Senior Security Engineer, Application & Platform Security

Sentry • San Francisco, CA

66d • $200,000 - $300,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Sentry is looking for a Security Engineer to join our growing security team, working across application and platform security domains to drive security solutions for hardening our evolving cloud based application and Kubernetes platform. You will partner with engineering to mature Sentry's holistic cloud platform security posture through effective security architecture, threat modeling, coding, and mentoring.

Requirements

• 10+ years of industry experience designing, building, and supporting large-scale distributed systems in production.
• Strong fundamentals in computer science skills.
• Experience in securing container based environments, preferable GCP and/or AWS cloud.
• Expert-level understanding of designing secure Kubernetes.
• Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Experienced and comfortable programming in at least one language, with a strong preference for Python, Go, or Rust.
• Applied knowledge of cryptography, PKI, TLS, and practical implementations.
• An up to date understanding of the threat landscape as it pertains to SaaS companies.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead highly impactful initiatives to solve critical security challenges, from idea formulation to design and implementation.
• Build and nurture cross-company relationships with technical leaders to influence and achieve security objectives.
• Evaluate and plan long term architectural improvements to enable flexible, zero trust systems in a growing tech stack.
• Research and evaluate new technologies to enhance the company's security posture with an eye towards scalability.
• Identify potential threats and vulnerabilities in our systems and data, as well as help develop and implement solutions to safeguard them.
• Enable cross-functional teams to implement security solutions aligned with Secure-by-Design concepts and standards.
• Mentor and guide other engineers.

Benefits

• Eligible to participate in Sentry's employee benefit plans/programs applicable to the candidate's position including incentive compensation, equity grants, paid time off, and group health insurance coverage.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Publishing Industries
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees