Software Engineer, Security

true-talent-solutions-partners; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

true-talent-solutions-partners is seeking a Senior Security Engineer for an early-stage cybersecurity software company building enterprise identity and access management products. As the first dedicated security engineer, you will work closely with product and engineering teams to build secure systems, guide product decisions, and strengthen security practices as the company grows.

You will own security across the product and company, drive compliance (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA), develop

Qualifications

• 5+ years of security engineering experience in SaaS/fintech.
• Production Go engineering experience building services.
• Experience with detection engineering and incident response (SIEM or detection tooling) and Python automation.
• Cloud and Kubernetes security experience (GCP); familiarity with OAuth, SAML, OIDC, WebAuthn.
• Cross-functional with engineering; startup/0-to-1 experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with IAM or enterprise security software; relevant bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Own security across the product and company, partnering with engineering throughout development.
• Build security systems, including secrets management, certificate infrastructure, audit logging, and vulnerability management.
• Lead security reviews, threat modeling, and secure design consultations with engineering teams.
• Drive SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and CCPA compliance from an engineering perspective.
• Develop detection and incident response capabilities, including processes for triage and response.
• Contribute across product security, corporate security, and compliance, with scope to grow the security function over time.

Skills

Security engineering

Go engineering

Detection engineering

Python automation

GCP security

OAuth/SAML/OIDC/WebAuthn

IAM familiarity

Startup / 0-to-1 experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Kubernetes

GCP

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

Join the security function at an early-stage cybersecurity software company building enterprise identity and access management products. As the first dedicated security engineer, you will work closely with product and engineering teams to build secure systems, guide product decisions, and strengthen security practices as the company grows.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Own security across the product and company, partnering with engineering throughout development.
• Build security systems, including secrets management, certificate infrastructure, audit logging, and vulnerability management.
• Lead security reviews, threat modeling, and secure design consultations with engineering teams.
• Drive SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and CCPA compliance from an engineering perspective.
• Develop detection and incident response capabilities, including processes for triage and response.
• Contribute across product security, corporate security, and compliance, with scope to grow the security function over time.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• At least 5 years of security engineering experience, with hands-on product or application security work at a SaaS or fintech product company.
• Production Go engineering experience building services or security systems, plus experience building security capabilities in code.
• Experience with detection engineering and incident response, including SIEM or detection-as-code tooling and Python automation.
• Cloud and Kubernetes security experience, including GCP, and familiarity with OAuth, SAML, OIDC, and WebAuthn.
• Experience across security disciplines and a track record of working closely with engineering teams; startup or 0-to-1 experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with identity and access management or enterprise security software, and a relevant bachelor's degree.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Annual salary range: $180,000 to $230,000.

Visa sponsorship is not available.

LOCATION

Remote within the United States, with Los Angeles, California as the primary location.