Senior Security Engineer

SeatGeek believes live events are powerful experiences that unite humans. With our technological savvy and fan-first attitude we’re simplifying and modernizing the ticketing industry.

SeatGeek is looking for a security engineering professional for our Security Operations team. As a Senior Security Engineer, you’ll be involved in a mix of incident response, threat hunting, security engineering, and a trace of red teaming.

You'll be part of an engineering team developing a modern security operations program with a strong focus on automation, coupled with a collaborative approach to working with our engineering partners. You’ll be operating in a fast paced, agile environment, with a goal of making security built-in by default. As a senior member of this team, you will have a huge impact on the security roadmap: maturing our detection and incident response programs and in improving security awareness across all of SeatGeek.

What you'll do

• Take ownership and drive Security Operations initiatives, both within and outside the team
• Lead our cloud security strategy and its implementation, partnering with our Cloud Product teams to build monitors and guardrails, ensuring a safe foundations on AWS
• Hold an active role in our incident response & on-call programs, continuously improving our visibility, detections, and responses for critical systems
• Engineer resilient solutions and enhance our existing security controls, tools, and processes at scale through automation (we use Python!)
• Partner with teams from both our engineering and non-engineering orgs to influence security awareness and security best practices

What you have

• Experience working in a threat detection role and have a solid understanding of security fundamentals
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Python, C#, Go) i.e you can code and perform code reviews
• Experience working with highly technical engineering teams
• Experience playing an active part in securing a cloud environment through more holistic solutions instead of whack-a-mole fixes
• Ability to think like an attacker when playing defense, using that mindset to further drive meaningful improvements for detection & response
• Experience contributing to the security community (public research, blogging, presentations, etc.) is a plus

Perks

• Equity stake
• Flexible work environment, allowing you to work as many days a week in the office as you’d like or 100% remotely
• A WFH stipend to support your home office setup
• Unlimited PTO
• Up to 16 weeks of paid family leave
• 401(k) matching program
• Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Up to $25k towards family building services
• $500 per year for wellness expenses
• Subscriptions to Headspace (meditation), Headspace Care (therapy), and One Medical
• $120 per month to spend on tickets to live events
• Annual subscription to Spotify, Apple Music, or Amazon music

The salary range for this role is $145,000 - $200,000 USD. Actual compensation packages within that range are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years and depth of experience, certifications, and specific location.

SeatGeek is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, creed, age, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, military or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. As an equal opportunities employer, we recognize that diversity is a positive attribute and we welcome the differences and benefits that a diverse culture brings. Come join us!

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