Senior Security Engineer, Security Operations Job at GoodLeap (REMOTE)

Senior Security Engineer, Security Operations

GoodLeap

Location:
United States , REMOTE ▼
SAN FRANCISCO
ROSEVILLE
LEHI
WEST PALM BEACH
IRVINE

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

146000.00 - 170000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

The senior security engineer role provides a unique opportunity to shape the security and resilience of GoodLeap systems, services, and operational processes. In this role, you will work closely with product, engineering, IT, and business teams within GoodLeap to design, build, implement, and operate security and fraud monitoring, detection, and response capabilities.

Job Responsibility:

Lead, participate in, and contribute to security and fraud monitoring, detection, and response activities, inclusive of investigations, threat hunting,etc. Create playbooks for specific incident response scenarios
Identify potential misuse and abuse cases in enterprise systems, propose solutions to detect these scenarios, and identify and implement monitoring and detection solutions for such scenarios
Support or develop components of the security analytics platform
Support embedded (product) security team
Support general security operations team with vulnerability management, tools management, and more

Requirements:

Strong communicator with the ability to lead technical architecture discussions, drive technical decisions, and effectively communicate with non-technical audiences
Expertise in security event management, monitoring, threat hunting, incident response, playbook creation, orchestration/automations
Experience with threat modeling methodologies
Expertise with EDR solutions/platforms, such as CrowdStrike, S1, Palo Alto Cortex EDR
Experience with AWS services, including KMS, SST, Container Registry, ELBs, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudTrail, and IAM (knowledge of GCP and/or Azure is a plus)
Proven ability to establish credibility and build trust with business, engineers, and operational staff
Experience designing, configuring, and implementing security and fraud monitoring for core enterprise systems, e.g., ERP, HCM, Salesforce
Experience working with and creating solutions based AI and ML toolsets – e.g., creation of AI skills, agents, MCP clients, vibe coding
Strong understanding of both human and non-human identity management and common enterprise and consumer authentication standards and use cases
Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools, including Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Pulumi, or CDK
GitHub and GitHub Actions
artifact management
and secrets management tools like Doppler and HashiCorp Vault
Passionate about learning new technologies
Prior experience interfacing and supporting teams outside of security – e.g., internal product teams and other cross-functional areas
Proficiency in writing automation scripts in multiple languages and integrating with REST/GraphQL APIs to orchestrate workflows between security tooling and third-party cloud/SaaS platforms, automating detection, response, and operational processes
Experience engaging with vendors in design partnerships
Experience overseeing vulnerability and threat management at the platform and application levels
Familiarity with penetration testing and red team exercises, including manual verification, exploitation, and lateral movement
Ability to balance a high-level view of security strategy with attention to detail, ensuring thorough and effective execution

What we offer:

bonus
equity

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 29, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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