Security Engineer – Level 4

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a security-focused engineer to design, implement, and scale security controls across infrastructure, applications, identity, and cloud environments.

You will conduct in-depth security assessments, threat modeling, and code reviews to identify vulnerabilities and mitigate risk, while building automation and governance tooling for compliance and observability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field or equivalent practical work experience
• 2+ years of post-Bachelor’s security related experience; or Master’s degree in a technical field + 1+ year of post-grad security related experience; or PhD in a relevant technical field
• Strong technical background in security engineering principles, secure system design, and threat mitigation techniques
• Experience with security tooling including vulnerability scanners, SIEM, EDR, cloud security frameworks, and automation platforms
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java)

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and scale security controls across infrastructure, applications, identity, and cloud environments
• Conduct in-depth security assessments, threat modeling, and code reviews to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities
• Build automation, tooling, and systems that improve security compliance, observability, and governance
• Partner with product, engineering, and operations teams to harden systems and reduce risk from design through deployment
• Investigate and respond to security incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and recommend remediation strategies
• Help define and evolve security standards, practices, and documentation to elevate the organization’s overall security maturity

Skills

Programming languages

Security engineering

Threat modeling

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

Vulnerability scanners

SIEM

EDR

Cloud security frameworks

Automation platforms

Job description

• Design, implement, and scale security controls across infrastructure, applications, identity, and cloud environments
• Conduct in-depth security assessments, threat modeling, and code reviews to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities
• Build automation, tooling, and systems that improve security compliance, observability, and governance
• Partner with product, engineering, and operations teams to harden systems and reduce risk from design through deployment
• Investigate and respond to security incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and recommend remediation strategies
• Help define and evolve security standards, practices, and documentation to elevate the organization’s overall security maturity

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent practical work experience
• 2+ years of post-Bachelor’s security related experience; or Master’s degree in a technical field + 1+ year of post-grad security related experience; or PhD in a relevant technical field
• Strong technical background in security engineering principles, secure system design, and threat mitigation techniques
• Experience with security tooling including vulnerability scanners, SIEM, EDR, cloud security frameworks, and automation platforms
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java)