Product Security Engineer

Nextdeavor • San Jose, CA

1d • Remote

About The Position

As a Product Security Engineer, you will partner directly with engineering product teams to reduce vulnerability risk and improve the organization's security posture. You will influence remediation priorities, lead incident response efforts, and own key metrics that surface time-to-remediation and SLA adherence. This role is open to Remote work and will engage closely with cross-functional engineering stakeholders.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in vulnerability management
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field
• Experience with vulnerability triage, risk assessment, and incident response
• Knowledge of application security vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10) and mitigation techniques
• Knowledge of infrastructure vulnerabilities, mitigation techniques, and tooling (e.g., Spotlight Crowdstrike, Rapid7 Nexpose)
• Strong understanding of security concepts to support root-cause analysis and data-driven decisions
• Dependability: meets commitments, works independently, accepts accountability, handles change
• Professional verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical security point-of-contact for engineering product teams
• Strategically prioritize and drive remediation of vulnerabilities within SLA
• Lead security response during incidents and coordinate with engineering teams
• Own and report metrics and escalations (e.g., Time-To-Remediation, SLA adherence) to surface risk posture
• Identify and implement strategic improvements and paved-road solutions to improve resilience
• Manage vulnerability backlog and enable risk hygiene across products

Benefits

• health, vision and dental benefits for contract employees
• Paid sick leave eligibility is contingent on state of residence
• Optional 401k Plan (excludes employer match)
• Opportunity to get your foot in the door at a well-established corporation, with potential for extended or permanent full-time employment

What This Job Offers

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