Lead Security Engineer

DocuSign brings agreements to life. Over 1.5 million customers and more than a billion people in over 180 countries use DocuSign solutions to accelerate the process of doing business and simplify people’s lives. With intelligent agreement management, DocuSign unleashes business-critical data trapped inside documents, connecting it to business systems of record to save time, money, and opportunity.

About the role

Join our Cloud & Infrastructure Security team as a Technical Leader to define the strategy, lead the programs, deliver automation, and drive the overall security design for DocuSign's cloud and infrastructure environment. In this high-impact role, you will partner closely with infrastructure, platform, security operations, cloud security, and vulnerability management teams to mitigate potential exposure, driving consensus and influencing partners and leadership to ensure our security controls are scalable and align with the secure cloud posture. This is an individual contributor role reporting to the Director, Cloud & Infrastructure Security.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and technical leadership for the Cloud Security and Infrastructure vulnerability program(s), partnering with stakeholders across the company
• Own the vision, develop the strategy, and execute on the plan to operate the program at scale, ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with organizational goals
• Analyze public and private vulnerability disclosures and exploit code, deeply understanding and assessing the technical details and potential impact across DocuSign’s infrastructure, services, and applications
• Investigate, triage, and prioritize vulnerabilities, identifying severity and scope of potential impact, and supporting response and remediation efforts with engineering teams
• Establish technical security baselines and best practices for cloud and infrastructure components, leveraging industry standards (e.g., Azure Security Benchmarks, CIS Benchmarks) to measure compliance and drive remediation for non-compliant drift
• Design, implement, and maintain automation, tools, and workflows to enhance operational capabilities and efficiency
• Identify and deploy discovery scans with accurate scope, ensuring efficacy, freshness, and deduplication of data, and integrate results with existing reporting mechanisms
• Develop and maintain scripts and code (Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++, SQL, etc.) for ETL, enrichment, evidence capture, and automation of external scanning processes
• Develop and refine OKRs for Surface Coverage areas, and represent the initiative with executive leadership, providing clear metrics and progress updates
• Contribute to runbooks, playbooks, and “how to” documentation, and assist with surge response for high-risk exposures
• Participate in a global on-call rotation to ensure continuous monitoring and rapid remediation of vulnerabilities, supporting a 24/7 security posture
• Mentor and support the development of team members

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 12+ years of industry experience in Cloud and Infrastructure Security with a deep focus on Vulnerability Management (VM), or equivalent related areas
• Experience securing cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP), especially public endpoints and security groups
• Experience in scripting and programming (Python, Go, or TypeScript) and SQL
• Background in infrastructure deployment and management (network, systems)
• Experience with DNS providers, CDNs, and WAFs
• Experience with coverage or EASM tools (e.g., Microsoft Defender EASM, VirusTotal, Wiz EASM)
• Experience with asset inventory and vulnerability management tools (e.g., ServiceNow, Qualys, Tenable)
• Experience with data aggregation and visualization platforms and techniques (e.g., PowerBI)
• Strong problem-solving skills and adaptability in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and influence team members
• Knowledge of internet protocols (DNS, HTTP, TLS), IP/ports, and cloud security concepts

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven deep expertise and a track record in either Cloud Environment Security or Security tooling automation
• Detail-oriented, metrics-driven, and able to drive initiatives to completion
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to think critically and drive progress despite ambiguity or rapid change
• Certifications such as CISSP or CISM
• Experience working with data pipelines and reporting tools to visualize metrics and trends

Schedule

Hybrid: Employee divides their time between in-office and remote work. Access to an office location is required (minimum 2 days per week; may vary by team but will be a weekly in-office expectation).

Pay

Pay for this position is based on geographic location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Based on applicable legislation, the pay ranges in the following locations are:

• Illinois, Colorado, Massachusetts, and Minnesota: $178,900.00 - $252,700.00 base salary
• Washington, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York (including NYC metro area): $178,900.00 - $262,825.00 base salary

This role is also eligible for the following bonuses:

• Sales personnel: variable incentive pay dependent on achievement of pre-established sales goals
• Non-Sales roles: company bonus plan, calculated as a percentage of eligible wages and dependent on company performance

Stock: This role is eligible to receive Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

Benefits

• Paid Time Off: earned time off and paid company holidays based on region
• Paid Parental Leave: up to six months off with your child after birth, adoption, or foster care placement
• Full Health Benefits Plans: options for 100% employer-paid and minimum employee contribution health plans from day one of employment
• Retirement Plans: select retirement and pension programs with potential for employer contributions
• Learning and Development: options for coaching, online courses, and education reimbursements
• Compassionate Care Leave: paid time off following the loss of a loved one and other life-changing events