Security Engineer, Level 4

• Design, implement, and scale security controls across infrastructure, applications, identity, and cloud environments
• Conduct in-depth security assessments, threat modeling, and code reviews to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities
• Build automation, tooling, and systems that improve security compliance, observability, and governance
• Partner with product, engineering, and operations teams to harden systems and reduce risk from design through deployment
• Investigate and respond to security incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and recommend remediation strategies
• Help define and evolve security standards, practices, and documentation to elevate the organization's overall security maturity
• Mentor and influence other engineers through technical leadership and collaboration

• Strong technical background in security engineering principles, secure system design, and threat mitigation techniques
• Experience with security tooling including vulnerability scanners, SIEM, EDR, cloud security frameworks, and automation platforms
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java)
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, verbal and written communication skills
• Security advocacy skills: help others raise security awareness, * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical work experience
• 2+ years of post-Bachelor's security related experience; or Master's degree in a technical field + 1+ year of post-grad security related experience; or PhD in a relevant technical field
• Expertise in one of the following domains: infrastructure security, enterprise security, access management, application security, detection and response, or spam and abuse, * Demonstrated experience securing complex distributed systems and/or enterprise-scale infrastructure
• Strong programming and software design skills, including debugging, performance analysis, and test design
• Strong intellectual curiosity, self-motivated to keep up with the latest technology in the security domain

In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate's starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC) (https://careers.snap.com/us-payzones) :

The base salary range for this position is $157,000-$235,000 annually.

Zone B (https://careers.snap.com/us-payzones) :

The base salary range for this position is $149,000-$223,000 annually.

Zone C (https://careers.snap.com/us-payzones) :

The base salary range for this position is $133,000-$200,000 annually.

This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.

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