Staff Security Engineer

About the Client

This organization operates in the health insurance industry, focusing on removing financial barriers to care through an innovative employer-based plan featuring one monthly premium with no copays or deductibles. It is rapidly scaling and investing in AI-powered services, member engagement, and a network designed for the modern workforce.

About the Opportunity

The STAFF SECURITY ENGINEER role is focused on building and maintaining secure, production-level systems that protect sensitive health data. This position involves end-to-end ownership of technical security architecture, including threat detection and response, embedding security into software development, securing AI systems, and hardening cloud infrastructure. The role requires a blend of deep expertise and a broad technical skill set to implement scalable, AI-driven security solutions that support rapid organizational execution.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detection and response platforms; manage log sources across cloud, containers, endpoints, and SaaS
• Build and operate security automation and orchestration tools, including AI agents for alert triage
• Lead incident response activities, including runbook development and post-incident improvements
• Integrate security into the software development lifecycle with threat modeling and automated security tools
• Manage vulnerability programs at host and application levels
• Advocate for security-as-code practices within engineering teams
• Design AI-powered security tools for threat detection and anomaly identification
• Define security models and constraints for large language model (LLM) systems and AI tools
• Evaluate security implications of AI tool adoption
• Oversee AWS security posture and enforce baselines across infrastructure and enterprise SaaS
• Collaborate with IT to secure corporate assets using AI-driven controls and automation
• Engineer and manage endpoint security programs including EDR and DLP
• Provide expertise in identity and access management architecture
• Mentor junior and mid-level security engineers
• Establish and promote security engineering standards
• Work cross-functionally to align security priorities with operational needs

Requirements

• Strong software engineering or scripting skills in Python, Go, Typescript, or shell with experience in production-quality code
• Expertise in one or more security domains: AI Security, Product Security, Detection & Response
• Minimum of 8 years in security engineering with demonstrated technical leadership
• Hands-on experience with SIEM tools such as DataDog