Senior Security Engineer

Why Glassdoor?

When you work for Glassdoor, you help people everywhere get ahead in work and life. That’s because we’re moving fast to become the leading community for workplace conversations. Every day, we foster radical transparency by giving professionals a platform to connect authentically and anonymously. Think real talk with real people — plus company reviews and ratings, salary info, job listings and more. 

Join us as we make worklife better, together.

About the Role:

As a Senior Security Engineer, you will be improving Glassdoor's security posture and keeping our platform safe for millions of customers around the world! We are looking for someone who loves to design, tune, and integrate acquired or developed systems and services into our environments and workflows. You will partner closely with our internal teams, vendors, and external testers, so solid interpersonal skills are a must. This role is a great opportunity to be a security champion and drive secure deployment and operations with an enterprise-wide impact! 

What You'll Do:

• Be an advocate for security within our organization
• Improve Glassdoor’s AWS security architecture and cloud security posture in all aspects, including: CSPM, CASB, IAM, Network Security and DLP
• Lead a risk-based prioritization and remediation methodology for cloud, enterprise SaaS, and Endpoint platforms leveraging vendor & CNAPP solutions 
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure our technology implementations and product development methodologies align with our information security policies and improve our risk posture
• Protect valuable information and maintain the confidentiality, integrity, availability, and privacy of data
• Keep abreast of the latest industry frameworks, security issues, and technologies
• Own and improve process and procedural documentation
• Assist with daily activities and functions of the team (including security operations and incident response) to maintain security posture as well as policy and compliance commitments

What You'll Bring:

• A commitment to add to our culture of DEI
• 5+ years in security engineering in cloud-based product environments is a must
• Proven experience operating in an AWS environment with proficiency in architecture and security capabilities in the cloud
• Experience in securing Kubernetes (EKS) and containerized workloads
• Deep knowledge of Cybersecurity frameworks, including NIST 800-53, NIST CSF, CIS Top 20, MITRE ATT&CK, and OWASP Top Ten
• Able to build security into CICD and leverage various automation techniques (using AWS lambda, Python, or similar)
• Experience in one or more of these domains: AWS IAM, container security, intrusion detection, incident response, and/or vulnerability management 
• Relevant industry certifications like AWS, CEH, or GCIH certification are preferred
• Ability to thrive in a remote-first, diverse and fast-paced work environment
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills with demonstrated ability to clearly articulate to both a technical and functional audience

 

Compensation and benefits

Base salary range*: $112,200 - $149,000

Glassdoor base salaries are targeted to the market 75th percentile for technical roles and the 65th percentile for non-technical roles. In other words, 65-75% of comparable organizations in our industry will pay less.

Annual bonus target**: 10%

**Bonuses are paid in 6-month intervals, aligning with bi-annual performance reviews

Generous Restricted Stock Units (RSU):

***Restricted Stock Units (RSU) are awarded at hire and may be refreshed annually. Additionally, as a pay-for-performance company, there are additional RSU grant awards for the very top performers.

Health and wellness: 100% employer-paid premiums for employee medical, dental, vision, life, short and long-term disability and select well-being programs, along with 80% employer-paid premiums for all dependents.

• Generous paid time-off programs for birthing and non-birthing parents are provided, along with additional company-sponsored leaves such as paid injury/illness leave, family emergency leave, compassionate leave, and domestic & sexual violence leave.

• Coverage begins at the start of employment. After 48 months of continuous employment, 100% of all premiums for you and your dependents can be employer-paid!

• Wellness programs to support mental, physical, and financial health, such as paid