Senior Security Engineer, Justworks
Enterprise
$167.5-205k
2+ days a week in office
Business operations platform
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Business operations platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$167.5-205k
2+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
Justworks' mission is to help entrepreneurs and businesses grow with confidence.
Role
Who you are
- An ideal candidate has a proven track record of building security solutions to enhance security, and managing company security postures
- Given this hands-on technical role, you should be comfortable coding in Ruby on Rails, JavaScript or other similar languages
- We would also prefer that you have experience in Linux environment and proficiency using common cybersecurity tools
- Good judgment - the exercise of critical thinking, analyzing and assessing problems and implications, identifying patterns, making connections of underlying issues, understanding risks and developing mitigation strategies, and taking ownership of the outcome
- Resourcefulness - taking a can-do approach, even in the face of obstacles and constraints by assessing what’s in front of you and effectively and efficiently optimizing what you have, whether it's working on something new or thinking about how to do something better
- Teamwork and communication - putting our collective best together through documentation, collaboration, relationship-building, listening, empathy, recruiting, and evangelism
- Influence and leadership - fostering a community of knowledge-sharing, collaboration, mentorship, and forward-thinking
- Skills and knowledge - the capacity to actively learn and apply specific domain knowledge, know-how, and best practices to continually enhance and improve
- 5+ years experience in information security concepts, common technical security controls, and security architecture design principles, ideally in a SaaS environment
- Demonstrated technical expertise in SAST, DAST and penetration testing of cloud products and deployments
- Demonstrated technical expertise with endpoint security such as laptops security, mobile device security, browser management, email security and network security
- Hands-on experience with Secure-SDLC processes and DevSecOps, including secure design, threat modeling, vulnerability management, etc
- Familiar with secure coding practices and security scanning technologies
- Solid experiences in threat management, and exposure management
- Extensive experience in security architecture, system design, and engineering scalable security solutions in a cloud-native (AWS) environment
- Deep knowledge and experience in identity and access management
- Technical experience with DevOps, Jira, and other agile automation tools
- Proven track record as a strong communicator
- Strong analytical skills
- Exceptional organizational skills
- (Preferred) Security Certifications: CISSP, CRISC, GIAC, CCSP or CEH
What the job involves
- Justworks is looking for an experienced, hands-on Senior Security Engineer who can help drive the company’s Security Architecture & Engineering function
- We are looking for a versatile candidate who can lean into multiple security domains including, but not limited to network, infrastructure, application security, IAM and data protection
- This person will also collaborate across the Security department by working closely and supporting our Security Operation and GRC functions
- Evaluate existing security controls and identify opportunities to enhance the security posture of Justworks
- Responsible for Exposure Management which includes, but is not limited to vulnerability management, misconfiguration management, end-of-life management and bug bounty program
- Improve our security posture through strengthening vulnerability scanning, penetration testing and exposure remediation. Be the SME for all scanning tools and exposure management platforms
- Implement security capabilities in SaaS and IAAS (i.e.AWS, GCP, Azure etc) and enterprise environments while executing and delivering the security roadmap
- Support the overall Justworks Security organization across multiples domains such as network and infrastructure, application security, identity and access management, data protection, Security Operations and GRC (Governance, Risks and Compliance)
- Work crossfunctionally with technology teams to implement enterprise security capabilities into solution architecture
- Support 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,risk and security operations teams to build security control requirements
- 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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