Security Engineer

About the role

<h2><strong>Who we are </strong></h2> <h3><strong>About Stripe</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.</span></p> <h2><strong>What you’ll do</strong></h2> <h3><strong>Responsibilities</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Design and implement infrastructure security controls for the company’s “Secure Platform,” ensuring compliance with security principles while optimizing user experience</li> <li>Develop and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) for cloud security configurations, maintaining consistency and enforcing strict change management practices</li> <li>Conduct security assessments and threat modeling to identify vulnerabilities in cloud-native applications, collaborating with cross-functional teams to address risks</li> <li>Evaluate and prototype new security tools and methodologies to enhance the security posture of company’s cloud environment, utilizing data driven metrics to inform decisions</li> <li>Foster a culture of continuous improvement by sharing best practices, refining engineering standards, and contributing to the team’s learning and development</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Who you are</strong></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.</span></p> <h3><strong>Minimum requirements</strong></h3> <p>Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field followed by 2 years of security solutions IT experience.&nbsp;</p> <p>Position also requires the following:</p> <ul> <li>2 years of experience building software applications in Go, Python, Java, JavaScript, or C#</li> <li>2 years of experience with AWS or Azure cloud infrastructure-as-a-service providers</li> <li>1 year of experience securing cloud applications and endpoints</li> <li>1 year of experience with security threat modeling, incident response, or investigations</li> <li>1 year of experience with Infrastructure as Code utilizing Terraform or CloudFormation</li> </ul> <p>Salary: $158,800 - $238,200/yr.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>This salary range represents the base salary range for the role and any sales commissions/sales bonuses targets, if applicable, would be in addition to the base salary.</p> <p>40 hrs/week</p> <p>50% remote work permitted.</p> <p>Multiple Positions Available.&nbsp;</p> <p>Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends. <strong>WA17</strong></p> <p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">#LI-DNI</span></p>