Founding Security Engineer (Remote)

Odyssey; New York (NY); Remote; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision plan(s)

Health services

Short-term disability

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Odyssey is seeking a Founding Security Engineer to own the security posture across its platform, from strategy to hands-on program development. You will shape security practices, partner with product teams, and drive controls from the codebase to cloud infrastructure.

You’ll champion AI-assisted threat detection, vulnerability analysis, and incident response while embedding security into developer workflows. This is a high-impact role with cross-functional impact.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on application security, cloud security, DevOps, or related domains.
• Solid understanding of SOC 2, ISO 27001 and similar compliance frameworks with hands-on implementation experience.
• Experience applying AI-assisted tooling to accelerate threat detection, code review, and vulnerability analysis.
• Experience deploying and operating SAST, DAST, and SCA tools across the SDLC.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to proactively identify, assess, and remediate security risks across Odyssey's products and infrastructure.
• Perform static and dynamic vulnerability assessments and drive remediation to resolution.
• Evaluate security risks in AI systems and data pipelines and leverage AI tooling to improve threat detection and security operations.
• Maintain and mature Odyssey's SOC 2 Type II program to ensure a secure environment for vendors, customers, end-users, and employees.
• Design and implement security controls across the full technology stack from application to cloud infrastructure.
• Translate complex security findings into clear remediation steps for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Continuously audit policies, controls, and procedures to stay ahead of threats.
• Embed security into the developer workflow, including CI/CD pipelines and code reviews.

Skills

Security engineering

Cloud security

DevOps

Network security

AI tooling integration

Tools

SAST tools

DAST tools

SCA tools

Job description

Odyssey is seeking a Founding Security Engineer to own the security posture across its platform, from strategy to hands-on program development. You will shape security practices, partner with product teams, and drive controls from the codebase to cloud infrastructure.

You’ll champion AI-assisted threat detection, vulnerability analysis, and incident response while embedding security into developer workflows. This is a high-impact role with cross-functional impact.