Lead the design and evolution of security architecture across applications, infrastructure, enterprise systems, identity platforms, and/or detection & response capabilities.
Drive complex, cross-functional security initiatives that reduce risk at scale, partnering with engineering, product, and operations to embed security into core systems and workflows.
Establish technical strategy and long-term roadmaps in one or more security domains (e.g., application security, IAM, infrastructure security, abuse prevention, detection & response).
Define and champion secure design patterns, threat models, and engineering standards to proactively address systemic risks.
Influence platform and product architecture decisions to ensure security, resilience, and scalability are built in by default.
Mentor senior engineers and raise the security bar through design reviews, knowledge sharing, and principled decision-making.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field such as computer science, engineering or equivalent years of experience
9+ years of post-bachelor’s industry experience; or a Master’s degree in a technical field + 8+ years of post-grad security experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 5 years of post-grad security experience
1+ year(s) of experience with technical leadership or acting as the domain-expert to a technical organization
Deep expertise in secure system design, threat modeling, and risk reduction across applications, infrastructure, identity, or detection & response domains.
Strong understanding of cloud-native and distributed systems security
Experience identifying and mitigating systemic vulnerabilities
Strong engineering fundamentals, including the ability to write production-quality code and build automation to improve security at scale.
Demonstrated ability to influence architecture and technical direction across teams without direct authority.

Benefits

paid parental leave
comprehensive medical coverage
emotional and mental health support programs
compensation packages that allow sharing in Snap’s long-term success

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

secure system designthreat modelingrisk reductioncloud-native securitydistributed systems securityproduction-quality codeautomationsecurity architecturedetection & responseidentity access management (IAM)

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentoringinfluencing architectureknowledge sharingdecision-making