Security Engineer

PLACE is an end-to-end technology and business services platform designed to simplify the real estate lifecycle for both consumers and their real estate agents. Top producing real estate teams partner with PLACE because we take care of bookkeeping, human resources, in-house legal, design and marketing, talent acquisition, business training and coaching. Consumers choose real estate teams Powered by PLACE because our partners are positioned to deliver a better experience to their valued clients.

This is YOUR CHANCE to join our growing Security Operations team as a Security Engineer, taking technical leadership and ownership of the day-to-day security tasks that protect the Brivity Platform and the data of top real estate teams across North America. As our Security Engineer, you'll partner with (Manager), engineering, product, and QA teams to implement modern methods of protection and data recovery and stay ahead of the modern threat environment. If you thrive in complexity, operate with a security-first mindset, and believe in scaling protection through smart tooling and process, this is your PLACE.

Who Develops You: Director of Platform

What You're Great At

You are a highly skilled security professional who understands the relationships and impact within a broader system. You bring experience in identifying information security vulnerabilities and threats and developing effective mitigation recommendations. You operate with a security-first mindset and take pride in protecting high-value targets across an organization.

You are an expert at using approved tools to effectively scan, monitor, test, and analyze infosec vulnerabilities. You are comfortable triaging and investigating escalated alerts, and you thrive in a technical environment where you can configure and operate security scanning tools. You leverage AI tools to accelerate documentation and debug/testing, while maintaining a pragmatic approach to system integrity and availability.

You collaborate well across engineering, product, and QA teams to optimize alert rules and remediation plans. You are proactive about identifying scanning and monitoring gaps, and you bring a thoughtful approach to balancing real-time operational thinking with longer-term security goals and roadmaps.

What You'll Do

• Configure and operate security scanning tools to effectively identify and analyze vulnerabilities

• Remediate infrastructure vulnerabilities as they appear and put in place process to preemptively avoid recurrence

• Triage, investigate, and escalate security alerts with remediation recommendations

• Document procedures, best practices, and technical security standards

• Collaborate with internal and external engineering teams to optimize alert rules and monitoring coverage

• Provide technical thought leadership regarding the security of networks and systems

• Identify scanning and monitoring gaps as well as ensuring all our dependencies are being fully audited

• Support debug/testing and remediation management to enhance infosec posture

• Participate in an after-hours on-call rotation to investigate and triage security alerts

• Develop a deep knowledge of organizational systems, environments, and security tools

• Ensure that products and services meet established security standards set by the company

• Monitor networks and systems for intrusions and implement protection and recovery methods

• Identify and advise on security risks associated with new development or system changes

• Assist in providing access to users and applications using our security standards and best practices

Ideally You'll Have

• Professional experience in security operations engineering or a similar cybersecurity role

• Proven ability to triage, investigate, and document security vulnerabilities and threats

• Proficiency with security scanning tools and monitoring platforms

• Knowledge of modern threat environments, including attack vectors and mitigation best practices

• Experience with methods of protection, data recovery, and incident response analysis

• Comfort working in an on-call rotation and handling time-sensitive security alerts

• Working knowledge of networks, systems, and cloud security environments

• Strong communication skills for providing remediation reports to management and technical teams

• Ability to operate as a skilled individual contributor with minimal supervision on core security tasks

• Must be able to work Pacific Time Zone hours. 

Salary Range: $140,000-$180,000/year depending on experience

Why PLACE  

We believe people do their best work when they're trusted, supported, and surrounded by others who are equally driven. That's why this role includes a 'work from the PLACE you work best' approach – at home, in an office, or on the move. Our competitive benefits include PTO as needed, comprehensive insurance coverage, a 401(k) match, stock option grants, and a stock purchase plan. Every team member is an owner, building the 'PLACE' they are proud to call 'my company.'