Senior Security Engineer 3, Product & Application Security, PagerDuty

PagerDuty

Location:

United States, Atlanta

Category:

IT - Software Development

Contract Type:

Employment contract

Salary:

152000.00 - 248000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

PagerDuty is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join our diverse, customer-focused team! As a Senior Security Engineer, you will be a key contributor in leading, driving and delivering security initiatives for PagerDuty’s SaaS offerings, focusing on application & product security through architecture reviews, threat modeling sessions, and defining secure-by-design product standards and protections that support PagerDuty’s security mission. Since we own and operate what we build, you’ll collaborate closely with engineers across many product development teams. You will work closely with our internal development teams to ensure we deliver secure, highly reliable, and scalable solutions to our customers.

Job Responsibility:

Embrace the role of hands-on technical lead in defining product security standards and guiding platform protections
Establish criteria and conduct comprehensive security reviews throughout all stages of product development to identify and address security risks
Perform regular threat assessments, coordinate with third-party testers for penetration testing, and conduct internal penetration testing to identify and mitigate security risks
Mentor and guide team members to ensure product and business objectives are prioritized in project implementations, fostering a strong documentation culture with project charters and design documents
Work with loosely defined requirements where you exercise your analytical skills to clarify questions, share your approach, and collaborate with the team to design and implement effective security frameworks. Maintain a strong appetite for challenging problems with a high degree of ownership
Participate in the team’s On-Call rotation, triaging and addressing security issues as they arise, and implement measures to prevent future occurrences
Enable service team security implementations by developing security-as-code constructs, including infrastructure-as-code (IaC) modules, libraries and frontend components, while creating and maintaining developer-focused documentation to promote easy adoption
Establish and uphold baseline standards and hardened configurations for platform components
Continuously enhance security frameworks by focusing on product security standards and software supply chain protections, tailored for application security in cloud-native, microservices environments

Requirements:

Proficiency with Application & Product Security typically associated with 4 - 5 years of experience in a Security Engineering role working with a cloud-native, microservices environment, preferably AWS
Familiarity with cloud-native product technologies including: Vulnerability detection via multiple approaches including SAST, DAST, SCA, and runtime (e.g., Qualys/Nessus, Wiz, Snyk, GHAS, Semgrep, etc.)
CI/CD technologies and integrations (e.g., CircleCI, Buildkite, Helm, Terraform, Chef)
Product security event logging standards and analysis tools (e.g., SIEM such as: SumoLogic, LogRythm, or Splunk, etc.)
Security Incident Response & Risk Management processes and tools
Proficiency in at least one programming language and framework (e.g. Python, Bash, Phoenix/Elixir, Java, Ruby on Rails), typically associated with 3 - 4 years of experience with the language/framework
Have exceptional written, oral communication, and interpersonal skills
Organizational skills with the ability to successfully manage multiple priorities and deadlines

Nice to have:

Ability to analyze complex problems, develop solutions under guidance, and assist in implementing these solutions with a growing set of change management skills
Possesses a strong sense of ownership and a keen discernment for excellence in securing systems within a SaaS environment, demonstrating the ability to distinguish what constitutes truly robust and effective product security
Current or past experience with obtaining and maintaining FedRAMP authorization
Experience working at a SaaS company larger than 1000 employees and $100M in revenue
Familiarity with Cloud Infrastructure security (such as AWS GuardDuty, AWS CloudTrail, AWS Secrets Manager, AWS IAM & Identity Center, AWS Control Tower, Azure Security Center, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, etc.)
Familiarity with Container Security (e.g., Kubernetes, EKS, AKS, service mesh, baseline/benchmark hardening, identity and secrets orchestration, etc.)
Demonstrated history of mentoring and coaching

What we offer:

Competitive salary
Comprehensive benefits package from day one
Flexible work arrangements
Company equity
ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Program)
Retirement or pension plan
Generous paid vacation time
Paid holidays and sick leave
Dutonian Wellness Days & HibernationDuty - companywide paid days off in addition to PTO
Paid parental leave: 22 weeks for pregnant parent, 12 weeks for non-pregnant parent (some countries have longer leave standards and we comply with local laws)
Paid volunteer time off: 20 hours per year
Company-wide hack weeks
Mental wellness programs

Additional Information:

Job Posted:

March 25, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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