Senior Security Engineer, Enterprise Security

Braze•Austin, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Braze, we have found our people. We’re a genuinely approachable, exceptionally kind, and intensely passionate crew. We seek to ignite that passion by setting high standards, championing teamwork, and creating work-life harmony as we collectively navigate rapid growth on a global scale while striving for greater equity and opportunity – inside and outside our organization. To flourish here, you must be prepared to set a high bar for yourself and those around you. There is always a way to contribute: Acting with autonomy, having accountability and being open to new perspectives are essential to our continued success. Our deep curiosity to learn and our eagerness to share diverse passions with others gives us balance and injects a one-of-a-kind vibrancy into our culture. If you are driven to solve exhilarating challenges and have a bias toward action in the face of change, you will be empowered to make a real impact here, with a sharp and passionate team at your back. If Braze sounds like a place where you can thrive, we can’t wait to meet you. As a Senior Security Engineer on the Enterprise Security team, you'll protect Braze employees, their assets, and work locations using various tools and technologies. Your responsibilities include investigating malware and advanced threats, implementing DLP in a variety of solutions, securing SAAS applications, hardening internal configurations, proposing security architecture enhancements, and developing alerts & reports. In this role you will build, maintain, and document essential security infrastructure operating at the center of cloud operations, product, app security, and system architecture. That includes developing and enforcing policies, collaborating with other business units to enhance SIEM capabilities, and reviewing business partner technologies for security improvements. This role allows for collaboration with technical stakeholders to further expand upon forensics, Threat investigations, Malware investigations, IAM, SSO, MDM, password management, and vulnerability remediation. Take charge of securing communications, facilitating compliance, and deploying automation. You'll operate independently and collaboratively to implement protective systems and mentor junior associates in security concepts. As a senior team member, you'll help build functionality for a high-scale, growing customer base, collaborate with diverse security professionals, address unique security challenges, participate in on-call rotations, and respond to critical incidents. On-call rotation and working with Security and Engineering resources to help respond to critical incidents and escalations is an active part of this role.

Requirements

5+ years of Security Engineering experience with a strong focus on enterprise security, network security, endpoint security
3+ years of experience working in a corporate security organization/environment with hands on, technical, user facing implementation
Prior experience working as a technical authority in a team environment
A self-starter with great communication and organizational skills
Professional experience with the modern tech stack and protecting SaaS applications
Direct technical and hands on experience with securing Email, Mac endpoints, IAM, Crowdstrike EDR, Enterprise networking security (both endpoint and infra), and forensics
Conduct end-to-end security reviews of SaaS applications, data flow analysis, Technical architecture, authentication and authorization controls, and contractual security requirements, to ensure third-party tools meet organizational security standards
Lead the design, implementation, and continuous tuning of forensics, programs across endpoints, networks, and cloud environments, including policy development, incident triage, data classification alignment, and cross-functional collaboration to prevent unauthorized exfiltration of sensitive data

Nice To Haves

Cloud security experience
AI security
Technical Security Certifications that delve deeper than high level concepts

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and manage security solutions to protect Braze’s users and infrastructure
Develop, facilitate, and implement security infrastructure designed to scale with the organization's growing needs
Act as a secondary knowledge resource for other areas of security including app sec, compliance, cloud security, and system security
Expand SIEM capabilities by configuring detections and enhancing alerting
Develop and document new processes, implement policy control and enforcement, and align with key business stakeholders to drive security initiatives within SaaS applications and automation technologies
Implement automation systems to assist in detections and reporting, and be responsible for prioritizing ingestion and maintaining system operability
Build new functionality that will make it easier, faster, and safer to build for a high scale, growing customer base, and expanding technology footprint
Collaborate with a team of security professionals from varied backgrounds to solve first-in-industry security challenges and fill the use cases of our organization
Participate in an on-call rotation and work with Security and Engineering resources to help respond to critical incidents and escalations regarding your responsible domain
Make key decisions regarding internal product and system deployments
Guide and perform security activities including vulnerability testing and analysis, design and implementation of new solutions/features and investigation into security events
Ensure teams are implementing applications/environments in compliance of defined security policies based on risk avoidance and security best practices
Make recommendations on toolset and process modifications and improvements and production IT security support
Perform the Evaluation and Recommendation of current and future technology solutions to mitigate risk to the business
Participate in documentation and adherence to Security Policies and Operating Procedures

Benefits

Competitive compensation that may include equity
Retirement and Employee Stock Purchase Plans
Flexible paid time off
Comprehensive benefit plans covering medical, dental, vision, life, and disability
Family services that include fertility benefits and equal paid parental leave
Professional development supported by formal career pathing, learning platforms, and a yearly learning stipend
A curated in-office employee experience, designed to foster community, team connections, and innovation
Opportunities to give back to your community, including an annual company-wide Volunteer Week and donation matching
Employee Resource Groups that provide supportive communities within Braze
Collaborative, transparent, and fun culture recognized as a Great Place to Work®