Staff Software Engineer - Security Engineering

Plaid•New York, NY

About The Position

Security Engineering is the engineering function inside the Plaid security org that focuses on developing the industry-leading security systems and infrastructure. Security Engineering owns most of Plaid’s security-related infrastructure: secure data storage, key management systems, internal identity platform, internal authentication systems, internal permission management, and internal authorization service. We develop solutions across data encryption, key management, access control, and data loss prevention to protect sensitive consumer data. We believe in the Zero Trust security model and are always looking for ways to improve our authentication and access control platforms. About the role: You will develop security capabilities to secure Plaid infrastructure and sensitive data access. You will lead the team’s strategic planning in collaboration with the manager and other senior engineers. You will own, maintain, and build Plaid’s security infrastructure and services like IAM Gateway, Key Management System and Network Firewall. You will consult with product engineers to ensure Plaid services meet security standards. You will help educate and support other engineering teams to improve security in their own products and services. You will assist with Plaid’s incident response and security awareness programs.

Requirements

Experience building scalable systems and services.
Experience architecting software systems to meet security, privacy, usability, scalability and cost requirements.
Some type of leadership experience like TL

Nice To Haves

Experience building systems or services related to data encryption, key management, secret management, certificate management, transport security, user authentication, device authentication, service authentication, permission management, authorization systems, and security policy enforcement.
Experience with securing critical and sensitive information assets.
Experience with data platforms and data infrastructure.
Experience with threat modeling, security architecture reviews, or incident response.
Passionate about educating others on security and privacy.

Responsibilities

Develop maintainable and secure software to enhance Plaid's infrastructure and protect sensitive data.
Collaborate with team leaders to develop and execute team strategy in the short and long term.
Communicate effectively with managers and team members regarding project deliverables and progress.
Design and implement technical solutions that align with the evolving needs of the business.
Actively participate in incident response and security awareness initiatives.