Senior Security Engineer, Justworks
$167.5-205k
Business operations platform
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Business operations platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$167.5-205k
1001+ employees
Company mission
Justworks' mission is to help entrepreneurs and businesses grow with confidence.
Role
Who you are
- Justworks is looking for an experienced, hands-on Senior Security Engineer who can help drive and execute the company’s Security Architecture & Engineering function
- As a successful candidate, you have demonstrated experience building security solutions to enhance security and defend against threats
- You have a deep understanding of the fundamentals of computing and development/coding with Ruby on Rails, JavaScript and/or other languages
- The candidate should also have experience in *Nix environment and the use of common cybersecurity tools
- At least 5+ years experience in information security concepts, common technical security controls, and security architecture design principles, ideally in a SaaS environment
- Solid experience with Secure-SDLC processes and DevSecOps, including secure design, threat modeling, vulnerability management, etc
- Familiar with secure coding practices and security scanning technologies
- Extensive experience in security architecture, system design, and engineering scalable security solutions in a cloud-native (AWS) environment
- Background as a software engineer, security architect, or security engineer with experience implementing DevSecOps
- Hands-on technical expertise with depth in modern cloud-based security architecture and engineering in an AWS environment
- Proven track record as a strong communicator
- Strong analytical skills
- Exceptional organizational skills
- Technical experience with DevOps, Jira, and other agile automation tools
- Ruby on Rails & Javascript
- (Preferred) Security Certifications: CISSP, CISM, CRISC, GIAC, CCSP or CEH
What the job involves
- Depending on the experiences and skillsets, this role can cover a few security domains such as network and infrastructure, application security, identity and access management, data protection as well as capabilities to support Security Operations and GRC (Governance, Risks and Compliance)
- Work with other security engineers on technical design reviews to evaluate existing security controls and identify opportunities to enhance the security posture of Justworks
- Work with other security engineers to bring adequate security capabilities to Justworks
- Provide technical and architectural guidance to product managers, product engineers, and corporate IT on digital security
- Bring and implement security capabilities in AWS and for corporate. Work with the team to execute and deliver the roadmap
- Develop security architecture, design, and coding standards across the Justworks applications and infrastructure to promote a standardized set of security requirements, aligning with internal policies and meeting external compliance requirements
- Work collaboratively with the current product managers and staff engineers or future Enterprise Architecture team to design and implement enterprise security capabilities into solution architecture
- Participates in major new product development projects to ensure that appropriate security controls are built into systems prior to production cutover
- Drive process improvement and control implementation projects in coordination with the larger Digital Technology team at Justworks
- Act as a cross-functional tools and services expert, working with engineering and risk teams to build security control requirements
- Help Cyber Defense Operations triage incidents as need especially related to product security, application security and AWS security
- Perform other related duties as assigned
- As a Senior Security Engineer, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately result in our success as an organization
Our take
Justworks operates in an increasingly crowded space of all-in-one business operation suites, that include tools like human resources, payroll, employee management, benefits, and others that businesses critically need to operate as they scale.
Globally, human resource management has become an extremely fertile field, worth over $20 billion annually and predicted to grow to over $50 billion annually by 2030 - creating great opportunity for Justworks to continue to grow. The company is regarded as a market leader, but does see competition in the shape of Paychex Flex, Rippling, Paylocity, and TriNet, among others.
Solutions delivered by Justworks have proven to be extremely popular with SMEs, and this has not gone unnoticed by investors, with the company picking up exceptional amounts of funding. Justworks is known to have sights on going public, though action towards this end has been delayed until global mass-market conditions have settled from a period of volatility. However, the company's acquisition of
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Insights
24% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Nov 2023
$16.9m
LATE VC
Jan 2020
$50m
SERIES E
Total funding: $159.9m
Company benefits
- Paid volunteer work.
- Paid parental leave.
- Work from home opportunities.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus access to One Medical, Kindbody, and Teladoc.
- Premium access to Headspace, ClassPass stipends, and webinars to support your overall wellness on topics like nutrition, budgeting, mindfulness, and more.
- All Justworks offers include equity, and Justworkers can continue to earn more over time with promotions and tenure.
- Extensive learning & development opportunities through workshops, ExecOnline, Udemy, and BetterUp coaching.
- Engineering Apprenticeship program that supports internal movement and growth
Company HQ
Fulton Ferry District, NY
Leadership
Isaac Oates
(Executive Chair)Experience as a Senior Product Manager at Amazon before founding Adtuitive and serving as COO for a year. Left this position to spend 3 years as a VP at Etsy, before founding Justworks.
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