Security Engineer at Benchling responsible for safeguarding sensitive data through security programs and infrastructure. Collaborating with engineering teams to implement security features in AWS cloud environments.
Responsibilities
Leading the architecture and development of security tools and infrastructure to support Benchling's security mission, owning complex projects end-to-end from planning through delivery.
Collaborate with Product Security Engineers and Software Engineers to identify, design, and implement security features and controls in our AWS cloud infrastructure.
Lead technical partnerships with Product Security Engineers and Software Engineers to identify, design, and implement security features and controls in our AWS cloud infrastructure, serving as the primary technical point of contact for security engineering initiatives.
Driving alignment across multiple engineering teams on internal and customer-facing security and privacy initiatives, proactively identifying trade-offs and risks to ensure security data accessibility, quality, and reliability are addressed.
Support security detection and response efforts by contributing to detections, automation, and investigations.
Research, evaluate, and advocate for new security tools (both in-house and third-party), estimating their potential impact and ensuring they meet Benchling's security needs.
Researching new detection mechanisms for attack vectors and techniques relevant to our space and presenting findings to both internal and external audiences.
Defining and operationalizing processes for data mining, data modeling, and data production that establish standards across security engineering.
Guide the development of processes to ensure the quality and reliability of security data.
Mentor Security Engineers on your team, providing technical guidance, actionable code reviews, and career development support to help them grow their skills and impact.
Proactively identify and fix long-term, impactful problems within the security program, anticipating challenges before they become critical issues.
Requirements
7+ years of experience in Security Engineering or a related role, with exposure to various security tools and technologies.
Deep domain expertise in security engineering sufficient to anticipate implications on adjacent fields.
Strong software engineering skills with ability to design maintainable systems and provide architectural guidance to others.
Deep expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure and security services, sufficient to architect complex multi-service solutions.
Familiarity with modern infrastructure technologies such as: Docker, Terraform, CloudFormation, Kinesis.
Demonstrated ability to own multi-quarter initiatives from planning to completion with minimal guidance.
Proven mentorship experience, having successfully coached junior engineers to higher performance.
Proven leadership in cross-functional initiatives, with ability to manage stakeholders and drive consensus, with the ability to work cross-functionally with other teams, including software and infrastructure engineering.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence both technical and non-technical audiences.
Understands Security trade-offs and prioritizations across the organization, identifies gaps in team priorities based on longer-term product and company goals.
Exercises user empathy and understands how work impacts internal and external stakeholders.
Benefits
Full-time U.S. employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits program including equity, health, dental, vision, 401(k)+ employer match, wellness, commuter, and more.
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