Senior Enterprise Security Engineer
Senior enterprise security engineer at SoundCloud owning security across endpoint, identity, cloud (AWS/GCP), and third-party risk. Day to day: leading incident response, administering Google Workspace and Chronicle SIEM, managing EDR/MDM fleets, securing AI tooling, and automating threat detection.
- Compensation
- $140K–$170K / yr
- Location
- New York
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 6+ years
- Category
- Security
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 6+ years hands-on experience in security engineering or combined software engineering/security role
- Broad understanding of the evolving cyber threat landscape, emerging attack vectors, and industry security trends
- Deep proficiency with Google Workspace administration, including security settings, audit logging, and DLP controls
- Practical experience with SentinelOne or equivalent EDR platforms
- Hands-on experience with JAMF Pro (macOS fleet management) and Microsoft Intune (cross-platform MDM)
- Working knowledge of Google SecOps / Chronicle SIEM — building parsers, detection rules, and dashboards
- Experience running or contributing to a Third-Party Risk Management program
- Strong cloud security background in AWS and/or GCP — IAM, security groups, audit trails, config compliance
- Familiarity with GitHub security features (Actions, secret scanning, dependency review, branch protections)
- Proficiency in Python, Ruby, or Go for security automation and tooling
- Experience with Terraform, containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and secrets management in microservices architectures
- Solid understanding of web application security, vulnerability assessment, and code review
Nice to have
- Experience implementing Context-Aware Access policies and BeyondCorp / Zero Trust architecture
- Hands-on experience with security awareness and phishing simulation platforms like KnowBe4
- Prior experience managing and securing Enterprise AI Platforms (such as Claude, OpenAI, and Cursor)
- Degree in Computer Science or equivalent demonstrable technical background
- Passion for exploring new areas of security
Full description
SoundCloud empowers artists and fans to connect and share through music. Founded in 2007, SoundCloud is an artist-first platform empowering artists to build and grow their careers by providing them with the most progressive tools, services, and resources. With over 400+ million tracks from 40 million artists, the future of music is SoundCloud.
SoundCloud is looking for a Senior Enterprise Security Engineer to join our Security team. In this role, you will own the security of the infrastructure and cloud environments our employees rely on to build delightful experiences for creators and fans, spanning endpoint, identity, cloud, and third-party risk.
You will act as a key technical lead across our modern security stack: driving incident response, securing enterprise AI systems, hardening multi-cloud architecture, and automating threat detection. If you have a deep passion for security, a builder mindset, and a desire to shape a secure environment for a fast-scaling platform, this role is for you.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead security incident response: identifying, investigating, and remediating infrastructure incidents and endpoint anomalies
- Own and evolve security for internal workplace, on-premises, and cloud environments (AWS, GCP)
- Administer and harden Google Workspace and Context-Aware Access policies as a lead administrator
- Manage and optimize our endpoint security stack, including SentinelOne EDR and device management via JAMF (macOS) and Intune (Windows/Linux)
- Manage the security of our AI Inference, Agents, and Agentic Tooling
- Drive our Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) program, working closely with Legal and Privacy to assess vendor security posture
- Operate and tune Google SecOps (Chronicle SIEM) for threat detection, log correlation, and investigation workflows
- Manage security awareness and phishing simulation programs
- Partner with our IT team and NYC-based executives to ensure the security of our key employees.
- Coordinate penetration testing and vulnerability assessments across infrastructure and applications
- Promote security best practices through collaborative engagement with engineering and product teams
- Identify and implement automation opportunities across security operations and integrations
- Stay current with threat intelligence, security vendors, and evolving industry standards
Experience and Background:
- 6+ years of hands-on experience in security engineering or a combined software engineering/security role
- Broad understanding of the evolving cyber threat landscape, emerging attack vectors, and industry security trends