Central Logging and Monitoring (e.g., Wazuh or other SIEM technologies)
• Experience with Kubernetes and Container Orchestration
• Knowledge of EDR tools like CrowdStrike or SentinelOne

What they offer

• Flexible hours and wellness perks
• 28 paid leave days, well-being days, and compassionate leave
• Performance-based bonuses
• Mentorship, coaching, and internal mobility opportunities
• Inclusive, collaborative team environment