Principal Security Engineer
Canva
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇳🇿 New Zealand
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Lead
About the role
- Owning and solving our most complex security challenges across the business.
- Designing and implementing scalable strategies to mitigate security risks at Canva scale.
- Partnering with teams across the company to identify unknown risks and build forward-thinking security solutions.
- Leading and mentoring across the Security Group to uplift technical capability and strategic thinking.
- Keeping us ahead of evolving threats through constant evaluation of new technologies, techniques, and controls.
- Strengthening our ability to detect and respond to emerging threat vectors in a fast-paced SaaS environment.
Requirements
- Have deep technical expertise across security domains like application security, enterprise security, identity, and detection and response.
- Have a proven track record solving broad, ambiguous security challenges in complex environments.
- Can balance strategic direction with hands-on technical leadership and solution design.
- Have experience partnering across engineering, product, and business teams to drive security at scale.
- Thrive in a collaborative environment and are passionate about mentoring others.
- Bring working knowledge of standards such as OAuth, OIDC, and SAML.
- Take a proactive, systems-level approach to eliminating whole classes of risk.
Benefits
- Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too
- Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers
- An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more
- Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports you personally
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
application securityenterprise securityidentity securitydetection and responsesecurity risk mitigationsolution designtechnical leadershipsecurity solutions
Soft skills
mentoringcollaborationstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingcommunication