Senior Remote Security Platform Engineer

Alkami Technology; United States; Remote; USD 129,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

Alkami Technology, a remote-first security-focused SaaS provider for U.S. financial institutions, seeks a Staff Security Engineer to design and evolve enterprise security platforms across cloud environments and on-premise components.

You will lead security initiatives and partner with engineering, infrastructure, and security leaders to mature capabilities. Responsibilities include applying security controls, automating processes, reducing risk, and guiding architecture decisions while mentoring

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of experience in security engineering, infrastructure security, cloud security, systems engineering, or a related information security discipline.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Security, Information Technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• Advanced enterprise security engineering and platform architecture
• Expertise with endpoint security, vulnerability management, secrets management, and identity security technologies
• Cloud security engineering across AWS and modern infrastructure platforms
• Security automation, orchestration, scripting, and systems integration
• Strong knowledge of enterprise infrastructure, networking, operating systems, and cloud technologies
• Ability to lead complex cross-functional engineering initiatives and influence technical stakeholders
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and architectural problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication with technical and business audiences
• Ability to travel onsite to Alkami HQ periodically (approximately 1-2 trips annually) for team meetings, offsites, or company events

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of enterprise security platforms by evaluating technologies, establishing engineering standards, and delivering scalable security capabilities across the organization.
• Architect and optimize security infrastructure by advancing endpoint protection, secrets management, vulnerability management, identity security, and related enterprise security technologies.
• Lead complex security engineering initiatives by identifying capability gaps, selecting technical solutions, coordinating implementation, and ensuring successful operational handoff to support teams.
• Partner with Network Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Engineering, and Infrastructure teams by embedding security controls into enterprise architecture, operational processes, and technology platforms.
• Design and implement security automation, orchestration, and engineering integrations by reducing operational overhead, improving consistency, and increasing security coverage across enterprise environments.
• Lead enterprise vulnerability remediation efforts by analyzing systemic weaknesses, coordinating cross-functional remediation activities, and implementing long-term engineering improvements that reduce recurring security risk.
• Evaluate emerging security technologies by assessing technical capabilities, operational fit, scalability, and long-term business value while recommending enterprise adoption strategies.
• Develop enterprise engineering standards, operational procedures, and security baselines by promoting consistency, resilience, and maintainability across security platforms.
• Provide technical leadership during complex security incidents by supporting investigations, performing root cause analysis, and implementing engineering improvements that strengthen defensive capabilities.
• Advise engineering and technology teams by providing expert guidance on secure infrastructure design, platform integrations, and security architecture decisions.
• Develop security metrics and operational reporting by measuring platform health, engineering effectiveness, vulnerability reduction, and overall security program maturity.
• Mentor security engineers by sharing technical expertise, reviewing engineering solutions, and promoting engineering excellence across the security organization.
• Collaborate with Risk, Compliance, and Audit teams by demonstrating security control effectiveness and supporting regulatory, customer, and internal audit requirements.
• Research emerging security threats, engineering practices, automation technologies, and cloud security capabilities by translating industry advancements into continuous improvements for Alkami's security program.

Skills

Security engineering

Platform architecture

Endpoint security

Vulnerability management

Secrets management

Identity security

Cloud security

Automation

Scripting

Systems integration

Networking

Operating systems

Cloud technologies

Analytical thinking

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Cybersecurity / Information Security / Information Technology

Tools

CloudFlare

Palo Alto

Infrastructure-as-Code

Automation frameworks

Job description

Alkami Technology, a remote-first security-focused SaaS provider for U.S. financial institutions, seeks a Staff Security Engineer to design and evolve enterprise security platforms across cloud environments and on-premise components.

You will lead security initiatives and partner with engineering, infrastructure, and security leaders to mature capabilities. Responsibilities include applying security controls, automating processes, reducing risk, and guiding architecture decisions while mentoring