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Security Engineer

Security Engineer

CompanyNoetica
LocationNew York, NY, USA
Salary$155000 – $195000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • Strong proficiency in Python and JavaScript — bonus for experience building internal security tools
  • 5+ years of professional application security/security engineering experience.
  • Proficiency with SAST/DAST tools, secure coding practices, and security frameworks.
  • Direct experience securing single-tenant infrastructure and applications.
  • Strong experience designing effective security testing and continuous security validation.
  • Experience conducting source code reviews and penetration testing
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.
  • Ability to communicate risk and remediation clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • A self-starting, problem-solving approach biased towards action and scope minimization.

Responsibilities

  • Build security frameworks with privacy-by-design principles as foundational elements, not afterthoughts.
  • Develop secure coding standards that are practical and effective, making it easy for all engineers to contribute securely.
  • Design and implement security testing automation that’s thorough, well-documented, and empowers engineering teams to identify vulnerabilities early.
  • Extend and create reliable security monitoring systems that detect threats proactively and reduce the risk of security incidents.
  • Simplify complex security requirements into more manageable solutions that are easier to understand and implement.
  • Optimize security controls through intelligent risk assessment and efficient threat modeling based on actual attack vectors.
  • Work with platform engineers to implement least-privilege access controls that protect our systems while still allowing engineers to be productive.

Preferred Qualifications

  • You have experience implementing security monitoring across isolated environments.
  • You have experience optimizing security controls for performance in data-intensive environments.
  • You have a strong DevOps background or have worked closely with platform teams in the past.
  • You have experience with security incident response exercises and planning.
  • You are interested in language, law, finance, or economics.
  • You thrive in a high-leverage, fast-paced environment.