Staff Security Engineer - Data Security

About the Role

The Staff Security Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining security services that support our business. You will understand data and automation are important ingredients to our mission and know how to actively employ these ingredients at scale. Beyond the technical expertise, we value individuals who can partner cross-functionally across various teams, driving impactful outcomes and further securing our digital landscape.

Primary Duties

• Lead the development, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of comprehensive security strategies and solutions.
• Design and deploy advanced security controls to protect the business.
• Work across disciplines to shape our security services strategy and execution.
• Set and uphold the standard for security processes to support high-quality engineering.
• Mentor and galvanize new engineers to do their best work.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS/BTech (or higher) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in software or security engineering within Cloud Native environments.
• Cloud & Data Platforms: Experience with modern cloud data platforms (e.g., Postgres, Snowflake, Databricks, AWS S3) and data architectures (data warehouses, data lakes, lakehouses).
• Data Security Posture Management (DSPM): Deep experience with data discovery, classification, and other DSPM focused areas to help protect sensitive data across the organization.
• Technical & Scripting: Proficiency in Python (or a similar language) and regex patterns for automation and tooling integration.
• Compliance & Privacy: Foundational understanding of protecting PII/PHI and healthcare regulatory requirements (e.g., HIPAA).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience architecting, developing, and deploying large-scale distributed systems at scale.
• Experience with cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience building continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Familiarity with server-side web technologies (e.g., Java, Python, Scala, C#, C++, Go).
• 4+ years of experience acting as a trusted technical decision-maker in a team setting.
• Experience with health-tech systems, such as Electronic Health Records and clinical data.
• Hands-on experience with DSPM platforms (e.g., Wiz DSPM, BigID, Cyera, Bedrock Data).
• Experience embedding security controls directly into data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows.
• Familiarity with data retention, lifecycle management, and legal hold processes.
• Familiarity and experience with tokenization, encryption, or cryptography tools.
• Prior experience working in healthcare, health tech, or another highly regulated environment.

Physical Requirements

• Sitting for prolonged periods of time.
• Extensive use of computers and keyboard.
• Occasional walking and lifting may be required.