Senior Security Engineer

TL;DR

Senior Security Engineer (Cybersecurity): Bolstering defenses and identifying weaknesses in applications, systems, and processes with an accent on threat modeling, vulnerability discovery, and secure protocols. Focus on designing cryptography-based systems for on and off-chain assets, implementing multi-party authorization, and evolving security posture against latest threats.

Location: Des Moines (USA), remote

Company

Small startup protecting blockchain assets with a security-focused engineering team.

What you will do

• Maintain threat models and security documentation.
• Coordinate penetration testing, triage issues, and drive resolutions.
• Perform white-box security testing on critical features.
• Review designs for application features and AWS infrastructure to ensure security requirements and best practices.
• Design controls for regulatory compliance and define secure development practices.
• Select SIEM tools, maintain incident response plans, and lead responses.
• Monitor endpoints and systems, and share security knowledge across engineering roles.

Requirements

• Five or more years in security engineering or related role
• Proven experience in network security, incident response, threat modeling, and identity/access management
• Ability to lead security initiatives independently
• Strong communication skills for remote environment with technical and non-technical audiences