Security Engineer

Chainguard

5d • $105,000 - $123,000 • Remote

About The Position

Ready to trade security headaches for the satisfaction of outsmarting cyber threats and having a little fun along the way?
As a Security Engineer, your role will be to enable Chainguardians to do their best work through collaborative low-friction Information Security. You will work closely with the security team and collaborate with teams across the company to improve our security posture and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations. A successful candidate will possess a strong technical background, excellent problem-solving abilities, relentless curiosity, and a team first mentality.
bonfires are my jam

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in software development, security, or combination of the two
• Experience securing Cloud-native environments
• Experience with endpoint detection and response
• Familiarity with macOS or Linux security controls
• Ability to work independently across multiple simultaneous work streams
• Digital forensics and incident response knowledge, skills, and experience
• Ability to craft automation with languages such as Go, Python, or Shell.
• Superb interpersonal and communication skills (no assholes)
• Bachelor’s of Science degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Security, Information Systems

Nice To Haves

• Offensive security and or open-source software development a plus
• Investigative mindset

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy innovative technical controls to detect and prevent security incidents.
• Contribute to incident response efforts, including tabletop exercises.
• Collaborate across teams to integrate security best practices into products and processes.
• Deploy and optimize detection and response automation.
• Continuously research the latest security threats.
• This position includes rotational on-call responsibilities; Not brutal- the workload is reasonable and shared across the team.

Benefits

• Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.
• Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options (yes, you read that correctly: 10 years!).
• 100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents. Nothing comes out of your paycheck.
• ∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need – to do our best work, we need to recharge and reset.
• 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child's first year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees