Senior Security Engineer

Major League Baseball (MLB); United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Benefits Package

Company 401K Contribution

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Access to Free Tickets to Baseball Games & MLB.TV

Discounts at MLB Store

Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)

Onsite/Online Training & Development Programs

Tuition Reimbursement

Disability Benefits (short term and long term)

Life and Accidental Death Insurance

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Major League Baseball (MLB) is seeking a Senior Security Engineer specializing in Development Security & Operations. In this critical role, you will enhance MLB's application delivery security by implementing controls and automation across cloud platforms and CI/CD pipelines.

The ideal candidate embraces collaboration, boasts strong programming skills, and has a solid understanding of DevSecOps. A comprehensive benefits package is offered, including competitive compensation and perks like free access to MLB events.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in DevSecOps or related role.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages with experience building automation.
• Hands-on experience with DevOps and infrastructure automation tools.

Responsibilities

• Support anti-bot and anti-fraud measures through application telemetry integration.
• Collaborate with teams to integrate security into CI/CD pipelines.
• Build security guardrails for cloud and infrastructure delivery workflows.

Skills

DevSecOps

Software Engineering

Cloud Security

Infrastructure Security

Programming languages (Java, Go, Python)

Kubernetes

Terraform

Google Cloud Platform

REST APIs

GraphQL APIs

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity

Tools

GitHub Actions

Job description

As a Senior Security Engineer, Development Security & Operations, you will help build the security engineering layer behind MLB’s application delivery and cloud infrastructure. The work spans applications, APIs, cloud platforms, infrastructure‑as‑code, CI/CD pipelines, and the Agentic SDLC. You will write automation, integrate security tools, and turn security requirements into controls that engineering teams can use in their normal delivery workflows. The role is focused on reducing preventable security issues, improving how findings are detected and routed, and cutting down repetitive remediation work across revenue‑critical applications and fan‑facing systems.

Responsibilities

• Application & Account Security:
  • Support anti‑bot, anti‑fraud, account‑abuse, and application‑abuse prevention through application telemetry integration, automation, and coordination with edge/platform teams.
  • Build and deploy application and API security controls as code, including HAProxy configuration, WAF and bot‑management rules, rate limits, routing controls, and related edge/platform security policy through version‑controlled IaC and CI/CD workflows.
• CI/CD Security & Software Supply Chain:
  • Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to integrate security into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Build and improve security controls across CI/CD pipelines, source code platforms, artifact repositories, and deployment workflows.
  • Integrate security testing such as code scanning, secrets scanning, dependency scanning, container scanning, and infrastructure‑as‑code scanning into developer workflows.
  • Help define findings severity levels, ownership, exception handling, and remediation routing models.
  • Partner with engineering and security teams to reduce remediation noise and improve secure delivery practices.
• Infrastructure and Cloud Platform Security Guardrails:
  • Build policy‑as‑code and security guardrails for cloud, infrastructure‑as‑code, Kubernetes, and platform delivery workflows.
  • Help prevent common risks such as public exposure, overly permissive access, weak logging, insecure storage, missing encryption, and unsafe secrets handling.
  • Create reusable security patterns, remediation guidance, and developer‑friendly feedback for infrastructure and platform teams.
  • Partner with cloud and platform teams to improve baseline security across prioritized environments.
• AI‑Assisted Security Engineering and Innovation:
  • Identify practical opportunities to use AI‑assisted workflows across security review, remediation, prioritization, and operational analysis.
  • Evaluate and integrate AI‑enabled development and security tools where they improve quality, speed, or consistency.
  • Build governed AI‑assisted workflows that preserve human approval, auditability, secure data handling, and engineering ownership.
  • Help define responsible AI usage patterns for DevSecOps and security engineering workflows.
• Collaboration and Operational Support:
  • Partner with Product, Development, Cloud Platform, and Security teams to embed security earlier in engineering workflows.
  • Drive adoption of secure engineering practices through practical guidance, reusable patterns, and developer‑friendly tooling.
  • Support threat modeling and security reviews, and provide practical guidance for prioritized applications and platforms.
  • Participate in an on‑call rotation to respond to escalated security issues and high‑risk operational events.

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years of experience in DevSecOps, software engineering, security engineering, cloud security, infrastructure security, or a related role.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, Go, Python, or similar, with experience building automation, integrations, or production tooling.
• Experience with REST and/or GraphQL APIs, including testing, debugging, and building integrations.
• Hands‑on experience with DevOps and infrastructure automation tools including Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Actions, or similar platforms.
• Experience integrating security controls into development, CI/CD, infrastructure, or cloud workflows.
• Experience with cloud security concepts and controls, with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) as the primary cloud environment. Familiarity with AWS, OCI, Azure, or multi‑cloud security patterns is preferred.
• Ability to execute tasks with high accuracy and thoroughness and maintain confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills. Ability to explain technical concepts to audiences at different levels.

Salary Range

$150,000 – $185,000 (Base Salary + Bonus). Compensation is contingent upon work experience, education, skills, and other factors MLB considers relevant to the hiring decision.

Top MLB Perks & Benefits

• Competitive Benefits Package
• Company 401K Contribution
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Access to Free Tickets to Baseball Games & MLB.TV
• Discounts at MLB Store | MLBShop.com
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Onsite/Online Training & Development Programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Pet Insurance