Application Security Engineer

Do you want to change the world? We do, too. SunPower is changing the way our world is powered every day with a passionate and driven team in North America and the Philippines. SunPower provides world-class solar solutions to residential customers across the U.S. with a commitment to a superior customer experience. We welcome forward thinkers, freedom chasers and all those demanding better, cleaner energy to join us.
Come protect SunPower customers and change the way the world is powered! SunPower is looking for an Application Security Engineer to ensure our cutting-edge energy products and offerings meet our customers’ security and privacy needs. You will be responsible for implementing our product and application security strategy, guiding SunPower’s security architecture, and conducting security assessments of SunPower’s most important and most complex systems.
SunPower security engineers are product-minded and customer-oriented security professionals who can communicate with technical teams and executives. A passion for renewable energy is a plus (if not, we’ll inspire you).
Security leaders at SunPower have a demonstrated ability to make a significant security impact through strong communications, prioritization, and partnership with SunPower teams.  We nurture a strong security culture and focus on scaling our security program as SunPower grows rapidly.  We invest in our teams with particular attention to high standards, career growth for our team members, maintaining an inclusive environment, and building a diverse team.  Finally, you will have our support to maintain a healthy balance between your work and your personal life. 
Why SunPower? Whether you like interesting security, technology, renewable energy, or working with smart, fun people, we have you covered. We have one of the largest AWS IoT (Internet of Things) deployments and we’re building with cutting edge cloud products such as AWS Lambda. As a security team, we pride ourselves on being very engaged with other SunPower builders, while holding high standards. Because that’s just more fun.
*Depending on the location of the successful candidate, this role may be filled in Austin, TX, Bellevue, WA, Bay Area, CA or remotely.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Implement the product and application security and privacy strategy for key SunPower products, applications, and services. This is a new team and role, so you will have an important responsibility (and opportunity) to build a fresh, new strategy that meets SunPower’s needs as we evolve.
• Communicate risk and risk mitigation plans to the SunPower leadership team.
• Application security reviews (threat model, design review, code reviews) of SunPower’s most important systems.
• Define and guide security architecture.
• Teach, train, and mentor SunPower staff on secure systems development.
• Participate in recruiting activities for our growing security team.

Required Qualifications:

• MS in computer science, information security, information science, a related field, or equivalent work experience
• 4 or more years of software, application, or product security experience with threat modeling, design reviews, secure architecture, security code reviews, secure coding, authentication, secure SDLC, cryptography, and security test development.
• Expertise with security engineering, security protocols, or applied cryptography.
• 2 or more years of experience communicating with both technical and non-technical audiences, verbally and in writing.

The base pay for this position ranges from $138,700.00/year to $242,500.00/year. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Dependent on the position offered, other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package including annual bonus eligibility, short and long-term incentives, and a comprehensive and competitive benefits program which includes health insurance coverage, employee wellness, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays, paid time off, and so much more.  For more information, please visit our benefits site at https://us.sunpower.com/employees-benefits.
*Please note the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for this position only and in the geographical location noted.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and underrepresented minorities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At SunPower, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyw