Security Engineer

Rokt

full-time

Posted on: 9/20/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • New York

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💰 $170,000 - $185,000 per year

Mid-LevelSenior

AWSCloudGoGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesPython

About the role

Develop AI-driven security solutions: design and implement log management, detection rules, behavior baselines, security event triage, incident response and forensic workflows, and reporting
Utilize AI workflow tools to provide consistent 365/7 response and scale detection/response capabilities
Automate threat assessments: leverage AI for threat intelligence gathering, maintain threat actor and TTP catalogues, identify mitigations
Provide subject matter expertise in application security, API-based architectures, Kubernetes, and agentic/LLM-enabled threats
Collaborate across teams (system and product owners, Legal, PR, Senior Leadership) to ensure incident readiness and translate detection/response requirements
Stay informed on security trends, threat actors, and vulnerabilities to improve protections
Mentor and educate business teams on logging, secure coding, architecture, vulnerability remediation, and compliance
Drive continuous improvement of security processes and tools and advocate for new technologies
Uphold ethical AI practices and respect for user privacy in security measures

Strong understanding of application security threats, particularly in modern API-based architectures and Kubernetes-based operating environments
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and newer threats related to LLMs and Agentic AI
Familiar with threat modelling and use of threat catalogues to capture threat actors, tactics, techniques, and procedures
Technical ability to establish user and entity behavioural analysis (UEBA) and rule-based detections at large scale and high log volumes
Experience with automated event correlation to reduce alert fatigue
Hands-on incident response and forensics experience to contain and eradicate incidents
Proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as Go or Python (desired)
Experience with cloud platforms notably AWS or GCP and containerized environments
Familiarity with relevant open-source and commercial security software, security data lake technologies, and network/host/cloud detection and forensic tools
Strong foundation in threat intelligence, detection, response, and forensics
Product-builder mindset and ability to collaborate with Legal, PR, and Senior Leadership