Early Warning Services

Staff Platform Security Engineer - Cloud/AWS

Early Warning Services$158K — $198K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of relevant experience in platform, infrastructure, or security engineering.
  • Expertise in secure platform design and control implementations.
  • Proven ability to define and establish technical standards for multi-team adoption.
  • Strong communication skills to articulate complex technical risks and solutions.
  • Experience with mentoring engineers or providing technical leadership.
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

  • Lead complex security engineering initiatives across various systems.
  • Define secure design patterns and architecture standards for platforms.
  • Conduct reviews to ensure security is integrated into engineering practices.
  • Implement scalable security controls to enhance risk management.
  • Integrate security requirements into engineering workflows and deployment models.
  • Collaborate with multiple teams to prioritize security in design choices.
  • Evaluate and adopt new security technologies and automation solutions.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage including medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with a 100% company match on the first 6% deferral.
  • Flexible Paid Time Off policy for exempt employees plus regular PTO for hourly staff.
  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
  • Support for family planning through Maven, covering various parental needs.
Full Job Description

Positions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment.

Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.

OverallPurpose

The StaffPlatform Security Engineer is a highly technical individual contributor responsible for defining and advancing secure target states, architecture patterns, technical standards, and control requirements for products, platforms, and shared services. This role embeds security into the software and infrastructure lifecycle by building secure-by-default platform capabilities, shaping engineering practices, and leading complex cross-functional initiatives. The role serves as a trusted partner acrossproduct,platform, infrastructure, and security teams to ensure security is integrated early and consistently.

Essential Functions

  • Leads complex platform security engineering initiatives spanning multiple systems, services, or engineering domains.
  • Defines secure target states, reference architectures, design patterns, and technical standards for platform and shared engineering capabilities.
  • Leadssecuring engineeringand design reviews involving platform services, infrastructure patterns, and shared service integrations.
  • Drives implementation of scalable controls and secure-by-default capabilities that reduce engineering friction while improving risk posture.
  • Embeds security requirements into engineering workflows including CI/CD, infrastructure provisioning, deployment models, runtime operations, and service lifecycle management.
  • Partners withInformationSecurityEngineering, Product Security, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure, and developer teams to align design choices and delivery priorities.
  • Leadsevaluation and adoption of new platform security technologies, patterns, and automation opportunities.
  • Translates policy and control expectations into practical engineering solutions and measurable implementation guidance.
  • Identifiesand drives remediation of systemic platform risks, recurring control failures, andengineeringweaknesses.
  • Mentorsengineers, elevates technical practices, and contributes to a culture of secure engineering excellence.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Typicallyhas8 or moreyears of experience ordemonstratedportfolio consistent with experience required of the role.
  • Deep experience in platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, software engineering,cloud infrastructure,security engineering, or a combination of these domains.
  • Experience owning major technical initiatives involving secure platform design, control implementation, or engineering workflow transformation.
  • Strong experience defining standards, patterns, or reusable solutions adopted across multiple teams.
  • Experience influencing engineering decisions through technicalexpertiseand cross-functionalpartnership.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex technicalriskand tradeoffs.
  • Demonstrated mentoring or technical leadership experience.
  • Bachelor27s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience shaping enterprise or domain-level secure platform strategies.
  • Experience withpolicy ascode, platform governance models, or large-scale security automation.
  • Experience supporting high-availability, high-scale, or regulated technology environments.
  • Experience contributing to roadmap planning for platform or security capabilities.
  • Experience securing Cloud/AWS infrastructure

The base pay scale for this position in:
Phoenix, AZ/ Chicago, IL in USD per year is: $132,000 - $165,000.
San Francisco, CA in USD per year is: $158,000 - $198,000.
Additionally, candidates are eligible for a discretionary incentive plan and benefits.

This pay scale is subject to change and is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific candidate, which is always dependent on legitimate factors considered at the time of job offer. Early Warning Services takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining a competitive salary offer, including, but not limited to, the job scope, market rates and geographic location of a position, candidate27s education, experience, training, and specialized skills or certification(s) in relation to the job requirements and compared with internal equity (peers). The business actively supports and reviews wage equity to ensure that pay decisions are not based on gender, race, national origin, or any other protected classes.

Some of the Ways We Prioritize Your Health and Happiness

  • Healthcare CoverageCompetitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans as well as company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre-tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health & dependent care expenses.

  • 401(k) Retirement PlanFeaturing a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.

  • Paid Time Off Flexible Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.

  • 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave

  • Maven Family Planning provides support through your Parenting journey including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.

AndSOmuch more! We continue to enhance our program, so be sure tocheck our Benefits page herefor the latest. Ourteamcan share more during the interview process!

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

About Early Warning Services

Early Warning Services is a financial services company that provides fraud prevention and risk management solutions to banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. Early Warning Services offers a variety of products and services, including identity verification, account verification, and payment authentication. The company's solutions are designed to help financial institutions reduce fraud and improve the customer experience.
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