Lead Cyber Security Engineer | $140K-$175K + Remote + Equity | Exciting High-growth AI-Powered Operational Intelligence Startup

Our client is hiring a Lead Cyber Security Engineer to help secure the infrastructure, systems, applications, and enterprise environments powering a rapidly scaling AI-native SaaS platform.

You will lead security initiatives across cloud infrastructure, enterprise systems, compliance, vulnerability management, and operational security while partnering closely with engineering leadership and enterprise customers.

This is a highly impactful role with direct visibility into platform architecture, security strategy, compliance readiness, and long-term enterprise scalability.

Responsibilities

• Lead security strategy across infrastructure, cloud systems, and enterprise applications

• Drive SOC 2, ISO 27001, and ISO 42001 readiness/certifications

• Own vulnerability management, threat monitoring, and incident response workflows

• Secure APIs, cloud infrastructure, enterprise systems, and multi-tenant environments

• Partner closely with engineering leadership on secure architecture and platform decisions

• Build and improve internal security policies, controls, and operational procedures

• Support enterprise customer security reviews, audits, etc

• Help establish long-term security operations, governance, and compliance practices

• 4 to 10+ years of hands-on experience securing production-grade infrastructure, cloud systems, APIs, and enterprise SaaS platforms operating in real-world customer environments.

• Experience leading SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliance initiatives/certifications

• Strong cloud security experience across AWS, GCP, or Azure

• Experience with vulnerability management, SIEM tooling, and threat detection

• Strong understanding of enterprise SaaS security architecture and multi-tenant systems

• Experience supporting regulated environments and handling customer PII securely

• Strong communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally with technical and non-technical teams

• Startup mentality with strong ownership, urgency, and execution skills

Interview Process

• Initial conversation with our recruiting team (SaaS Talent)

• 1-hour introductory conversation with Founder / CEO

• Technical deep dive/system design interview

• Final 30-minute conversation with leadership and founders

About SaaS Talent

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Reach out to us at www.saas-talent.com to learn more about how we can help you.

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