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Abnormal AI is hiring a Staff Security Engineer | Abnormal AI

About the Role

The role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining security controls across systems and applications, with a focus on automation, threat detection, and incident response improvements.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and enforce security policies and procedures across engineering teams
  • Design secure architectures for cloud and on-premises environments
  • Lead vulnerability assessments and coordinate remediation efforts
  • Integrate security into CI/CD pipelines through automated tooling
  • Respond to security incidents with clear root cause analysis
  • Collaborate with product teams to embed security best practices
  • Monitor threat intelligence sources to anticipate emerging risks
  • Conduct security reviews during software development lifecycles
  • Improve detection capabilities using data analytics and logging systems
  • Manage identity and access controls across platforms
  • Support compliance initiatives for industry standards and audits
  • Evaluate third-party security posture during vendor assessments
  • Drive adoption of encryption and data protection mechanisms
  • Mentor engineers on secure coding techniques
  • Lead security testing including penetration tests and red team exercises
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of attacker tactics and defenses
  • Contribute to incident response planning and execution
  • Automate repetitive security operations tasks
  • Ensure secure configuration of infrastructure components
  • Work closely with legal and privacy teams on data handling policies
  • Assist in post-breach analysis and system hardening
  • Promote a company-wide culture of security awareness
  • Evaluate and deploy security tooling and platforms
  • Support secure onboarding of new customers
  • Track key security metrics and report on program effectiveness

Nice to Have

  • Master's degree in cybersecurity or related discipline
  • Certifications such as CISSP, GSEC, or CISM
  • Experience in fast-growing technology startups
  • Prior work in email security or threat intelligence
  • Public contributions to security research or open-source tools
  • Experience with large-scale data protection at enterprise level
  • Knowledge of machine learning applications in security contexts
  • Track record of speaking at security conferences
  • Familiarity with zero-trust architecture principles
  • Hands-on experience with security orchestration platforms

Compensation

Competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience

Work Arrangement

Hybrid work model with flexibility for remote and office-based work

Team

Part of the core security team focused on protecting enterprise customers from advanced threats

Why This Role Matters

Security is central to maintaining customer trust and product integrity. This role directly influences how defenses evolve against sophisticated social engineering and account compromise attacks.

What You’ll Build

You will design detection rules, automate threat response workflows, and enhance internal tooling to scale security operations across a growing customer base.

Available for qualified candidates requiring sponsorship

Required Skills
AWSEKSMicrosoft AzureGCPPythonGoTerraformCloudFormationGitLinuxKubernetesCloud Security
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Abnormal AI
Abnormal AI is a cybersecurity company leveraging artificial intelligence to protect organizations from email and account-based attacks.
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Category security
Posted 8 months ago