CareerPlan

Staff Security Engineer

USAFull-time$160k2026-10-14 → 2026-11-10

Core

Embed security into architecture and processes for product and software engineering teams across design, build, and ship phases.

Role type

Staff Security Engineer (Application, Cloud, and Automation)

Builds

Secure web/mobile applications, AWS cloud infrastructure, security automation tooling, and CI/CD security checks.

Domain

Fintech / Financial Services

Required skills

Application security, Cloud security, Security automation and tooling, Threat modeling, Python, AWS IAM, Network segmentation, Container security, CI/CD integration, Vulnerability management

Preferred skills

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Red teaming, PCI-regulated environment experience, Mobile app security, AI/ML security, Identity security, Ruby on Rails, Go

Technologies

Python, AWS, Terraform, SAST, SCA, DAST, SIEM, CNAPP, WAF, Ruby on Rails, Go

Responsibilities

Partner with Engineering and DevOps to provide security input at any project phase; Guide secure design and code review for web/mobile apps; Manage core AppSec tooling (SAST, SCA, secret scanning, DAST); Triage and remediate application vulnerabilities; Contribute to cloud security posture (IAM, networking, containers); Build automation and internal tooling; Contribute to security log pipelines and endpoint controls; Embed security checks into CI/CD pipelines; Develop secure development standards and playbooks.

Seniority

Staff, high-impact IC with cross-domain influence