Lead Security Engineer
Core
Lead security for a $150M+ on-demand marketplace handling payments, customer/pro data, and AI-agent authored code on AWS.
Role type
Lead Security Engineer (founding hire transitioning to team lead) (via careerplan.io/jobs/eea9fe2a-d0a1-4bbe-a606-5812e7205052-lead-security-engineer-at-lawnstarter)
Builds
Security controls, automated scanning pipelines, compliance programs, and incident response capabilities for a multi-brand platform.
Domain
Fintech/Marketplace, Cloud Security, AI Security
Required skills
Application security, Cloud infrastructure security (AWS), Compliance (PCI, SOC 2, LGPD), Detection & response, AI code security, Security automation
Preferred skills
Threat modeling, Secure SDLC, Vendor risk management, Security roadmap planning
Technologies
AWS, EKS, Kubernetes, Datadog, Sentry, PHP/Laravel, TypeScript/React, SAST, Secret scanning
Responsibilities
Design threat models and risk registers, implement SAST/secret/dependency scanning in CI, harden AWS IAM/network/encryption, map PCI scope and drive SOC 2/LGPD readiness, strengthen detection coverage and incident runbooks, define security standards and hiring bars for future team growth
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership trajectory
