Senior Security Engineer - Sec Ops

LexisNexis Risk Solutions; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive bonus

Country-specific benefits

Job summary

RELX is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to design, build, and operate security tooling at scale across cloud environments. You will guide junior engineers, own architecture decisions for one or more platforms, and collaborate with Incident Response and GRC.

This role requires hands-on cloud security expertise, proficiency with Terraform and GitHub Actions, and leadership to raise the technical bar across the team. Expect competitive compensation and global scope.

Qualifications

• Significant hands-on experience in security engineering at production scale.
• Experience designing security architecture in AWS with multi-account, cross-region considerations.
• Advanced Terraform IaC practices and standards for a team.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) with security in mind.
• Hands-on with SIEM, EDR, DLP, PAM, WAF, SOAR, and vulnerability management.
• Proven mentoring and leadership within a security/engineering team.
• Python scripting and production services on Kubernetes/EKS.

Responsibilities

• Leading the design, architecture, and delivery of security platforms and services.
• Owning and evolving Infrastructure as Code standards (Terraform) and CI/CD practices across the team.
• Providing technical leadership and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers.
• Driving integration, tuning, and lifecycle management of core security tooling.
• Partnering with Incident Response, Threat Engineering, and GRC to translate threats into roadmaps.
• Championing AI-assisted engineering practices to improve velocity and test coverage.
• Delivering production-ready systems on time and within budget.

Skills

Security engineering

AWS

Terraform

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Kubernetes

Python

AI-assisted engineering

Leadership

Incident Response

GRC

Security tooling

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

Kubernetes

Job description

Are you a collaborative Sec Ops Engineer looking to work for a mission driven global organization?

About our Team

You’ll be joining the Security Engineering team within Elsevier’s Information Security & Data Protection department. Our team designs, builds, and operates the security tooling and platforms used across Elsevier Technology, spanning both vendor platforms and team-built services. The team works closely with Incident Response, Threat Engineering, and Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), and partners with business and engineering teams to ensure security tooling is effectively adopted across our cloud estate.

About the Role

As a Senior Security Engineer, you help lead in designing, building, and operating security tooling at scale, while raising the technical bar for the wider team. You will own architecture decisions for one or more platforms, guide junior and mid-level engineers through code and design review, and act as a trusted technical voice with Incident Response, Threat Engineering, and GRC. This role suits someone with deep, hands-on cloud security engineering experience who is ready to take ownership beyond individual delivery, shaping how the team builds and operates security tooling.

We recognize that no one will meet every requirement. If you are excited about this role and have relevant experience, we encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities

• Leading the design, architecture, and delivery of security platforms and services.
• Owning and evolve Infrastructure as Code standards (Terraform) and CI/CD practices (GitHub Actions) across the team, ensuring reliable, secure, and repeatable deployments.
• Providing technical leadership and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers, including design review, code review, and guidance on secure engineering practices.
• Driving integration, tuning, and lifecycle management of core security tooling.
• Partnering with Incident Response, Threat Engineering, and GRC to translate emerging threats, incidents, and compliance requirements into engineering solutions and roadmap priorities.
• Championing adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices (e.g. Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) to improve team velocity, code quality, and test coverage.
• Leading troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for security tooling incidents, and drive resilience improvements through capacity planning, disaster recovery planning, and runbook development.
• Representing SENG in architecture reviews and cross-functional technical forums, advocating for secure-by-design and secure-by-default practices.
• Delivering production-ready systems on time and within budget, and hold the team accountable to engineering and security standards.

Requirements

• Significant hands-on experience in security engineering or a related field, including designing and operating cloud-native security platforms at production scale.
• Demonstrated ownership of security architecture in AWS (or OCI/Aliyun), including multi-account environments and cross-region/CN considerations.
• Advanced proficiency with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices, with experience setting standards and patterns for a team.
• Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions) for reliability and security.
• Broad, hands-on experience across security tool categories: SIEM, EDR, DLP, PAM, WAF, SOAR, and vulnerability management.
• Proven track record mentoring engineers and leading technical design decisions within a team.
• Advanced scripting and software development skills (e.g. Python), including experience building and operating production services (APIs, cronjobs) on Kubernetes/EKS.
• Practical experience with AI-assisted engineering tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Spec-driven development) and sound judgment on where they add the most value.
• Experience with Agile and/or DevOps frameworks, including driving improvements to team process and delivery practices.

U.S. National Base Pay Range: $78,800 - $131,300.

Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates.

If performed in Maryland, the base pay range is $82,800 - $137,800.

If performed in New York, the base pay range is $86,700 - $144,400.

If performed in New York City, the base pay range is $94,700 - $157,500.

If performed in Rochester, NY, the base pay range is $78,800 - $131,300.

If performed in New Jersey, the base pay range is $93,016 - $148,584.

This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.

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