ingénieur de sécurité principal

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock options

Salary reviews

Medical and dental coverage

Remote work flexibility (US/Canada)

Professional development budget $2,000

20 vacation days with $1,000 bonus

Parental leave 18 weeks

Team or company-wide gatherings

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a senior security engineer to strengthen our security posture across products, infrastructure, and enterprise systems. You will partner with engineering to bake security into development and delivery workflows, shaping incident readiness and automating security operations with AI-driven tools.

Location is remote in the US with no visa sponsorship. Compensation ranges from $225,000 to $275,000 annually, with equity and strong benefits including parental leave and a development

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years in security engineering or related field with strong security focus.
• Proficient in integrating security into product and infrastructure development.
• Experience with AI-driven security tooling and automation.

Responsibilities

• Design and drive security solutions across product, infra, and enterprise systems.
• Conduct threat modeling for existing systems and new initiatives.
• Collaborate with engineering to embed security into dev and delivery workflows.
• Automate security alerts, detections, observability, and incident response using AI agents.
• Participate in incident response and lead on-call rotations.
• Support governance, compliance (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI) and regulatory efforts.
• Mentor engineers and promote security best practices.

Skills

Security engineering

AWS security

Incident response

AI automation

Tools

SIEM

Job description

For our client, we are seeking a ingénieur de sécurité principal to join the team of a leader in the Enterprise Technology space. This role will shape and strengthen the organization’s security posture across product, infrastructure, internal applications, and enterprise systems. You will partner closely with engineering teams to build security into development and delivery workflows while helping the business scale securely. The position also plays a key role in incident readiness, threat modeling, and the automation of security operations using AI-driven tools and agents.

Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available

Compensation: $225,000 – $275,000 annually

Responsibilities

• Design and drive security solutions across product, internal applications, infrastructure, enterprise systems, and observability.
• Conduct threat modeling for existing systems and new product initiatives.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate security into development and delivery workflows.
• Create, refine, and automate security alerts, detections, observability, and response workflows using AI and agents to improve scalability and efficiency.
• Participate in incident response and contribute to leading it during on-call rotations.
• Support governance, compliance, and regulatory efforts, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI, and related frameworks.
• Mentor engineers and share security best practices across the organization.
• Help define security priorities and technical direction while building strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external security vendors.

Qualifications

• Over 8 years of experience in security engineering, software engineering, or a related technical field with significant security experience.
• Strong technical skills in one or more security domains, with the ability to effectively intervene in related areas.
• Advanced hands‑on experience using AI tools, agents, and automation to enhance security engineering effectiveness.
• Experience working in cloud environments, preferably AWS.
• Practical experience in incident response and on-call rotations.
• Excellent communication skills, sound technical judgment, and a strong sense of accountability.

Benefits

• Employee stock options as part of total compensation.
• Quarterly performance and salary reviews to proactively reward top performers.
• Access to medical and dental coverage, including health and wellness spending accounts.
• Remote work flexibility across Canada, with optional access to offices in Montreal and Toronto.
• Annual budget of $2,000 for courses, certifications, and training to support professional growth.
• 20 vacation days per year, with a $1,000 bonus for taking the full vacation.
• Parental leave with 100% salary coverage for 18 weeks.
• Quarterly team or company-wide gatherings to foster connections.

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.