Principal Infrastructure Security Engineer

Brivo, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium onsite experience

Industry-leading benefits package

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Brivo, Inc. in Austin seeks a Principal Infrastructure Security Engineer to strengthen the security of Brivo Video’s SaaS infrastructure. You will lead security architecture, embed security by design in SDLC, and collaborate with engineering to secure data transport for video streaming.

You’ll advise executive leadership, translate cyber risks into business terms, and drive incident response for high-severity events, ensuring resilience and high availability across platforms.

Qualifications

• 8+ years designing, scaling, and maintaining secure SaaS infrastructure in cloud environments.
• Experience embedding security early in SDLC and threat modeling frameworks.
• Deep expertise with edge and internal proxies, mTLS, and zero-trust networking.

Responsibilities

• Lead Security Architecture & Strategy: design, implement, oversee enterprise security architecture.
• Embed security by design into SDLC and infrastructure planning with engineering/product teams.
• Respond to threats: monitor, remediate, and drive timely actions.
• Conduct threat modeling and risk assessments across tech stacks and integrations.
• Serve as strategic advisor to engineering and executive leadership.
• Communicate cyber risks in business terms and advocate security changes.
• Direct incident response as the highest-level technical escalation point.

Skills

Strategic security architecture

Security by design (SDLC)

API & service mesh security

Tools

Envoy

Nginx

AWS

Job description

Principal Infrastructure Security Engineer

Department: Engineering - Video

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Austin

Description

We are seeking a Senior Security Infrastructure Engineer to maintain and improve the security of Brivo Video’s SaaS Infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Security Architecture & Strategy: Design, implement, and oversee enterprise-wide security architecture.
• Partner with engineering and product teams to embed security by design into the software development life cycle (SDLC) and infrastructure planning.
• Respond to immediate threats: Monitor latest zero day, security threats and drive timely remediations
• Conduct Advanced Threat Modeling: Continuously evaluate the organization’s technology stack and interconnected systems. Perform comprehensive risk assessments and threat modeling to identify and mitigate complex vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.
• Act as a Strategic Advisor: Serve as the primary liaison between technical engineering teams and executive leadership.
• Effectively communicate complex cyber risks in terms of business impact, and advocate for necessary security changes.
• Direct Critical Incident Response: Serve as the highest-level technical escalation point for severe security incidents

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Strategic Security Architecture: 8+ years designing, scaling, and maintaining secure SaaS infrastructure in high-availability, cloud-native environments (ideally AWS).
• Security by Design (SDLC): Proven track record of embedding security early in the software development life cycle, establishing threat modeling frameworks, and partnering with engineering/product leadership to enforce secure coding and architectural standards.
• API & Service Mesh Security: Deep technical expertise with edge and internal proxy architectures (Envoy, Nginx), including mTLS, rate limiting, zero-trust network models, and traffic controls for video streaming and data transport.

Job Benefits

Why Work for Us?:

Brivo is a Great Place to Work-Certified™ company and the global leader in cloud-based access control and video surveillance. Following our merger with Eagle Eye Networks, we are building the only platform powerful enough to support the future of AI-driven security.

Why Your Work Matters

Innovation drives our vibe, but purpose drives our mission. You will work on essential systems that protect the health, safety, and welfare of people and property worldwide. At Brivo, your voice is heard, your talent is respected, and your contributions have a global impact.

• The Brivo Experience: We thrive on in-person collaboration and a "one-team" atmosphere. We embrace our international presence, leveraging diverse ideas and backgrounds to improve our culture and our products. To keep our global teams connected and inspired, we provide a premium onsite experience featuring communal meals, recurring social events, and fully stocked workspaces—ensuring you have everything you need to stay focused while building the future of security.
• Total Rewards: We support our people with competitive medical, vision, and dental plans (including company-offset premiums), a 401k with company match, and an unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO) policy that empowers you to take the time you need to maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Individual compensation packages are based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, training, and market conditions. In addition, Brivonians enjoy a robust benefits and perks package tailored to their work location.