CareerPlan

Staff Security Engineer

USAFull-time2026-10-25 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead security architecture, build security tooling and automation, and own application security programs including SAST, DAST, SCA, and CI/CD controls.

Role type

Staff Security Engineer (Cloud & AppSec)

Builds

Security tooling, automation frameworks, scalable security services, and secure cloud infrastructure.

Domain

Cloud security, Application security, Identity and Access Management

Required skills

Security architecture design, SAST/DAST/SCA implementation, CI/CD security integration, Cloud security (AWS), Threat modeling, Vulnerability assessment, Penetration testing, Incident response, Detection engineering, Threat hunting, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Endpoint security, Scripting (Python/Go)

Preferred skills

Red teaming, Adversary emulation, Terraform, OPA, Google Workspace, Okta, OSCP, OSWE, CISSP, CCSP

Technologies

AWS, CrowdStrike, Python, Go, SAST, DAST, SCA, SIEM, EDR, DLP, Terraform, OPA, Okta, Google Workspace

Responsibilities

Lead security architecture reviews and establish secure design standards, Design and build security tooling and automation frameworks, Own application security programs including SAST, DAST, SCA, and CI/CD controls, Define cloud, infrastructure, identity, and network security initiatives, Lead incident response, detection engineering, and threat hunting, Mentor engineers and influence engineering decisions

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence