Braze
Senior Security Engineer II
$149K–$261K
Boston +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 18, 2026
- Location
- Boston
New York City - Experience
- Several years; no specific number stated.
About the job
Sets technical direction for cloud security across Braze, leading architecture, detection and incident response, and Kubernetes security initiatives as a senior individual contributor.
What you'll do
- Define cloud security standards, guardrails, and reference architectures; lead cross-functional security initiatives and mentor engineers.
- Own threat modeling and secure cloud architecture, including IAM and control-plane security across AWS and GCP.
- Lead cloud threat detection and incident response, security tooling and vulnerability management, and self-managed Kubernetes and platform security.
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 experience with GCP, and self-managed Kubernetes.
- Ability to read and write code, including Python and TF.
Nice to have
- Terraform is preferred for Infrastructure-as-Code and pipeline security.
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
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