Staff Security Engineer

Summary

Join Opendoor's Security team as a Staff Security Engineer to lead complex security initiatives across its cloud-native environment. Collaborate with IT and engineering teams to design and implement robust security controls. Serve as a key technical leader shaping Opendoor's security posture. Lead end-to-end security projects, providing technical direction and mentorship. Design and implement secure architecture for cloud-native applications. Develop and maintain security standards, automation, and monitoring systems. Partner with engineering teams to conduct security reviews and threat modeling. Drive security incident response and root cause analysis.

Requirements

• 6+ years of security engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a technical leadership capacity
• Deep understanding of cloud security in AWS/GCP environments and containerized workloads (Kubernetes)
• Strong coding skills and experience implementing security automation and tooling
• Experience with identity and access management solutions, particularly Okta
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex security concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience securing both Mac and Windows environments in a hybrid infrastructure setting
• Familiarity with real estate technology or fintech security requirements
• Security certifications (CISSP, CSSLP, AWS/GCP security certifications)

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end security projects across multiple teams, providing technical direction and mentorship to junior security engineers
• Design and implement secure architecture for cloud-native applications, with a focus on AWS/GCP environments and Kubernetes infrastructure
• Develop and maintain security standards, automation, and monitoring systems to provide visibility across our technology stack
• Partner with engineering teams to conduct security reviews, threat modeling, and risk assessments for new products and features
• Drive security incident response, performing root cause analysis and implementing long-term remediation strategies

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k)