Lead Security Engineer

The Team:

The Security Engineering Lead will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the organization's security infrastructure. This role requires a highly skilled professional who can lead a team of engineers, implement innovative security solutions, and ensure the resilience of the organization’s systems and networks. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in security engineering, a strong technical background, and the ability to manage and deliver complex security projects.

**This Role does NOT provide sponsorship**

Salary: $150k-$190k base w/ 20% bonus

Responsibilities:

• Leadership and Management: Lead and mentor a team of security engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation. Build and scale a global team to meet organizational needs.
• Architecting Security Solutions: Assist teams in designing and implementing advanced security solutions, including cloud security, privilege access management and application/system security.
• Collaboration: Partner with software development, infrastructure, and operations teams to embed security into the development lifecycle and operational processes.
• Performance Optimization: Regularly evaluate and optimize existing security tools and technologies to ensure maximum efficacy and efficiency.
• Training and Knowledge Sharing: Develop and deliver technical security training to engineers and other staff, ensuring a strong organizational security posture.
• Documentation and Reporting: Create detailed documentation for security systems and processes, and provide regular project reports senior management.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Experience (3 year) in people leadership roles, nurturing security engineers into high-performing teams.
• Experience (5 years) in a security engineering role, focusing on designing and implementing security solutions and managing security infrastructure, both on-premise and cloud.
• Experience working with privilege and identity management solutions.
• Experience with operating system security and system hardening.
• Knowledge of network security principles, protocols, and technologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess risks and develop appropriate security controls.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex security concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to mentor and guide junior team members.

Skills and Experience That Would Help You Stand Out:

• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field. A master's degree is a plus.
• Professional certifications such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) are highly desirable.
• Linux security experience
• Familiarity with DevSecOps and integrating security into CI/CD pipelines.
• Scripting experience.