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Founding Security Engineer

washington, dc • Posted 3 days ago
Onsite Full Time IT & Technology

Responsibilities

  • Build and run detection: write, tune, and respond to Python-based rules to catch anomalous activity and improve signal-to-noise.
  • Partner with our Infrastructure team to secure GCP + cloud networking and improve Kubernetes security.
  • Strengthen application security and help make pragmatic upgrades (e.g., Next.js, dependencies).
  • Improve security through code + automation (guardrails, checks, remediation workflows).
  • Own vulnerability management end-to-end: identify, prioritize, and drive fixes to closure in coordination with codeowners.
  • Help build a strong security culture through clear guidance, training, and partnership with engineers.
  • Develop technical and policy frameworks to guide ambitious and safe AI adoption company-wide.
  • Collaborate closely with engineering on secure product design and technical implementation.

Requirements

  • 5–8 years of experience, with meaningful time focusing on security.
  • Strong understanding of cloud security + networking (GCP preferred).
  • Comfortable reading code and shipping fixes; Python scripting strongly preferred.
  • Experience operating security tooling (endpoint/EDR, MDM, audit logging/alerting, CSPM).
  • Familiarity with GitHub, Terraform, and CI/CD security fundamentals.
  • Desire to enable innovation and development.

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