Senior Security Analyst

DigitalOcean

. Threat model application designs and solutions and provide security risk assessments .

Posted 9/15/2026full-timeRemote • Washington • 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 effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance security practices. Proficient in building security tooling and automations to support product security initiatives.

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Threat ModelingSecure Architecture DesignVulnerability ManagementSecurity Best Practices MentorshipContainerization

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Hard Skills

Threat ModelingSecure Architecture DesignVulnerability ManagementObject-Oriented ProgrammingFunctional ProgrammingGoJavaScriptRustCOWASP Top Ten

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationMentorshipCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

Virtualized EnvironmentsContinuous IntegrationContinuous DeliverySecurity ToolingAutomations

Industry Keywords

Security Risk AssessmentsSecurity CultureInternal CTFsSecurity EventsMalicious User CasesAbuse CasesSupply Chain Security

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptRustGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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
Drive security-focused architecture, patterns, and processes across engineering
Integrate custom security tooling into engineering workflows
Report to the Manager of Secure Design and collaborate with security teams and DigitalOcean

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
Experience 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 of 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
LinkedIn Learning access to 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
Employee Stock Purchase Program
Competitive benefits varying by local regulations and preferences