Lead Security Engineer

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Hands‑On Role with Leadership Opportunity

We’re looking to hire a senior‑level Security Engineer who’s ready to step up and take the lead. Someone who’s still very hands‑on technically but also enjoys mentoring others, setting direction, and building scalable solutions that make a real difference.

• You’re ready for more responsibility and leadership, but don’t want to give up the technical side of the work.
• You want to be part of a stable company with real backing and complex challenges to work on.

Job Title:
Lead Security Engineer

Salary: $160,000 – $185,000 + Bonus

This role sits at the center of engineering, operations, and security—you’ll be working directly with software and infrastructure teams to make sure security is embedded into everything we do. You won’t just be managing tools; you’ll help shape how security is done across the company.

If you’re based in the NYC area and looking for the next serious step in your career—where your ideas are heard and your work actually drives change—this is worth a conversation.

• You’ll lead and mentor a small but growing team of security engineers, helping them grow while staying deep in the tech yourself.
• Work with internal teams to design and implement security solutions—cloud security, PAM, app and system hardening, etc.
• You’ll be the one connecting the dots between development, infrastructure, and security—building relationships across teams and making sure security is part of the process from the start.
• Help optimize and improve the tools we already have, and figure out what’s missing.

• A few years of experience leading or mentoring other security engineers—you don’t need to have managed huge teams, but you’ve helped others level up.
• Solid technical background (5+ years in security engineering) and experience with on‑prem and cloud security solutions (AWS or Azure).
• Hands‑on knowledge of privileged access, identity management, system hardening, and network security.
• Strong instincts for risk, practical problem‑solving, and keeping systems both secure and usable.
• Someone who communicates clearly, doesn’t get lost in buzzwords, and works well with people across teams.

• Experience with Linux security or scripting
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and how security fits into Dev Ops

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Information Technology

Technology, Information and Media, Investment Management, and Financial Services

New York, NY (NYC area)