Lead Cyber Security Engineer | $140K-$175K + Remote + Equity | Exciting High growth AI Operational Intelligence Startup

PhillyTech.Co • Philadelphia, PA

14h • $140,000 - $175,000 • Remote

About The Position

Our client is hiring a Lead Cyber Security Engineer to help secure the infrastructure, systems, applications, and enterprise environments powering a rapidly scaling AI native SaaS platform. You will lead security initiatives across cloud infrastructure, enterprise systems, compliance, vulnerability management, and operational security while partnering closely with engineering leadership and enterprise customers. This is a highly impactful role with direct visibility into platform architecture, security strategy, compliance readiness, and long term enterprise scalability.

Requirements

• 4-7+ years of hands on experience securing production grade infrastructure, cloud systems, APIs, and enterprise SaaS platforms operating in real world customer environments.
• Experience leading SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliance initiatives/certifications.
• Strong cloud security experience across AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Experience with vulnerability management, SIEM tooling, and threat detection.
• Strong understanding of enterprise SaaS security architecture and multi tenant systems.
• Experience supporting regulated environments and handling customer PII securely.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work cross functionally with technical and non technical teams.
• Startup mentality with strong ownership, urgency, and execution skills.
• Extremely organized and self sufficient with the ability to work independently in a fast paced environment with changing requirements.
• Excited to work in a startup environment with a track record of being adaptable to changing priorities in a fluid high growth environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead security strategy across infrastructure, cloud systems, and enterprise applications.
• Drive SOC 2, ISO 27001, and ISO 42001 readiness/certifications.
• Own vulnerability management, threat monitoring, and incident response workflows.
• Secure APIs, cloud infrastructure, enterprise systems, and multi tenant environments.
• Partner closely with engineering leadership on secure architecture and platform decisions.
• Build and improve internal security policies, controls, and operational procedures.
• Support enterprise customer security reviews, audits, etc.
• Help establish long term security operations, governance, and compliance practices.

Benefits

• 10 days PTO
• Equity
• Paid holidays
• Work from home equipment provided, including laptop and monitors
• Health, medical, and vision coverage
• Early stage startup environment with direct impact on product and company growth
• Opportunity to help shape the future of an AI native enterprise platform

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed