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Lead Security Engineer
Canary Technologies. Lead, coach, and grow the Security team, including hiring, performance, priorities, and career development .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive experience in security engineering and team leadership, with a strong focus on compliance programs such as SOC 2 Type II and PCI DSS. Capable of developing and communicating security policies, managing vendor risks, and providing hands-on technical direction in security tooling.
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Security EngineeringTeam LeadershipCompliance Program ManagementAWS Cloud SecurityVendor Risk Management
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Hard Skills
Security Policy DevelopmentRisk ManagementVulnerability ManagementIdentity and Access ManagementApplication SecurityThreat ModelingAudit ManagementSecurity Awareness TrainingTechnical Direction SettingSecurity Program Development
Soft Skills
Exceptional Communication
Certifications & Qualifications
CISSPCISMCISA
Industry Keywords
SaaSFintechPaymentsHospitalitySOC 2 Type IIPCI DSSISO 27001
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAWSCloud
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead, coach, and grow the Security team, including hiring, performance, priorities, and career development
- Own Canary's security and compliance program, including the control framework, audits, policies, and risk posture
- Serve as Canary's primary security point of contact
- Own vendor and third-party risk management
- Write, maintain, and communicate company-wide security policies and standards
- Run security awareness and training
- Set technical direction for security tooling
- Participate hands-on in architecture and threat-model reviews
- Translate Canary's security posture for customers, partners, auditors, and executives
- Run audits and present to customer security teams
Requirements
What you’ll need- 8+ years in security engineering
- 2+ years leading a team as a manager or tech lead
- Proven experience owning compliance programs end to end, including SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, or similar
- Exceptional written and verbal communication
- Hands-on technical foundation in AWS cloud security, identity and access management, application security, and vulnerability management
- Experience with vendor risk management
- Experience reviewing security terms in customer and vendor contracts
- Track record of building pragmatic, risk-based security programs at a growth-stage SaaS company
- Hospitality, fintech, or payments industry experience is nice to have
- CISSP, CISM, or CISA is nice to have
Benefits
Comp & perks- Unlimited PTO
- Standard holidays plus monthly company-wide Canary Days
- Birthday holiday
- Travel stipend to visit the team in person at SF, NY, or Dallas hubs
- Credit toward stays at Canary hotels
- Minimum 30% off the best available rate at select partner hotels globally
- Monthly Self Improvement Club budget
- Professional development learning stipend
- Cash bonus for successful employee referrals