Lead Security Engineer

ZipRecruiter; San Carlos (CA); Remote; USD 172,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare technology company is seeking a highly skilled Lead Security Engineer to drive their cybersecurity transformation strategy. This role involves designing and automating security solutions across cloud and on-premises environments, enhancing the organization’s security posture using advanced technologies. The ideal candidate should possess a deep understanding of security controls, extensive hands-on experience in automation, and proficiency in programming languages such as Python and Java. This position offers a competitive salary range of $172,400—$215,450 USD.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical benefits

401k benefits

Free testing for employees and their families

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of experience in cybersecurity, with at least 5 years in a security engineering role.
• Hands-on experience with security automation required.
• Extensive experience in AWS cloud security and network security.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of security automation strategies.
• Design security solutions across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure security best practices.

Skills

Python

Java

Security automation

AI-assisted programming

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science or Information Security

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Lambda

Job description

Overview

POSITION LOCATION: San Francisco Bay Area, Remote candidates within the U.S. are strongly encouraged to apply.

POSITION SUMMARY: We are building a forward-looking cybersecurity team and are seeking a highly skilled, technology-savvy, hands-on and result driven Lead Security Engineer to join our high-performing team. This is a key role in shaping our AI First Security Transformation strategy to protect Natera future systems across AWS, GCP, Networks, OT, and SaaS. In this dynamic, fast-paced environment, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and automating secure, scalable solutions across cloud, containerized, and on-premises environments. You will use the latest technologies to develop security solutions to enhance Natera\'s security posture. To be successful in this role, a deep understanding of security controls across multiple domains and solid hands-on experience in security automation are must haves. Besides solid cybersecurity domain knowledge, the candidate should be proficient in Python, Java, and other comparable automation, with expert level experience in AI-assisted programming and automation, to drive cybersecurity operational efficiency. As the outcome, this position will deliver secure automation and integration across different platforms and clouds, while ensuring alignment with enterprise security standards. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential to embed security across the entire technology stack.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the development and implementation of enterprise-wide security automation strategies and frameworks
• Design, build, and run security automation solutions for AWS and on-premises environments, with a strong emphasis on Zero Trust principles, and access management (IAM), encryption, secure access controls, SIEM and XDR platforms
• Partner with Engineering, DevOps, IT, and Compliance teams to ensure security automation adoption and security-by-default principles are embedded into infrastructure and applications
• Collaborate with DevOps and engineering teams to embed security automation into CI/CD workflows and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) processes
• Establish and enforce security best practices in containerized environments (e.g., EKS, ECS) and AI-enabled applications, including workload protection, runtime monitoring, and secrets management
• Support the secure design, development, and deployment of AI/ML solutions and data pipelines, ensuring robust controls around model access, training data, and infrastructure
• Champion the use of security automation and playbooks using tools such as Python, Lambda, Terraform, and others to streamline security testing, threat detection, and remediation workflows
• Evaluate and recommend security tools, platforms, and automation approaches that align with business goals and security requirements
• Work closely with the Incident Response team to ensure security automation is enabled to efficiently address the current and emerging threat landscapes
• Participate in design reviews, conduct threat modeling exercises, and contribute to architecture governance and decision-making processes
• Influence the development of security policies and standards to align with industry best practices and regulatory frameworks (e.g., HIPAA, NIST, CISA, FDA)
• Stay current on industry trends, emerging threats (including AI-driven threats), and technologies to continuously enhance the organization\'s security posture
• Mentor and provide guidance to security engineers and developers on security automation and related AI technologies

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor\'s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or a related field required
• Master\'s degree in Computer Science, specifically in Information Security or a related discipline is strongly preferred
• Minimum of 12 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, including at least 5 years in a security engineering/automation or senior-level engineering role
• Hands-on experience with security automation is a must have, along with proficiency in AI-assisted development, familiar with Python, Cursor, Lambda, Terraform, or a comparable scripting and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tool, to drive security operational efficiency and consistency
• Deep experience in design, implement, and run large-scale enterprise solutions (ideally in Healthcare or financial sectors)
• Proven ability to design and implement security controls aligned with compliance frameworks such as HIPAA, NIST, and CIS
• Extensive hands-on experience in AWS cloud security, network security, with extended knowledge on Zero Trust, Data Protection, and Appsec
• Strong understanding of enterprise and access management (IAM) systems, Data Protection, including platforms like Okta, SailPoint, VDI, and Active Directory (AD)
• Expert experience with SIEM platforms, XDR, and cloud-threat detection tools
• Expert experience in web application security, OWASP, API security, and secure design and testing
• Industry certifications: CISSP, CCSP, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, or AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty (or equivalent)

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to translate complex security concepts for technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment across multiple teams
• Strategic thinker with a passion for security innovation, continuous improvement, and building scalable defenses

The pay range is listed and actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations.San Carlos, CA $172,400—$215,450 USD

OUR OPPORTUNITY

Natera is a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing, dedicated to oncology, women\'s health, and organ health. Our aim is to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier and more targeted interventions that lead to longer, healthier lives.

WHAT WE OFFER

Competitive Benefits - Employee benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and plans for eligible employees and their dependents. Additionally, Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits. Other benefits include and baby bonding leave, 401k benefits, commuter benefits and much more. We also offer a generous employee referral program!

For more information, visit the following: www.natera.com

Natera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace environment, and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. Inclusive collaboration benefits our employees, our community and our patients, and is critical to our mission of changing the management of disease worldwide.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable laws.

If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents.

Link: https://www.natera.com/notice-of-data-collection-california-

Please be advised that Natera will reach out to candidates with a @natera.com email domain ONLY. Email communications from all other domain names are not from Natera or its employees and are fraudulent. Natera does not request interviews via text messages and does not ask for personal information until a candidate has engaged with the company and has spoken to a recruiter and the hiring team. Natera takes cyber crimes seriously, and will collaborate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute any related cyber crimes.

For more information: BBB announcement on job scams; FBI Cyber Crime resource page