Senior Security Engineer – Sec Ops

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New Jersey, +4 more states.

📋 Description

• Oversee the design, architecture, and implementation of security platforms and services.

• Take ownership of and enhance Terraform Infrastructure as Code standards alongside GitHub Actions CI/CD methodologies.

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship through design reviews, code assessments, and secure engineering guidance.

• Facilitate the integration, tuning, and lifecycle management of essential security tools.

• Collaborate with Incident Response, Threat Engineering, and GRC to convert threats, incidents, and compliance requirements into engineering solutions and roadmap priorities.

• Advocate for AI-assisted engineering practices to enhance velocity, code quality, and test coverage.

• Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for incidents involving security tools.

• Promote resilience improvements through capacity planning, disaster recovery strategies, and runbook development.

• Represent the Security Engineering team in architecture reviews and cross-functional technical discussions.

• Deliver production-ready systems punctually and within budget while maintaining engineering and security standards.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive hands-on experience in security engineering or a related domain, including the design and operation of cloud-native security platforms at production scale.

• Experience in security architecture within AWS, OCI, or Aliyun, encompassing multi-account environments and cross-region/CN considerations.

• High level of proficiency with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code methodologies.

• Experience in designing and maintaining secure, reliable CI/CD pipelines, such as those using GitHub Actions.

• Practical experience with SIEM, EDR, DLP, PAM, WAF, SOAR, and vulnerability management tools.

• Proven history of mentoring engineers and steering technical design decisions.

• Advanced skills in scripting and software development, particularly in Python.

• Experience in building and managing production services, APIs, and cron jobs on Kubernetes/EKS.

• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted engineering tools, such as GitHub Copilot and Claude Code.

• Familiarity with Agile and/or DevOps frameworks.

• Proven ability to drive enhancements to team processes and delivery practices.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual incentive bonus.

• Benefits specific to the country.

• Support for accommodation or adjustments during the hiring process.