Remote Security Engineer

Description:

• Wisp is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join their Engineering team as the first dedicated security hire.
• The role involves building and maintaining a secure web platform while promoting best security practices within the software engineering team.
• Responsibilities include ensuring a high degree of cloud security posture in AWS, addressing vulnerabilities, and ensuring technical controls are effective.
• The engineer will enable secure code shipping by integrating security tools into the CI/CD pipeline, including static and dynamic application security testing.
• Collaboration with engineering teams is essential to ensure secure design and code review, particularly supporting the Python codebase.
• The engineer will act as a thought leader, educating the engineering team on security best practices and fostering a culture of shared responsibility for security.
• Establishing and maintaining incident response procedures to mitigate security incidents efficiently is a key responsibility.
• The role requires cross-functional collaboration to define and implement the organization’s security roadmap.

Requirements:

• Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience tackling security challenges in highly compliant environments.
• A strong understanding of common Application Security concerns, OWASP, NIST, networking protocols, encryption algorithms, and secure coding practices is required.
• Proven hands-on experience with AWS and Kubernetes is essential, along with the ability to assist other engineers with these tools.
• Experience serving as a security subject matter expert (SME) and proactively addressing potential security issues is necessary.
• Familiarity with common vulnerability and SIEM tooling, as well as managing the lifecycle of findings and remediations, is required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are needed to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and explain complex security concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits:

• Wisp offers a fully remote work environment and a $500 Work Better Stipend for optimal work-from-home setup.
• Employees enjoy uncapped time off, with a minimum of 15 days off tracked per year.
• Flexible Fridays are provided, with no company meetings scheduled.
• A Learning Stipend is available to support professional growth and development.
• Health and Vision insurance is fully covered, and Dental insurance is 99% covered for employees and their dependents.
• A 3% 401(k) match is offered, which vests on the first day of employment, with no waiting period.