Security Engineering Lead

Mecka AI

$130K — $180K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of security engineering experience with program ownership
  • Proven leadership in cross-functional environments
  • Expertise in IAM, appsec, endpoint security, cloud security, compliance, and incident response
  • Experience with production systems under real risk
  • Strong focus on practical risk reduction without hindering execution

Responsibilities

  • Own compliance readiness and implement controls through policies and audits
  • Define and establish security standards and operating processes
  • Manage credential safety involving secrets and access methods
  • Develop and maintain IAM patterns for both cloud and internal tools
  • Implement secure application development practices, including API security and secure SDLC
  • Enhance endpoint security for operational environments
  • Oversee data security measures including classification, encryption, and access control

Benefits

  • High trust and autonomy in a senior leadership role
  • Opportunity to shape the security strategy and program from the ground up
  • Engagement with cutting-edge technologies at the intersection of data and robotics
  • Flexibility to influence enterprise partnerships and scalability of security foundation
Full Job Description
The Role

We are hiring a Security Engineering Lead to own security end-to-end across the company: compliance, credential safety, application and endpoint security, and data security.

This is a senior leadership role with high trust and autonomy. You will set the security strategy, drive execution, and build the foundation for a security program that scales with the business.
What You'll Work On
Compliance & Security Program Ownership
  • Own compliance readiness and controls (policies, processes, audits, evidence collection).
  • Define security standards and operating rhythm across engineering and operations.
Identity, Credentials, and Access
  • Credential safety: secrets management, key rotation, least privilege, access reviews.
  • Build/own IAM patterns across cloud and internal tooling.
Application & Endpoint Security
  • Secure-by-default application patterns: authN/authZ, API security, secure SDLC.
  • Endpoint and device security posture for laptops and operational environments.
  • Vulnerability management and incident response processes.
Data Security
  • Data classification, retention, encryption, and access control.
  • Security posture for large-scale storage, pipelines, and customer data delivery.
Who You Are
Required Background
  • 5+ years of security engineering experience (or equivalent impact), with program ownership.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functionally and drive security outcomes in production systems.
  • Deep experience across several of: IAM, appsec, endpoint security, cloud security, compliance, incident response.

Strong Signals
  • You've led security for a fast-moving company with real production risk.
  • You are pragmatic: you reduce risk without blocking execution.
  • You can build a program from scratch and scale it.
Why This Role
  • Own security for a company operating at the intersection of data, infrastructure, and real-world robotics.
  • Define the security foundation that enables enterprise partnerships and long-term scale.

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