Staff Security Engineer, Pantheon
CA$176-220k
+ Equity Plan
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Website operations platform
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Website operations platform
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
CA$176-220k
+ Equity Plan
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make the web a first-class platform that delivers results, one that empowers marketing and development teams to take control of their websites.
Role
Who you are
- We are seeking a passionate, driven, and experienced application security engineer to join our growing team
- Problem-Solving: Ability to bring standardization to inconsistent internal practices and transition to industry best practices
- Communication: Strong communication skills essential for partnering with engineering teams
- Commitment: Demonstrated commitment to teamwork, professionalism, and authenticity, fostering trust and accountability
- Grit: Understanding that establishing security best practices is a marathon requiring persistence across many stakeholders
- Overall Experience: Minimum of 10+ years of overall experience, with at least 5+ years dedicated to Application Security
- Development Practices: Deep, hands-on experience in Secure by Design development practices, including guiding Secure Architecture and System Design
- Cloud Proficiency: Extensive experience securing production systems in Cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Coding Proficiency: Ability to build maintainable components in Go or Python
- CI/CD Fundamentals: Hands-on experience with jenkins/cloud pipelines/ circleci (bonus points for experience with reusable workflows)
- Cloud & Infrastructure: Experience working with containerization (e.g., Docker, OCI), Terraform, and Kubernetes (K8s)
- Tooling: Proven ability to build, select, and implement application security tools, and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
What the job involves
- Pantheon’s Security Engineering team is responsible for safeguarding, auditing, and testing the security of Pantheon's entire platform
- Our Security Engineering team aims to create a comprehensive and multi-dimensional approach to application security, with a focus on Security by Design in agile software development and cloud native environments
- The Staff Security Engineer is a key strategic and technical role within the Application Security team
- Our mission is to safeguard, audit, and test the security of the entire cloud hosting platform in these core areas:
- Security by Design: You'll implement “Security by Design” within agile software development and cloud-native environments
- Support and Mentorship: Act as a Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), mentoring, coaching, and supporting all security engineering efforts across the organization
- Standard Setting: Define, organize, and implement application security policy, process, standards, and guidelines
- Application Security Performance: Helping engineering teams design and build high-performing, secure applications by mitigating security issues in a risk-based manner
- Policy Definition: Define, document, and champion processes and practices for a secure Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Security Culture: Be a driving force in establishing a strong security culture within platform engineering teams
- Proactive Security: Lead Threat Modeling as a core principle for the Secure by Design strategy
- Secure Design Reviews: Conduct Secure Code and Architecture Design Reviews, including threat modeling and technology/risk-based assessments
- Automation: Automate application security testing and controls, integrating them directly into the CI/CD pipelines
- Tooling: Responsible for the deployment, operation, and tuning of security tools (SAST, DAST, IAST, and CSPM), with a focus on platforms like CodeQL and Wiz.io
- Vulnerability Management: Partner with engineering to effectively prioritize and remediate identified vulnerabilities
- Supply Chain & Testing: Manage tools for Software Composition Analysis (SCA) to ensure supply chain security. Coordinate internal and external Penetration Testing activities with the Security Operations team
Our take
In today's digital landscape, website hosting is a critical component for businesses, and the demand for fast, reliable, and scalable hosting platforms is higher than ever. The competition is fierce, with major players like GoDaddy, Ionos, AWS, and WP Engine dominating the space.
One standout in this crowded market is Pantheon, a leading WebOps platform designed to deliver high-performance hosting for content-driven websites. Pantheon's unique value lies in its ability to provide seamless collaboration between developers and marketers while ensuring fast, reliable website performance. It's a platform that goes beyond traditional hosting by offering powerful tools for managing websites and scaling them as needed - making it a go-to choice for many organizations.
Pantheon has continuously innovated to stay ahead of the competition, with significant investments driving its growth. Initially focused on hosting solutions for WordPress and Drupal websites, it now offers content management as a service. This expansion was bolstered by significant funding, fueling further product development and the introduction of new features like personalization and analytics. These efforts have reinforced Pantheon's position as a leader in the WebOps and hosting space.
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Insights
-19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jul 2021
$100m
SERIES E
Mar 2019
$40m
SERIES D
Total funding: $196.8m
Company benefits
- Health & Wellness: Taking care of you and your family is important to us. Our healthcare benefits program delivers choice and value so you can prioritize your health
- Remote & In-Office: We believe in a flexible employee experience, our San Francisco office is a center for collaboration and connection, but it's not the only place this happens
- Flexible Time-Off: We encourage work/life balance. Take time off when you need it, and return ready to make magic on the internet when you're ready and refreshed
- Monthly Book & Gym Allowance: One of the many ways we enable our team to take control of their development and wellness is to take advantage of our books and gym membership allowance
- Promoting Inclusivity: We strive to have a culture where Pantheors across the globe feel a high sense of belonging and engagement. We have several programs in place to help cultivate inclusion at Pantheon, including educational events, open forums, and training opportunities
- Giving Back: We believe in cultivating passion and giving back to the community we live and work in. Pantheon offers a Donation Matching program of $500 per employee and holds multiple team volunteer opportunities throughout the year
- Employee Resource Groups: Our Pantheon Resource Groups (PRGs) allow employees to connect, support each other, and spread awareness
- Professional Development: We support employee learning and development through company led-training, leadership forums, and full access to LinkedIn Learning's catalogue of courses
Company HQ
Chinatown, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Sameer Kazi
(CEO)Joined Pantheon in 2024 as CEO. They have also served as the Managing Director of Operating Capital since 2015. Previously they were the President of ActiveCampaign and CEO of Cheetah Digital.
Josh Koenig
(Co-Founder & CSO)They were part of the team that drove the first high-profile public Drupal use-case with the Howard and Dean campaign in 2003. They then went on to found the Drupal Dojo, an online learning community for developers, and to co-found the premiere Drupal agency in San Francisco, Chapter Three.
David Strauss
(Co-Founder & CTO)After co-founding Four Kitchens, a successful Web Development shop, they found themselves gravitating away from the customer client work and towards infrastructure solutions. Large clients like NBCUniversal, The Economics, and Wikimedia had already benefited from their scalability and database optimization work.
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