Braze
Senior Security Engineer II
$149K–$261K
San Francisco +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 24, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco
New York City - Experience
- Several years owning cloud security in production; no specific number stated.
About the job
Set technical direction for cloud security at Braze, leading architecture, detection and incident response, and Kubernetes security across engineering teams.
What you'll do
- Define cloud security standards, guardrails, and reference architectures; lead cross-functional initiatives and mentor engineers.
- Own threat modeling and secure architecture across AWS, GCP, and self-managed systems, including IAM and control-plane security.
- Lead cloud threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, and security of Kubernetes, IaC, CI/CD, and distributed systems.
What they ask for
- Several years owning cloud security in production, including on-call responsibility.
- Hands-on experience with AWS as the primary cloud, working GCP experience, and self-managed Kubernetes.
- Ability to read and write code, including Python and TF.
Pay
USD $149,000 and $235,000/year (base salary); USD $166,000 and $261,000/year (OTE, including bonus or commission)
Tools
AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Python, TF, Terraform, CrowdStrike, Tenable
AI focus
No AI work in the security role is specified; the posting separately states that AI-assisted tools may be used in recruiting.
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