Senior Security Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ghana, +3 more countries.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of application security and collaborate with product teams to strengthen Wave's security posture.

• Provide support for infrastructure security, including safeguarding database security.

• Establish and implement guidelines for the safe use of AI-powered agents.

• Protect agentic tools from threats such as prompt injection, excessive permissions, and data exfiltration.

• Develop policies and technical controls to govern AI usage throughout the organization.

• Create agentic SIEM/SecOps pipelines for AI-driven triage, alerting, and automated response.

• Secure MCP integrations against vulnerabilities like prompt injection, tool misuse, and credential exposure.

• Optimize and maintain security review agents for Wave's codebase, considering threat models and regulatory requirements.

• Formulate internal AI governance standards that address acceptable use, data management, and audit necessities for LLM-powered tools.

• Centralize enforcement of application-level login and permissions, including managing privileged access.

• Revamp secrets management with ephemeral secrets and more stringent access controls.

• Perform security evaluations of public-facing APIs.

• Provide security guidance to the engineering team and conduct design assessments.

• Lead security projects from initial planning to final delivery.

• Report to the Security Team Lead and collaborate closely with the CISO as well as Product and Platform teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least 7-8 years of professional experience, with 3-5 years specifically in a security-related role.

• Strong proficiency in Python.

• Fluent in English.

• Reliable internet connection.

• Capability to work remotely within UTC -5 to +4 time zones.

• Familiarity with cloud technologies.

• Experience in addressing non-conformities.

• Interest in security-focused source code reviews and penetration testing.

• Experience with LLM-based security tools and knowledge of their potential and limitations.

• Resume in English and a cover letter expressing interest in Wave and the position.

🏝️ Benefits

• Wave covers travel expenses once a year to one of our operating countries in Africa.

• Annual stipend of $1200 for meeting with colleagues.

• Attractive equity options.

• Bonuses or promotions for high performers who have been with the company for over six months.

• Subsidized health insurance for you and your dependents.

• Contributions to retirement plans.

• Six months of fully paid parental leave.

• Subsidized fertility assistance.

• Flexible vacation policy, with most employees taking between 30-40 days annually.

• $10,000 annual charitable donation matching.

• Yearly travel to one of our African operating countries.