Redwood City, CA, United States Hybrid Full-time USD 245,000 – 280,000 / year

Grand Canyon Education is hiring a Staff Enterprise Security Engineer

Responsibilities

  • Design and manage robust security infrastructure to safeguard corporate systems, personnel, and SaaS platforms, advancing toward a zero-trust, AI-integrated security model.
  • Develop and deploy advanced security solutions across key domains such as endpoint security, zero-trust network access, identity and privilege management, SaaS protection, and AI-driven systems.
  • Drive the adoption of zero-trust principles, including device validation, identity-based access, and ongoing authentication checks.
  • Create scalable security controls that support organizational growth without compromising efficiency or user experience.
  • Champion the integration of artificial intelligence in security operations, including large language model-powered investigation tools and automated threat detection.
  • Identify and execute automation opportunities for security processes using scripting, infrastructure-as-code, and orchestration technologies.
  • Engineer self-correcting security mechanisms capable of identifying, reacting to, and resolving threats with limited human input.
  • Lead security architecture evaluations and risk analyses for infrastructure changes, SaaS integrations, and data protection efforts.
  • Perform threat modeling for emerging technologies and business projects to ensure security is embedded early in development.
  • Establish and maintain enterprise security standards and architectural blueprints to guide technology decisions.
  • Produce reusable security frameworks and templates to speed up secure service deployment.
  • Influence the long-term vision and strategic direction of enterprise security architecture and technology planning.
  • Collaborate with Incident Response, IT, Infrastructure, and Engineering teams to strengthen the organization's security posture.
  • Develop security monitoring, telemetry, and investigative systems to improve threat detection and response effectiveness.
  • Promote a security-conscious culture through training, tool development, and joint problem-solving initiatives.
  • Guide and support junior engineers in areas such as security design, threat analysis, and defensive techniques.
  • Elevate team expertise through code and design reviews, technical discussions, and knowledge transfer sessions.
  • Cultivate a mindset of continuous improvement and innovation within the security engineering unit.

Work Arrangement

Hybrid — Redwood City, CA, United States, Europe, Asia

About company
Grand Canyon Education
A rapidly growing educational service company that provides educational, operational and technological support services to the post-secondary education sector. Works closely with Grand Canyon University.
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Job Details
Department Enterprise Security
Category security
Posted an hour ago