Senior Security Engineer

As a member of our Information Security team, you will join a fast-paced and well-rounded security team. You’ll work in a cutting-edge cloud environment that powers our company’s impressive growth. Last year, our platform sent over 1 billion messages, helping customers navigate critical communications during significant man-made events and natural disasters. If you are looking to make a difference with your work and help our customers prioritize safety, then we would love for you to join our team. 

• Cloud Security:
• Implement and maintain security controls in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Conduct security assessments of cloud architecture to identify potential risks and vulnerabilities.
• Collaborate with cloud engineering teams to integrate security best practices into cloud infrastructure.

• Collaborate with platform engineering teams to integrate security best practices into existing Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Improve security observability and policy around networking, payloads, and configuration of containerized workloads.

• Identify, scope, and execute IAC modules for deployment and configuration of standard security policies and artifacts.
• Update and improve existing pipelines with module-based, test-driven approach.

• Work alongside corporate technology and engineering teams to ensure secure, least-privilege access to internal applications and tooling.
• Guide platform and developer use of AWS resources-based-access controls and shared resources.

• Drive security and compliance controls in federal environments to applicable federal standards
• Guide and Educate engineering and development efforts to ensure a company-wide approach to security controls
• Work with our compliance team and take a proactive approach to compliance standards, audit, and post-audit activities.

• Actively monitor and investigate alerts within a SIEM to identify and mitigate potential threats.
• Utilize and tune popular SIEM platforms such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Elastic Security, IBM QRadar, or Sumo Logic.
• Conduct threat hunting activities using behavioral analytics and threat intelligence to proactively identify risks and potential compromises.
• Collaborate with incident response and engineering teams to develop detection logic and improve alert fidelity.

• Must be a US Citizen and be able to obtain a Security Clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field. A master’s degree is a plus.
• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on cloud security, endpoint protection, and vulnerability management.
• Hands-on experience with security tools from vendors like Palo Alto, AWS Security tools and security pipelines.
• Strong understanding of networking, particularly TLS, and experience with network security tools.
• Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO/IEC 27001, and CIS Controls.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CEH, CISM, or AWS Certified Security Specialty are highly desirable.
• Experience working with SIEM platforms and performing threat hunting in cloud and hybrid environments
• Experience using IAC and Gitlab pipelines (or equivalent) for the development or deployment of resources such as IAM roles, SCPs, or related security controls.
• Excellent automation-oriented problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically and make informed decisions and transform short term solutions into long-term improvements.

The reasonably estimated salary for this role at Everbridge ranges from $139,000 - $198,000 and may also include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Everbridge offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, disability income benefits, life and AD&D insurance, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, and fitness reimbursements.

Fair Chance Statement US & Canada

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in compliance with all applicable Federal, Provincial/State and Local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act and any local County Fair Chance Ordinance (or local equivalent). Pursuant to these and other relevant regulations, we consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the law.

For roles subject to background checks, the following material job duties may be affected by an applicant’s criminal history:

- Access to sensitive or confidential information, such as financial records, proprietary data, or client information.

- Management of cash, company funds, or other valuable assets.

- Work in environments requiring heightened security measures.

- Compliance with contractual or regulatory requirements specific to the position.

We evaluate each applicant's criminal history individually, considering its nature, timing, and relevance to the specific job duties, while maintaining our commitment to fair hiring practices and promoting workplace equity.

About Everbridge

Everbridge empowers enterprises and government organizations to anticipate, mitigate, respond to, and recover stronger from critical events. In today’s unpredictable world, resilient organizations minimize impact to people and operations, absorb stress, and return to productivity faster when deploying critical event management (CEM) technology. Everbridge digitizes organizational resilience by combining intelligent automation with the industry’s most comprehensive risk data to Keep People Safe and Organizations Running™. For more information, visit www.everbridge.com, read the company blog, and follow on Twitter. Everbridge… Empowering Resilience

Everbridge is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, or sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.