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The New York Times · 2 days ago

Senior Engineer, Cybersecurity

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$145K/yr - $165K/yr

5+ years exp

The New York Times is a renowned journalism organization dedicated to seeking the truth and helping people understand the world. They are looking for a Senior Engineer in Cybersecurity to design, build, and operate security controls and services that protect their systems, data, and users, while collaborating with product engineering and enterprise technology teams.

Digital MediaJournalismNews

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Create an environment that favors context, not control. Empower product engineers and ensure they have the relevant information and tools to deliver secure products and services

Design, implement, and operate security controls and services (e.g., identity and access management, secrets management, endpoint/agent hardening, network segmentation, detection, and response automation) that meet reliability, security, scalability, and observability standards

Partner with product and platform teams to integrate security into architecture and developer workflows while articulating business impact and tradeoffs

Perform security reviews, threat modeling, and risk assessments (code, design, 3rd-party apps)

Investigate and resolve urgent and/or complex security issues, triaging effectively and driving architectural changes that prevent recurrence

Participate via RFCs, community of practices, and other internal knowledge sharing channels to share learnings, align on standards, and influence secure patterns across areas; model The Times' core values in cross-functional collaboration

Support team growth through peer design/code review, pairing, and clear feedback

Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world

Qualification

Security controlsCloud platformsSoftware engineering practicesProgramming skillsContainerizationOrchestrationSecurity/Compliance certificationsKubernetesTerraformHashCorp VaultPeer design/code reviewClear communicationCross-functional collaboration

Required

5+ years of experience in software engineering and/or security engineering space

Understanding of security controls across a variety of security domains, including access management, encryption, vulnerability management, AI security, network security, authentication/authorization, etc

Knowledge of one or more Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and best practices for architecting and securing

Experience with software engineering practices (CI/CD, GitOps, IaC, etc.) and related security practices (SAST, SCA, secure by design, shift left, etc.)

Programming skills in at least one language (Go, Python)

Experience with containerization and orchestration platforms

Preferred

Security/Compliance or DevOps certifications

Experience with Kubernetes

Experience with Terraform and Packer

Experience with HashCorp Vault

Company

The New York Times

The New York Times is powered by the idea that independent, deeply reported journalism fuels a healthy and engaged society.

Founded in 1851

New York, New York, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.nytco.com/

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