Responsibilities
- Define and drive the strategic direction, planning, and implementation of security engineering initiatives spanning enterprise protection, threat detection, and operational resilience.
- Supervise, mentor, and grow a team of security engineers by setting clear objectives, fostering performance tracking, maintaining operational cadence, and supporting professional development.
- Develop and enhance preventive security measures across corporate infrastructure, cloud platforms, identity systems, endpoint devices, SaaS tools, and security operations processes.
- Strengthen threat detection, investigation, and incident response capabilities by improving alert accuracy, detection coverage, logging practices, automation, and response procedures.
- Lead collaborative security efforts across engineering, IT, compliance, legal, risk, and business units to align security goals with organizational strategy, risk appetite, and operational demands.
- Define and communicate key security engineering and operations metrics that reflect program performance, control efficacy, detection and response efficiency, remediation status, and risk mitigation results.
- Assess and refine security tools, workflows, and safeguards to minimize systemic vulnerabilities, improve efficiency, and prioritize high-impact security activities.
- Advance the maturity of security programs by diagnosing persistent challenges, resolving root causes, and implementing sustainable improvements.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health coverage
- Income protection
- Paid time off
- Paid family and parental leave
- Fertility and caregiving support
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Wellness and productivity allowances
- Community events
Compensation
Competitive compensation, target bonuses, equity compensation, 401(k) with company match, ESPP
Work Arrangement
Hybrid — Columbus, Austin, Bay Area, New York City
Team
Digital-first model with remote work supported across the US; occasional in-person gatherings quarterly for 2-4 days
Other
- This position allows remote work within the US with availability required on East or West coast time zones.
- The organization follows a digital-first approach, enabling most roles to operate remotely while convening for team in-person sessions one to two times per quarter lasting 2-4 days.
- Physical offices are located in Columbus, Austin, the Bay Area, and New York City, with the latter opening in Summer 2026.
- Hiring for roles based in Canada is not currently available in Quebec.
- The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; accommodations can be requested via candidate_accommodations@upstart.com.
- Benefits package includes competitive pay, target bonuses, equity, 401(k) with company match, ESPP, health insurance, income protection, paid leave, family and parental leave, fertility and caregiving support, EAP, wellness allowances, and community engagement opportunities.
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