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ExecutivePlacements.com · 1 day ago

Security Engineer, Level 4

Palo Alto, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$157K/yr - $235K/yr

2+ years exp

Snap Inc. is a technology company that empowers people to express themselves and communicate through innovative products. The Security Engineer will be responsible for designing and implementing security controls, conducting assessments, and collaborating with teams to enhance security practices across the organization.

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Responsibilities

Design, implement, and scale security controls across infrastructure, applications, identity, and cloud environments

Conduct in-depth security assessments, threat modeling, and code reviews to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities

Build automation, tooling, and systems that improve security compliance, observability, and governance

Partner with product, engineering, and operations teams to harden systems and reduce risk from design through deployment

Investigate and respond to security incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and recommend remediation strategies

Help define and evolve security standards, practices, and documentation to elevate the organizations overall security maturity

Mentor and influence other engineers through technical leadership and collaboration

Qualification

Security engineering principlesSecurity tooling experienceProgramming languagesInfrastructure security expertiseAnalytical skillsSecurity advocacyProblem-solving skillsVerbal communicationWritten communicationMentoring skills

Required

Strong technical background in security engineering principles, secure system design, and threat mitigation techniques

Experience with security tooling including vulnerability scanners, SIEM, EDR, cloud security frameworks, and automation platforms

Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java)

Excellent analytical, problem-solving, verbal and written communication skills

Security advocacy skills: help others raise security awareness

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical work experience

2+ years of post-Bachelors security related experience; or Masters degree in a technical field + 1+ year of post-grad security related experience; or PhD in a relevant technical field

Expertise in one of the following domains: infrastructure security, enterprise security, access management, application security, detection and response, or spam and abuse