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Senior Security Engineer – VC Backed Startups

new york, ny • Posted 1 weeks ago
Onsite Full Time IT & Technology


  • Design and implement security controls across applications, cloud infrastructure, internal systems, and development environments

  • Conduct architecture reviews, threat modeling, code reviews, and security assessments for new products and features

  • Identify, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities across the technology stack

  • Embed security into the software development lifecycle through secure coding standards, automated testing, and developer tooling

  • Build and improve detection, monitoring, incident response, and vulnerability management capabilities

  • Partner with engineering and infrastructure teams to strengthen cloud, container, network, identity, and access security

  • Lead or support the investigation and remediation of security incidents

  • Develop reusable security tooling, automation, documentation, and technical guardrails

  • Evaluate third-party technologies, integrations, and vendors for potential security risks

  • Support customer security reviews, enterprise diligence, and technical compliance requirements

  • Help establish security policies and controls aligned with frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, or PCI DSS

  • Mentor engineers and promote shared ownership of security across the organization


Requirements



  • 5+ years of experience across security engineering, application security, cloud security, infrastructure security, or related disciplines

  • Strong software engineering or systems engineering foundation

  • Proficiency in languages such as Python, Go, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Rust

  • Experience securing cloud-native applications and infrastructure on AWS, GCP, or Azure

  • Knowledge of common application and infrastructure vulnerabilities, attack techniques, and mitigation strategies

  • Experience with threat modeling, secure design reviews, penetration testing, or vulnerability research

  • Familiarity with identity and access management, secrets management, encryption, and network security

  • Experience building security automation and integrating controls into CI/CD pipelines

  • Ability to communicate technical risks and recommendations to engineering teams and business stakeholders

  • Strong judgment around risk prioritization, remediation, and balancing security with execution speed

  • Experience in venture-backed startups, security-sensitive industries, or rapidly scaling technology companies


Core Competencies


Demonstrates expertise in security engineering, application security, and cloud security, with a strong foundation in software engineering. Proficient in threat modeling, vulnerability management, and integrating security controls into development processes.


Highest-signal resume keywords



  • Security Engineering

  • Cloud Security

  • Python Programming

  • Threat Modeling

  • Vulnerability Management


ATS Optimization Keywords


Hard Skills



  • Application Security

  • Infrastructure Security

  • Secure Coding Standards

  • Penetration Testing

  • CI/CD Integration

  • Vulnerability Research

  • Incident Response

  • Security Automation

  • Risk Prioritization

  • Technical Compliance


Soft Skills



  • Communication

  • Judgment

  • Mentoring


Certifications & Qualifications



  • SOC 2

  • ISO 27001

  • HIPAA

  • PCI DSS


Industry Keywords



  • Security Controls

  • Cloud-Native Applications

  • Security Assessments

  • Technical Guardrails

  • Security Policies


Tools & Technologies



  • AWS

  • GCP

  • Azure

  • Identity Management

  • Secrets Management

  • Encryption

  • Network Security

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