Senior Security Enablement Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ireland, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Take charge of security engineering results as a subject matter expert.

• Discover cross-functional security opportunities and drive enhancements that lead to impactful results.

• Implement secure-coding tools to enhance the security experience for developers.

• Incorporate security measures into CI/CD pipelines, cloud environments, and code review processes.

• Develop reusable secure-by-default patterns and methodologies.

• Prioritize improvements in processes and tools based on the actual risk landscape.

• Recognize gaps in security knowledge and capabilities within the engineering team.

• Facilitate threat-modeling sessions, document findings, and engage in hands-on collaboration.

• Collaborate closely with product teams during design, architecture reviews, and pre-launch phases.

• Guide teams in navigating complex security-related decisions.

• Work alongside Product and Engineering to address security and compliance needs.

• Disseminate insights on security learnings, emerging threats, and lessons learned from incidents.

• Monitor security signals and alerts to foster shared situational awareness.

• Evaluate emerging risks and perform exploratory risk assessments.

• Establish security requirements and review processes for the AWS-hosted, multi-tenant SaaS environment.

• Participate in the on-call rota.

• Assist with security incident response, from triage and containment to post-incident analysis and remediation tracking.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven hands-on experience in secure development, ideally with over 7 years in the field.

• Experience in production coding.

• Extensive background in security engineering or application security roles.

• Strong understanding of AWS security, including IAM, GuardDuty, Security Hub, WAF, and related services.

• Knowledge of common vulnerability types, OWASP principles, and secure SDLC frameworks.

• Experience with SaaS and multi-tenant architectures.

• Proficient in utilizing AI tools to enhance security tasks while applying human judgment.

• Excellent written, verbal, and asynchronous communication skills.

• Ability to build rapport with engineering teams without relying on positional authority.

• Capability to keep stakeholders updated and identify issues early on.

• Comfortable working within a distributed team and taking ownership of outcomes from start to finish.

• Nice to have: Experience in payments or regulated SaaS settings, including PCI DSS, GDPR, or HIPAA.

• Nice to have: Familiarity with Team Topologies or other platform/enabling team structures.

• Nice to have: Experience in offensive security, penetration testing, red teaming, or bug bounty programs.

• Nice to have: Experience in developing security enablement or champion programs.

🏝️ Benefits

• Private healthcare.

• 2 Wellness Days.

• Employee assistance program.

• Free online GP service.

• Competitive compensation.

• Employee Share Purchase Scheme.

• Pension.

• Life Assurance.

• Income Protection.

• Bike to work scheme.

• Tax saver transport tickets.

• 2 weeks leave for Fertility Treatment, Pregnancy Loss, and Menopause.

• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Benefits.

• Supportive learning environment.

• Comprehensive development opportunities.

• Development programs available.

• Access to online resources, including LinkedIn Learning.

• 3 moving days.

• Flexible working hours.

• Possibility of working from home.

• Remote work options available.