urbancompass

Staff Security Engineer

New York City · Staff+

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 23 hours ago

PythonGoAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesRESTCybersecurityIncident ResponseComplianceM&AZero TrustLeadershipMentoringCISSP

About the role

By bringing together the technology, brands, and agent networks that power residential real estate transactions across the United States and globally.
Perks that You Need to Know About: Participation in our incentive programs (which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions).

Own the technical strategy and architecture for cloud security across CIH's multi-cloud environment, setting direction that other security and platform engineers build on.
Design and drive adoption of safe-by-default infrastructure patterns, paved-road tooling, and automated guardrails that let engineering teams move fast without compromising security.
Drive adoption of AI-powered security tooling (agentic SOC workflows, AI-assisted triage, and code/IaC scanning copilots) to scale the security team's productivity, while building the AI security posture management (AI-SPM) and governance needed to defend against AI-enabled threats - prompt injection, model/data exfiltration, adversarial inputs, and unsanctioned "shadow AI" usage across the merged engineering org.
Lead the harmonization of cloud security posture, guardrails, and tooling across previously separate Compass and Anywhere technology stacks
Act as the technical escalation point and senior partner for CNAPP tooling strategy (e.g., Wiz, Orca, Lacework, Upwind), driving consolidation decisions and maximizing signal-to-noise for engineering teams.
Lead technical response for high-severity cloud security events, and drive the resulting engineering and process improvements to prevent recurrence.

8+ years in security engineering roles, including 4+ years focused specifically on cloud security architecture at scale.
Deep, production-grade expertise with AWS security services (IAM, EC2, VPC, container services including ECR, ECS, EKS) and strong working knowledge of Azure security controls.
Strong proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Go) used to build production-grade security automation and tooling, not just scripts.
Strong experience with containerization (Docker) and Kubernetes security at scale.
Deep, hands-on expertise securing AWS at scale, with strong working expertise in Azure and growing familiarity with GCP.
Track record of driving org-wide adoption of security standards - not just defining them.

Experience with GCP, OCI, or designing cloud-agnostic, multi-cloud security architectures.
Experience securing environments through a merger, acquisition, or major infrastructure consolidation.
Experience operating in a publicly traded company, including familiarity with SOX-adjacent control environments and audit processes.
Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Security Specialty, CISSP, OSCP) - valued but never a substitute for demonstrated hands-on impact.
UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network)
Employee Assistance Program
and pet insurance.
Do your best work, be your authentic self.

safe-by-default tooling, automated guardrails, and trusted partnership with Engineering, rather than gatekeeping.

As an equal opportunity employer, we offer competitive compensation packages, robust benefits and professional growth opportunities aimed at helping to improve our employees' lives and careers.

Participation in our incentive programs (which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions).
Our collaborative, energetic culture is grounded in our Compass Entrepreneurship Principles and our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, growth and mobility.

At Compass, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world.
Founded in 2012, we're revolutionizing the real estate industry with our end-to-end platform that empowers residential real estate agents to deliver exceptional service to seller and buyer clients.
CIH's mission is to help everyone find their place in the world - and to build the single software platform for all real estate activity, at a scale and complexity few technology companies ever operate at.
At Compass, we believe that everyone deserves to find their place in the world - a place where they feel like they belong, where they can be their authentic selves, where they can thrive.

As an equal opportunity employer, we offer competitive compensation packages, robust benefits and professional growth opportunities aimed at helping to improve our employees' lives and careers.

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