You can demonstrate strong hands-on experience in security engineering, cloud security, application security, or a closely related discipline
You can demonstrate in-depth experience with cloud architectures, primarily AWS
You can demonstrate experience reviewing architectures and embedding security requirements into engineering and operational workflows
You can demonstrate experience assessing and securing modern application environments, including AI and agentic AI features
You can demonstrate experience with vulnerability investigation, prioritization, and remediation management
You can demonstrate practical scripting and automation experience using tools such as Python or Bash
You are comfortable working across technical and non‑technical stakeholders and can communicate risk and recommendations clearly
Experience with SaaS environments. Wiz, CrowdStrike, and Google Workspace are a plus
What the job involves
As a Senior Security Engineer in Austin, you will provide senior‑level expertise to leadership, engineering, and Go‑To‑Market teams while assisting with incident response when necessary
Your primary focus will be partnering with infrastructure and product teams to implement secure‑by‑design architecture, practical security automation, and advanced vulnerability management
Secure by design: Partner with product, platform, and infrastructure engineering teams to design and implement secure solutions
Security review: Review cloud, network and endpoint architectures to ensure security requirements are identified early and integrated effectively
Cloud security: Help engineering teams improve security across the software development lifecycle, cloud environments, and supporting services
Vulnerability management: Investigate security findings, validate risk, partner with owners on remediation plans, and help drive issues to closure
Security engineering projects: Develop and implement security specific solutions that support Sonar’s strategic security plan, including evaluating and introducing new tools and capabilities
Data Leakage: Drive DLP efforts across the company
Customer trust support: Investigate and help address customer security concerns related to Sonar products, cloud platforms, and security controls
Security incidents: As needed, act as a security subject matter expert during investigations, containment, remediation, and post‑incident follow‑up
Threat management: Review relevant threat intelligence, assess how it applies to Sonar, and recommend practical mitigations
Standards and guidance: Contribute to security patterns, engineering guidance, and repeatable practices that make the secure path the easiest path for teams