Security Engineer III

Anaplan Inc; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 163,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Anaplan Inc. is seeking a Security Engineer III to join the Security Operations team in San Francisco. You will design, build, and improve capabilities that detect, investigate, and respond to threats, bridging engineering and operational practice.

You will own SSPM rollout, endpoint vulnerability management, and network security for office and corporate environments, collaborating with IT and infrastructure to harden systems and reduce risk.

Qualifications

• Experience in enterprise security with protecting systems, endpoints and networks.
• Hands-on with SSPM tooling and SaaS misconfiguration risk understanding.
• Experience with vulnerability scanners and remediation workflows.
• Expertise in email security controls (SPF, DKIM, DMARC).
• DNS and web security deployment and protection.
• Knowledge of network security principles and vendors.
• Ability to communicate security risks to non-technical audiences.
• Familiarity with NIST CSF, CIS benchmarks, ISO 27001.

Responsibilities

• Drive SSPM rollout and remediation across SaaS apps.
• Own endpoint vulnerability lifecycle from scanning to remediation.
• Design and improve office and corporate network security posture.
• Administer and optimize email security controls.
• Manage DNS security and web security gateways.
• Own day-to-day security tooling administration.
• Ensure tooling integration and alert fidelity.
• Collaborate with IT and infra teams on security projects.
• Support risk assessments, policy development, security awareness.

Skills

Enterprise security

SaaS security

Vulnerability management

Email security

DNS security

Web security

Network security

Security tooling

Security frameworks

Communication

Tools

Qualys

Tenable

Rapid7

Proofpoint

Mimecast

Microsoft Defender for Office 365

Cisco Umbrella

Infoblox BloxOne

Cloudflare Gateway

Zscaler

Netskope

Symantec WSS

Job description

At Anaplan, we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through our leading AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market.

What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our collective commitment to our customers’ success and to our Winning Culture.

Our customers rank among the who’s who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH and Bayer are just a few of the 2,400+ global companies who rely on our best-in-class platform.

Our Winning Culture is the engine that drives our teams of innovators. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, we behave like leaders regardless of title, we are committed to achieving ambitious goals, and we love celebratingour wins – big and small.

Supported by operating principles of being strategy-led, values -based and disciplined in execution, you’ll be inspired, connected, developed and rewarded here. Everything that makes you unique is welcome; join us and let’s build what’s next - together!

As a Security Engineer III embedded within the Security Operations team, you will design, build, and continuously improve the technical capabilities that underpin how we detect, investigate, and respond to threats. You will work at the intersection of engineering and operations — turning security problems into scalable, automated solutions.

Your Impact

• SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM): Drive the rollout and ongoing management of the company’s SSPM program, identifying and remediating misconfigurations across SaaS applications. Triage and prioritize findings, translate them into actionable remediation plans, and work closely with application owners and IT to close gaps and track resolution.
• Endpoint Vulnerability Management: Own the endpoint vulnerability management lifecycle, from scanning and discovery through to prioritization, remediation tracking, and reporting. Collaborate with IT and infrastructure teams to ensure timely patching and configuration hardening across the endpoint estate, and provide risk-based guidance on outstanding vulnerabilities.
• Office & Corporate Network Security: Design, maintain, and continuously improve the security posture of office and corporate network environments. This includes firewall policy management, network segmentation, DNS security controls, wireless security, and monitoring for anomalous traffic or lateral movement within the corporate network.
• Email Security: Administer and optimize email security controls to protect the organization from phishing, spoofing, malware delivery, and business email compromise. Maintain and tune anti-spam, anti-phishing, and sandboxing configurations, and ensure strong enforcement of SPF, DKIM, and DMARC policies.
• DNS & Web Security: Manage DNS security controls including protective DNS filtering and response policy zones to block malicious domains and prevent data exfiltration. Administer web security gateways and content filtering solutions to enforce acceptable use policies and protect users from web-based threats, both on-network and when roaming.
• Security Tooling Administration: Take ownership of the day-to-day administration of enterprise security platforms, including configuration management, policy tuning, license management, and vendor engagement. Ensure tooling is operating effectively, alert fidelity is maintained, and platforms are integrated to provide clear visibility across the enterprise environment.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as a key security partner to IT, infrastructure, and enterprise technology teams, providing security guidance on new tooling deployments, system changes, and technology projects. Contribute to the broader security program by supporting risk assessments, policy development, and security awareness initiatives relevant to enterprise systems.

Your Qualifications

• Enterprise Security Experience: Demonstrable experience working within an enterprise or corporate security function, with hands‑on responsibility for protecting corporate systems, endpoints, and networks. A solid understanding of the threat landscape facing enterprise environments and the controls used to manage risk at scale.
• SSPM & SaaS Security: Practical experience with SaaS Security Posture Management tooling (e.g., Adaptive Shield, AppOmni, Obsidian Security, or Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps) and a strong understanding of common SaaS misconfiguration risks. Ability to communicate findings clearly and drive remediation across business and technical stakeholders.
• Endpoint Vulnerability Management: Hands‑on experience with vulnerability scanning and management platforms such as Qualys, Tenable, or Rapid7. Familiarity with vulnerability prioritization frameworks (e.g., CVSS, EPSS, CISA KEV) and the ability to work with IT teams to drive timely and effective remediation.
• Email Security: Deep technical knowledge of email security controls, including SPF, DKIM, and DMARC configuration and enforcement, and experience administering enterprise email security platforms such as Proofpoint, Mimecast, or Microsoft Defender for Office 365. Ability to investigate and respond to email‑based threats and phishing incidents.
• DNS & Web Security: Experience deploying and managing protective DNS solutions (e.g., Cisco Umbrella, Infoblox BloxOne, Cloudflare Gateway) and web security gateways or proxies (e.g., Zscaler, Netskope, Symantec Web Security Service). Understanding of DNS‑based attack techniques and how to detect and block them.
• Network Security: Working knowledge of corporate network security principles, including firewall policy management, IDS/IPS, network segmentation and micro‑segmentation, NAC, and Wi‑Fi security. Experience with enterprise network security vendors such as Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, or Cisco is beneficial.
• Security Tooling Administration: Proven ability to administer, tune, and maintain security platforms in a production enterprise environment. Comfort with configuring integrations between tools, managing alert workflows, and driving value from security investments through active, hands‑on ownership.
• Security Frameworks & Standards: Familiarity with relevant security frameworks and standards such as NIST CSF, CIS Benchmarks, and ISO 27001, and an understanding of how enterprise security controls map to compliance and audit requirements.
• Communication & Collaboration: Strong ability to communicate technical security risks and recommended mitigations to both technical and non‑technical audiences. Comfortable working cross‑functionally with IT, infrastructure, and business teams to deliver security outcomes without impeding productivity.

Base Salary Range:

$163,000 — $220,000 USD

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusionand Belonging (DEIB)

We believe attracting and retaining the best talent and fostering an inclusive culture strengthens our business. DEIB improves our workforce, enhances trust with our partners and customers, and drives business success. Build your career in a place where diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging aren’t just words on paper – this is what drives our innovation, it’s how we connect, and it contributes to what makes us a market leader. We believe in a hiring and working environment where all people are respected and valued, regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique. We hire you for who you are, and we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits and all privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.