Senior Security Engineer

Aktana is looking for a Senior Security Engineer to support our security team. The Senior Security Engineer will use various tools and technologies to identify and protect IT assets. As an Aktana Senior Security Engineer you will be working on the security implementation and operations governing the application and cloud-based infrastructure. You will work with SRE, IT, Data Operations, Services and Dev Engineers to understand product and business needs, provide expertise around application and cloud service development, as well as define and own clear guardrails, alerts, and Security as Code (SaC) deployments to provide 24/7 protection from malicious traffic, vulnerabilities and other attack vectors.

What you’ll own and accomplish...

• Cloud Security Architecture review
• Analyze security issues related to web services and provide recommendations for mitigations
• Integrate new data sources to SIEM product (ELK), AlertLogic
• Manage AWS Cloud security including logging, IAM, Firewalls, VPN, etc
• Manage Application security program including vulnerability management, provide mitigations, validate proper resolution and help integrate in CI pipeline
• Code Review
• Collaborate with product teams to develop new features with an eye on security
• Assist in vulnerability analysis and incident response
• Coordinate and conduct periodic security reviews of critical workday infrastructure, services, and applications
• Focus on maturing Aktana’s security models, patterns and template
• Evaluate and recommend new security tooling and technologies
• Develop technologies for automated vulnerability detection
• Develop Information Security Plans and Policies
• Participate in security operations support
• Develop and interpret security policies and procedures
• Develop and deliver general security awareness training
• Develop role-based access for all of the employees and contractors

Key Performance Indicators:

• Security Engineering functions like implementing tools and maturing visibility and controls
• Security Architecture reviews and recommendations for enhanced security controls
• Threat modeling

What you’ll need to be successful...

• BS degree in Computer Science or related fields and/or equivalent work experience
• 7+ years of experience in Security engineering
• 5+ Application security experience
• Significant knowledge of security best practices for client-server product architectures, focusing predominantly on cloud-based environments.
• Significant knowledge of AWS systems, including EC2, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Config, Security Hub, Lambda, Terraform CLI, Security Groups, VPCs, WAF, Guard Duty, Inspector, Control Tower, etc. -Experience with working on various cybersecurity and privacy frameworks, including NIST, SOC, ISO 27000, HITRUST, MITRE ATT&CK, etc.
• Experience with cloud-based security management/IDS/IPS/service management tools, such as JIRA, AlertLogic, PagerDuty, ELK, FIM, Accunetix, Qualys, etc.
• Professional experience in Information Security Analysis, extracting pertinent security data from SIEM solutions and AWS audit, logs, and reports
• Hands on experience in documenting and implementing security controls, mitigations and remediations.
• Knowledge of securing Windows and Linux
• Life-long learner - always looking to stay up to date with latest attack vectors, vulnerabilities, remediation and protection paradigms, etc. - Self-motivated, proactive, driven individual

You’ll really stand out if…

• You have familiarity with ELK, Datadog, Splunk is a plus
• You have experience working closely with Security Compliance to uphold security guidelines and control
• You have experience in Threat modeling
• Experience in performing security vulnerability assessments, good familiarity with regulations like GDPR/CPRA, PIPL, PIPEDA, and FISMA.
• Programming or scripting experience with a popular modern language utilized by above tools (Java, Python, Ruby, etc.).
• One or more recognized security and cloud specific certifications, e.g., CCSP, SSCP, CISSP, CEH

Why you’ll love working at Aktana…

Committed to customer success and innovation, Aktana is at the forefront of transforming how life sciences companies share information with healthcare providers (HCPs). Our proprietary platform harnesses machine learning algorithms to enable marketing and sales teams to seamlessly coordinate and optimize multi-channel engagement with HCPs. Today, more than half of the top 20 global pharma companies is using Aktana for intelligent engagement.

Aktana is growing fast and looking for exceptional talent to join our team. We are committed to building a diverse workplace in which our employees are empowered to do their best work. We value hard work, transparency, and collaboration – and we like to have fun too!

Headquartered in San Francisco, we also have offices in Philadelphia, London, Barcelona, Tokyo, Osaka, Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Bucharest, Pune, Sydney, and Sao Paulo.

Aktana conducts background investigations and/or reference checks on all new hires.