Senior Security Engineer

Roofr; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation/Paid Time Off

Annual company retreats

Home office setup stipend

Internet and phone allowance

Remote first culture

Weekly paydays

Job summary

Roofr is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to partner with the CTO and VP of Engineering to strengthen Roofr's security posture as the company scales. You will own the tools and processes that detect and stop threats, and drive secure‑by‑design practices across engineering.

You’ll oversee vulnerability management, incident response, and compliance mappings (NIST CSF 2.0, SOC 2, CCPA/CPRA), while guiding security policy and secure development throughout the SDLC.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, cybersecurity, or equivalent hands‑on experience
• 5–8+ years in security engineering, incident response, or related infrastructure roles
• Certifications are a strong plus — CISSP, OSCP, GCIH, or CEH

Responsibilities

• Own design and hardening of security infrastructure across cloud environments — network segmentation, firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, WAF, and EDR
• Lead vulnerability management end to end: run assessments, triage, prioritize, drive remediation SLAs with engineering
• Build and tune detection content (SIEM/SOAR rules, alerting logic) against real attack techniques
• Act as incident commander for security incidents: contain, eradicate, forensics, post‑incident review
• Threat‑model new features and infrastructure changes before they ship
• Own IAM hygiene and cloud security posture across production AWS accounts
• Write, enforce, and maintain security policies and standards
• Own Roofr's compliance program end to end: map controls to NIST CSF 2.0, SOC 2, and CCPA/CPRA
• Run tabletop exercises and incident playbook drills
• Push secure‑by‑design practices into engineering workflows

Skills

Security engineering

Incident response

Threat modeling

Cloud security

Compliance frameworks

Software engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/cybersecurity or equivalent

Tools

SIEM/SOAR tooling

Python/Bash scripting

AWS – IAM/VPC/KMS

Job description

At Roofr, we’re obsessed with our customers. We constantly gather feedback to shape, prioritize, and launch the products they truly need. That’s what makes Roofr’s CRM special. We started by building essential sales tools like aerial roof measurements and digital sales proposals. But when our customers asked for a simple, affordable way to manage and scale their entire businesses, we listened. So, we created a CRM that connects these solutions—along with payments, material ordering, and more—into a seamless, powerful platform. With a clear roadmap ahead, we’re excited to continue expanding and leading the market with innovative products.

We have an amazing culture, strong financials, and best-in-class company metrics. It’s an exciting time to be part of an extraordinary startup that is already successful, yet still early enough to offer its team significant growth, equity, and the opportunity to make a real impact.

This position is for an existing vacancy.

As Senior Security Engineer, you'll report to the VP of Engineering and work closely with the CTO and DevOps as part of Roofr's security guild. You'll contribute directly to improving Roofr's security posture — sharpening what's already in place and driving it forward as the company scales. You'll own the tools and processes that detect and stop threats, partner with engineering on secure-by-design practices, and act as the front-line responder when something goes wrong.

What You’ll Get to Do

• Own design and hardening of security infrastructure across cloud environments — network segmentation, firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, WAF, and endpoint detection and response (EDR)
• Lead vulnerability management end to end: run assessments and authenticated scans, triage and prioritize by exploitability and blast radius, and drive remediation SLAs with engineering
• Build and tune detection content (SIEM/SOAR rules, alerting logic) against real attack techniques — not just default vendor signatures
• Act as incident commander for security incidents: contain, eradicate, run forensics, and write the post-incident review
• Threat-model new features and infrastructure changes before they ship — catch design-level risk, not just implementation bugs
• Own IAM hygiene and cloud security posture (least privilege, key/secret management, network boundaries) across production AWS accounts
• Write, enforce, and maintain security policies and standards — own them as living controls, not documents that sit in a drive
• Own Roofr's compliance program end to end: map controls to NIST CSF 2.0, SOC 2, and CCPA/CPRA, run the audits, close the gaps, and keep evidence current between them
• Run tabletop exercises and incident playbook drills
• Push secure-by-design practices into engineering workflows — threat modeling in design review, security requirements in the SDLC, not a gate bolted on at the end

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, cybersecurity, or equivalent hands‑on experience
• 5-8+ years in security engineering, incident response, or related infrastructure roles, including time as the primary or senior responder on real incidents
• Certifications are a strong plus — CISSP, OSCP, GCIH, or CEH

Technical

• Deep network security fundamentals — firewalls, VPNs, routing/segmentation, network boundaries, TLS, DNS, and how attackers actually abuse them
• Hands‑on cloud security in AWS — IAM policy design, VPC architecture, KMS/secrets management, CloudTrail/GuardDuty or equivalent
• Real incident response experience — triage, containment, forensics, root cause, not just theory from a course
• Working knowledge of SIEM/SOAR tooling, writing detection logic (Python/Bash), and building your own tooling when nothing off‑the‑shelf fits
• Fluent in compliance frameworks — NIST CSF 2.0, SOC 2, and CCPA/CPRA — and translating controls into policy people actually follow
• Strong software engineer at heart — comfortable reading and writing real application code, not just scripts, so you can dig into the codebase directly instead of filing a ticket and waiting

Competencies

• Confident being the only security voice in the room — makes the call and owns it
• Translates technical risk into business terms leadership can actually act on
• Calm and decisive under incident pressure; documents as they go, not after
• Ownership-oriented; builds the process that doesn't exist yet instead of waiting for one
• Strong individual contributor who wants to stay hands‑on — this role builds the foundation directly, it doesn't lead from the side

Bonus Points:

• Experience using AI/LLM tooling for threat intelligence — alert triage, detection summarization, or hunting workflows — not required, but a plus for a team building modern security practice from scratch
• Familiarity with GDPR — a plus as Roofr's customer base grows internationally
• Experience with PHP/Laravel — a plus for digging into Roofr's own codebase directly, not required
• Comfortable around Postgres — helpful, not required

Our compensation ranges are built using multiple market benchmarks and reflect both the scope of the role and current market data. While many hires fall within the beginning to midpoint of the band to allow for growth over time, we tailor offers based on each candidate’s experience, seniority, and demonstrated impact.

What we offer (US + Canada)

When you join our team, you’re not just accepting a job. You’re making a career move. Here’s how we’ll support you in doing some of the most impactful work of your career:

Vacation/Paid Time Off:

• 1st week of employment is mandatory PTO! Start your journey with Roofr by decompressing and recharging - we will see you in week 2!
• 1 Friday off per month (we call those our laundry days!)
• Company wide paid shutdown for the week between Christmas and New Years
• Flexible time off
• 80% employer‑paid benefits in the U.S. and 100% employer‑paid premiums for Extended Healthcare and Dental in Canada
• RRSP/401k match
• Generous Parental Leave policy

Perks:

• We host an annual company retreat with great team building activities
• Ample learning and development opportunities to continue growing your career
• Home office setup stipend
• Internet and phone allowance
• Remote first culture
• Weekly Friday paydays!

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Roofr is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity in the workplace regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status.