Senior Security Analyst

DigitalOcean

. Report to the Manager of Secure Design .

Posted 9/15/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $140,800 - $176,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in threat modeling, secure architecture design, and vulnerability management while fostering a security-focused culture within engineering teams. Proficient in collaborating across teams to implement security best practices and build security tooling for scalable product security.

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Threat ModelingSecure Architecture DesignVulnerability ManagementSecurity Best Practices MentorshipContainerization

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Hard Skills

GoJavaScriptRustCOWASP Top TenArchitectural ChangesSecurity Risk AssessmentsMalicious User CasesContinuous IntegrationContinuous Delivery

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationCollaborationMentoring

Tools & Technologies

Security ToolingAutomationsVirtualized Environments

Industry Keywords

Software SecuritySupply Chain SecurityInternal CTFsSecurity Culture

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptRustGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Report to the Manager of Secure Design
Threat model application designs and solutions and provide security risk assessments
Provide technical expertise in software and network architecture across infrastructure, application, people, and process
Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to threat model and architect secure, resilient systems
Identify solution trade-offs and recommend efficient designs meeting functional and security requirements
Provide hands-on remediation guidance to development teams
Champion internal security culture through developer training and internal CTFs
Mentor software engineering teams in security best practices
Help oversee the vulnerability management program
Help engineers understand the impact of security events and vulnerabilities
Build security tooling and automations to scale Product Security practices
Integrate custom security tooling into engineering workflows

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience leading architectural changes or complex cross team efforts to mitigate security vulnerabilities
Ability to clearly communicate security topics and vulnerability classes, including OWASP Top Ten
Ability to provide actionable direction to product teams
Record of partnering with internal engineering teams to tackle security problems across an entire stack
Working knowledge of virtualized environments, containerization, and continuous integration and delivery
3+ years experience guiding software teams on secure architecture design (preferred)
Experience building or reviewing threat models and crafting malicious user, attacker, and abuse/misuse cases (preferred)
Working knowledge of hardware and software supply chain security (preferred)
Familiarity with object-oriented and functional programming concepts, particularly Go, JavaScript, Rust, or C (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education
Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses
Employee Assistance Program
Local Employee Meetups
Flexible time off policy
Bonus eligibility based on company and individual performance
Equity compensation, including equity grants upon hire
Option to participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Program