Chief Security Strategist

We are seeking a seasoned security professional to fill the role of Lead Security Engineer.

This position involves spearheading our organization's security efforts, ensuring that our codebase, cloud infrastructure, and production environments adhere to industry-best practices.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in application and cloud security, with a strong understanding of threat modeling, SDLC integrations, and DevSecOps tools.

Additionally, they should be proficient in programming languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript, and web technologies like HTML, CSS, and SQL.

Key responsibilities will include designing and enforcing secure configurations for AWS environments, implementing security services, and defining IaC security controls.

• Application Security:
  • Perform thorough security assessments across our application stack, including threat modeling, code reviews, dynamic scanning, and penetration testing.
  • Build and maintain secure SDLC practices, integrating security checks into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Guide teams in secure design patterns, including authentication, input validation, access control, session management, and secure storage.
  • Continuously monitor and remediate vulnerabilities in source code and dependencies (SCA, SAST, DAST).
  • Partner with engineering teams to define and enforce coding standards aligned with OWASP and CWE guidelines.
• Cloud & Infrastructure Security:
  • Design and maintain secure configurations for AWS environments, including networking, identity management (IAM), encryption, and logging.
  • Implement and manage security services such as GuardDuty, Inspector, Security Hub, and other cloud-native tools.
  • Define and enforce infrastructure-as-code (IaC) security controls using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or policy-as-code frameworks (e.g., OPA, Sentinel).
  • Lead efforts in runtime protection, including workload scanning, intrusion detection, and anomaly alerting.
  • Ensure centralized, secure log collection, monitoring, and alerting across all infrastructure components.
• Security Architecture & Best Practices:
  • Champion a shift-left approach to security—collaborating with developers early in the SDLC and providing actionable feedback during design, build, and review phases.
  • Collaborate with product managers and infrastructure leads to ensure security is embedded into architectural decisions, particularly for high-risk features or regulated workflows.
  • Define and promote secure defaults, least-privilege access, and zero-trust architectural principles.
  • Ensure strong key management and encryption standards are applied across data at rest, in transit, and in use.
• Governance, Risk & Compliance:
  • Support compliance initiatives by building and documenting enforceable security controls.
  • Work with auditors and risk teams to demonstrate maturity of security processes and ongoing improvements.
  • Establish internal security policies, operational procedures, and regular audit activities.

• 6+ years of experience in security engineering with a primary focus on application and cloud security.
• Proficiency with programming languages like Java, Python, JavaScript, and web technologies (HTML, CSS, SQL).
• In-depth knowledge of application security vulnerabilities, threat modeling, and SDLC integrations.
• Deep familiarity with Cloud security architecture and services (AWS - IAM, VPC, KMS, GuardDuty, CloudTrail, etc.).
• Experience with DevSecOps tools and practices, including SAST, DAST, container scanning, and infrastructure scanning.
• Hands-on experience in implementing industry best practices in access control, encryption, and security observability.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across engineering, product, and compliance teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.

• Experience in high-compliance industries such as financial services, healthcare, or government.
• Familiarity with policy-as-code, secrets management tools, and container security.
• Certifications such as OSCP, AWS Security Specialty, or CISSP.