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Staff Software Engineer, Security

Chicago, USRemoteFull-time$160k–$220k2026-10-12 → 2026-11-12
Based in United States

Core

Set the technical vision for security engineering, leading build-versus-buy decisions, IAM evolution, and cross-functional engineering best practices to scale platform innovation.

Role type

Staff Software Engineer (Security)

Builds

Security stack, identity & authentication systems, agentic AI infrastructure controls

Domain

Healthcare / Precision Medicine / Cybersecurity

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Technical leadership, IAM strategy, distributed event-based systems architecture, cloud infrastructure, polyglot coding, mentorship

Preferred skills

Identity standards (OAuth, SCIM, SAML), TypeScript/JavaScript/Node.js/Python, OAuth 2.1 agentic controls, SIEMs (Chronicle), Authorization models (RBAC, ReBAC, ABAC, PBAC)

Technologies

AWS, Google Cloud, Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes, Auth0, Okta, Microsoft Entra, Ping Identity

Responsibilities

Lead technical decisions for security engineering and implement identity management/authorization/observability systems; Manage and improve security micro-services and tooling; Work cross-functionally to implement internal security standards; Collaborate with product teams to scope and deliver solutions; Drive improvements in engineering tooling and processes; Mentor engineers and present new technologies; Lead build/buy decisions in the security domain

Seniority

Staff, technical leadership & strategy