Staff Security Engineer, Addepar

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without requiring current or future visa sponsorship (for example, employment-based visas such as H-1B, F-1/OPT, or similar), and must be authorized to begin work in the U.S. on their first day of employment
• Experience: 6+ years of dedicated experience in security engineering, infrastructure security, data security or cloud security roles
• Project Leadership: Proven track record of taking vague security problems, turning them into structured project plans, and executing them to completion
• Attention to details and analytical skills
• Curious, always learning and deeply interested in Information Security
• Ability to build strong relationships and work collaboratively with internal and external partners
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners

Desirable

• We are seeking a well rounded Staff Security Engineer to join our growing Information Security & Risk team. In this role, you will be a member of our newly formed Security Solutions team
• This team is at the forefront of driving organization-wide security enhancements through high-impact, project-driven initiatives
• If you are looking for an opportunity to build from the ground up, influence security architecture, and meaningfully elevate Addepar’s overall security posture, this is the role for you
• Addepar takes a market-based approach to pay. A successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on the role, job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions
• Drive Security Initiatives: Lead and execute complex, project-driven security enhancements across the organization’s infrastructure, applications, and corporate environment
• Security Architecture & Design: Collaborate with engineering and product teams to architect, build, and deploy scalable, resilient security solutions
• Enablement & Automation: Build tools, guardrails, and automated workflows that empower development teams to ship secure code quickly and safely
• Risk Mitigation: Identify gaps in the current security posture, design remediation plans, and systematically execute them to maturity
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as a trusted security advisor across engineering, product, and R&D teams, fostering a strong culture of security enablement rather than restriction
• Mentorship: Mentor junior and mid-level engineers within the Information Security & Risk team, helping to elevate collective technical capabilities