Senior Security Engineer

GoDaddy; United States; Remote; USD 116,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Retirement savings

Competitive health benefits

Job summary

A leading technology firm is looking for a Senior Security Engineer. The role involves identifying security threats, conducting security assessments, and collaborating with various teams. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in security engineering, with skills in multiple security domains. This remote position offers competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive security engineering experience with expertise in multiple security domains.
• Experience in Secure Development Lifecycle and Shift Left with a Security by Design methodology.
• Experience with threat modeling and architecture reviews.

Responsibilities

• Identify security threats in application and infrastructure.
• Conduct in‑depth security assessments of applications and systems.
• Assist with prioritizing prospective projects and own them.

Skills

Security Architecture

Cryptography

Network Security

Cloud Security

Mobile Security

Web Security

Secure Development Lifecycle

Scripting

Education

7+ years of security engineering experience

Tools

SAST

DAST

SCA tools

Penetration testing

Job description

Join to apply for the Senior Security Engineer role at GoDaddy

At GoDaddy, the future of work looks different for each team. Some teams work in the office full‑time, others have a hybrid arrangement (working remotely some days and in the office some days), and some work entirely remotely.

This is a remote position, so you’ll be working from your home. You may occasionally visit a GoDaddy office to meet with your team for events or meetings.

This position is not eligible to be performed in Alaska, Mississippi, North Dakota, or the Virgin Islands. GoDaddy is not currently considering candidates for this role in California, Seattle, or NYC.

Join Our Team

Do you want to be an Information Security Leader at GoDaddy? We help solve large scale and cross‑company issues, while ensuring that partnership with the development and operational communities remains front of mind. GoDaddy’s Product Security Group is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to use their hands‑on technical skills, strong leadership abilities, and eagerness to craft solutions to sophisticated problems. You must be comfortable communicating with stakeholders, performing security assessments, prioritizing security risks, and creating or presenting high‑quality results.

What you'll get to do...

• Identify security threats in application and infrastructure, conduct in‑depth security assessments of applications and systems to identify vulnerabilities and provide remediation mentorship to affected system/application owners
• Independently assess and improve security program, join forces with SRE and development teams to find new and creative ways to reduce the occurrence of vulnerabilities at scale
• Review quality issues and work toward detecting security flaws
• Build repeatable and reusable security processes and frameworks
• Assist with prioritizing prospective projects, participating in projects from kick‑off through “definition of done” via end‑to‑end ownership
• Use your validated experience to own and drive resolution and retesting of sophisticated security events, policy questions, and technical security risks

Your experience should include...

• 7+ years of progressive security engineering experience with expertise in multiple security domains including but not limited to Security Architecture, Cryptography, Network Security, Cloud Security, Mobile Security, and Web Security
• Experience in Secure Development Lifecycle and Shift Left with a Security by Design methodology
• Experience with SAST, DAST, SCA tools and penetration testing activities
• Experience with threat modeling, architecture reviews
• Secure code reviews
• Scripting/development skills (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, Ruby, or PowerShell)
• Experience applying security engineering guidelines that align with security and privacy compliance requirements
• Problem‑solver with excellent communication skills, ability to influence and collaborate with multi‑functional teams, and a deep technical understanding of security engineering standard methodologies

You might also have...

• Security certifications from SANS or similar

Benefits

We offer a range of total rewards that may include paid time off, retirement savings (e.g., 401(k), pension schemes), bonus/incentive eligibility, equity grants, participation in our employee stock purchase plan, competitive health benefits, and other family‑friendly benefits including parental leave. GoDaddy’s benefits vary based on individual role and location and can be reviewed in more detail during the interview process.

About us

GoDaddy is empowering everyday entrepreneurs around the world by providing the help and tools to succeed online, making opportunity more inclusive for all. We allow entrepreneurs to build a professional website, attract customers, sell their products and services, and manage their work. Our mission is to give our customers the tools, insights, and people to transform their ideas and personal initiative into success. To learn more about the company, visit our About Us page.

Diversity & Inclusion

At GoDaddy, we know diverse teams build better products—period. Our people and culture reflect and celebrate that sense of diversity and inclusion in ideas, experiences and perspectives. We prioritize integrating diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging principles into the core of how we work every day, focusing not only on our employee experience but also on our customer experience and operations. To read more about these commitments, as well as our representation and pay equity data, check out our Diversity and Pay Parity annual report on our Diversity Careers page.

EEO Statement

GoDaddy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will consider applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local and federal requirements.

Recruitment Information

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Recruiting Policy

GoDaddy does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies.

Pay Transparency

In the United States, we have four geographic pay groups (Groups). GoDaddy's target compensation is determined based on your location and varies based on an individual's qualifications, skills, and experience at the time of the offer. For this role, our targeted base pay ranges for new hires in each US Group are:

• Group 1: $116,000 – $174,000
• Group 2: $130,000 – $195,000
• Group 3: $138,000 – $207,000
• Group 4: $151,000 – $226,000

Location & Salary Group Alignment

Check out here to see which locations are aligned to each Group.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Technology, Information and Internet

Additional Notes

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