Lead Security Engineer

Charlie Health Engineering, Product & Design • New York, NY

18h • $180,000 - $240,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Charlie Health is seeking an experienced Lead Security Engineer to join our Information Security team. In this role, you will partner closely with engineering and product teams to embed secure development practices across the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC). You will be the subject matter expert on application security, guiding the business in building secure, scalable and HIPAA-compliant software solutions. We’re a team of passionate, forward-thinking professionals eager to take on the challenge of the mental health crisis and play a formative role in providing life-saving solutions. If you’re inspired by our mission and energized by the opportunity to increase access to mental healthcare and impact millions of lives in a profound way, apply today.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in application security, secure software development, or related roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency in secure coding practices and languages such as TypeScript, Node, Python, Java, C++ or similar.
• Ability to contribute code changes to production applications as needed, including debugging, fixing security vulnerabilities, and collaborating with engineering teams on secure feature development.
• Hands-on experience with application security tools (e.g., Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Fiddler).
• Deep understanding of web application vulnerabilities: XSS, CSRF, SQLi, session management, etc.
• Experience implementing security in CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Action and agile development workflows.
• Familiarity with management and deployment of SAST, DAST, and SCA tooling
• Knowledge of authentication technologies (i.e. Auth0, Okta, etc) and how to securely integrate them with applications
• Strong communication skills with ability to clearly articulate risk to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Please note: candidates located within a 75-minute commute of our NYC office are expected to work onsite 4 days/w

Nice To Haves

• Experience with HIPAA and securing applications in healthcare environments.
• OSCP, OSWE or other relevant security certifications.
• Experience securing custom software collaboratively on a team.
• Familiarity with AWS cloud platform.
• Experience contributing to or managing bug bounty programs.
• Knowledge of security standards such as SOC2, ISO 27001/2, NIST 800-53, HITRUST, or HIPAA Security Rule.
• Ability to write proof-of-concept exploits and perform advanced security analysis.

Responsibilities

• Security Integration & Guidance
• Collaborate with product and IT engineering teams to design secure applications and features.
• Educate developers on secure coding practices and security testing.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on internal application security and SDLC controls.
• Assessment & Threat Modeling
• Conduct code reviews, threat models and risk assessments to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities early.
• Perform internal penetration testing and support incident response for application-level issues.
• Continuously monitor the threat landscape to proactively adjust defenses and strategies.
• Tooling & Automation
• Develop and implement tools and frameworks to integrate security into CI/CD pipelines.
• Work with teams to build and enforce secure SDLC controls in a fast-paced agile environment.
• Own and enhance application vulnerability management and remediation processes.
• Collaboration & Policy
• Lead implementation of security policies, standards and remediation processes.
• Work cross-functionally to balance security risks with business objectives and product timelines.
• Participate in security incident response, forensic investigations and security incident postmortems related to applications and systems.

Benefits

• Charlie Health is pleased to offer comprehensive benefits to all full-time, exempt employees.
• Read more about our benefits here.
• The total target base compensation for this role will be between $180,000 and $240,000 per year at the commencement of employment.
• Please note, pay will be determined on an individualized basis and will be impacted by location, experience, expertise, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations.
• Further, cash compensation is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may include stock options and other Charlie Health-sponsored benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level