Senior Security Engineer II

Braze

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Boston, MANew York, NY
Salary: $149,000–$235,000 / yr
Posted: 47 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $176k

This role $192k

$123k most similar roles pay here $247k

This role pays more than 66% of similar roles. Most pay $149,206–$203,625 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $192k versus about $176k for comparable roles.

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About Braze

Braze is a leading cloud-based customer engagement platform that enables brands to foster human connection with consumers through interactive, real-time, cross-channel marketing.

Braze currently has 108 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $149,000–$234,000 across 107 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Security Engineer II

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Senior Security Engineer II joins the Security Engineering function as a senior individual contributor and technical leader focused on cloud security. This role involves setting technical direction by defining standards, guardrails, and reference architectures for infrastructure, SRE, and product teams. Key responsibilities include performing threat modeling, designing secure-by-default architectures, managing IAM strategy, and leading detection engineering and incident response efforts. The candidate will also oversee Kubernetes and platform security, including CI/CD pipeline hardening and vulnerability management. To succeed, the individual must possess hands-on experience with AWS as a primary cloud, working knowledge of GCP, and expertise in self-managed Kubernetes environments. Technical proficiency in Python and Terraform is required to manage large-scale distributed systems and data stores like MongoDB while providing mentorship and technical leadership across the organization.

What does a Security Engineer earn?

Median $192000 from 124 postings across 47 companies.

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Skills

AWS GCP Kubernetes Terraform Python MongoDB CI/CD SIEM CrowdStrike Tenable Infrastructure-as-Code Threat Modeling Incident Response Cloud Security Vulnerability Management RBAC

What you'll do

Define cloud security standards, guardrails, and reference architectures to create durable, organization-wide patterns.
Lead cross-functional security initiatives from scoping and stakeholder management through to final delivery.
Mentor other engineers through design reviews and technical guidance to act as a force multiplier.
Own threat modeling for new technologies to ensure it becomes a scalable, repeatable practice.
Design and manage IAM security strategies, including RBAC models and least privilege across AWS and GCP.
Develop high-signal detection rules and serve as a lead responder for cloud-based incident investigations.
Manage the security of self-managed Kubernetes environments, including control planes, nodes, and CI/CD pipelines.
Automate security controls by hardening Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and managing vulnerability remediation workflows.

What we're looking for

You must have several years of experience owning cloud security in a production environment.
You must have hands-on experience with AWS as your primary cloud provider.
You must have working knowledge of GCP and self-managed Kubernetes environments.
You must be able to read and write code in Python and Terraform.
You must be able to lead cross-functional security initiatives, define technical standards, and mentor other engineers.
You must be able to perform threat modeling, incident response, and cloud forensics for AWS and GCP.
You must be able to manage security tools such as CrowdStrike and Tenable.
Experience with Terraform is preferred.

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