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Mid / Senior IT Security Engineer
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Role overview Improve the security of products and platforms by working with software engineering, DevOps, and operations teams. The role may follow a mid-level path, suited to someone with roughly three years of relevant experience, or a senior path with broader technical ownership and leadership.
Responsibilities - Review product designs, code changes, and infrastructure updates for security risks, and recommend practical fixes. - Help teams apply secure coding, authentication, secrets management, logging, and least-privilege access. - Configure and strengthen cloud, identity, endpoint, and application security controls. - Assess vulnerabilities and findings, coordinate remediation, and track issues through resolution. - Support security incidents from detection and containment through communication and follow-up improvements. - Document security decisions, threat assumptions, and response procedures; at senior level, set standards and mentor teammates.
Requirements - For the mid-level path, about three years of professional experience in security engineering, application security, cloud security, or a related area. - For the senior path, experience owning production security improvements, including architecture and mentoring. - Practical experience securing web applications, APIs, cloud environments, or identity systems. - Working knowledge of common vulnerabilities, secure design, access controls, logging, and incident response. - Ability to explain risks and fixes to engineers, handle sensitive data carefully, and communicate clearly in a remote team.
Nice to have - Experience with SIEM, vulnerability scanning, endpoint protection, or infrastructure-as-code reviews. - Familiarity with OWASP guidance, cloud security baselines, secure development practices, or Philippine data privacy requirements. - A relevant security certification or a track record of delivering security improvements.
Benefits and work setup - Remote role based in the Philippines, with flexible working hours.