Senior Security Engineer II

Braze

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco, CANew York City, NY
Salary: $149,000–$235,000 / yr
Posted: 72 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 engineering teams. The successful candidate will lead cross-functional initiatives, perform threat modeling for new technologies, manage IAM security across AWS and GCP, and oversee detection engineering and incident response. Key responsibilities include securing self-managed Kubernetes environments, managing Infrastructure-as-Code via Terraform, and overseeing vulnerability management using tools like CrowdStrike and Tenable. The role requires deep expertise in large-scale distributed systems and data stores like MongoDB. Candidates must possess hands-on experience with AWS as a primary cloud, working knowledge of GCP, and the ability to read and write code in Python and Terraform.

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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

What you'll do

Define cloud security standards, guardrails, and reference architectures for infrastructure and product engineering teams.
Lead cross-functional security initiatives from scoping and technical debate to final delivery.
Mentor other engineers through design reviews, pair programming, and technical feedback.
Manage threat modeling as a scalable practice for all new cloud technologies and services.
Design and implement secure-by-default architectures across AWS, GCP, and self-managed systems.
Develop high-signal detection rules and lead incident response investigations for cloud environments.
Oversee the security of Kubernetes environments, including control planes, nodes, and CI/CD pipelines.
Manage vulnerability workflows and optimize security tools like CrowdStrike and Tenable for cloud assets.

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 a 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 and mentor other engineers.
You must be able to perform threat modeling, detection engineering, and incident response for cloud assets.
You must be able to manage infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and CI/CD pipeline security (Terraform preferred).

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