Security Engineer

The role

You will lead the security and compliance program by scaling security systems and protecting customer data. You will set the security roadmap, report risk to leadership, and work on cloud hardening and secure SDLC.

What you will do

• Scale Unwrap's security program.
• Set the roadmap and prioritize by real risk.
• Report on risk directly to leadership.
• Build systems that continuously improve security systems.
• Take and defend clear positions on product, architecture, and vendor risk.
• Lead fast security reviews.
• Evolve identity and permissions for AI and agent features.
• Work with leadership and engineering on cloud hardening, secure SDLC, and SOC 2.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years in security engineering, detection engineering, or incident response, including time as a senior IC or technical lead.
• Broad technical depth across compute, network, and storage.
• Excited about working at a startup pace.
• Role frequently requires more than the 9-5 commitment.
• Located in or willing to relocate to Santa Barbara.
• Excited about working in-person 5 days a week.

Nice to have

• detection-as-code
• using LLMs in security workflows
• securing AI systems
• container security
• vendor or M&A security reviews
• threat intel and forensics

Benefits

• Significant, potentially life-changing equity.
• The chance to scale Unwrap's security program with a direct line to leadership.
• Learn about and have influence over all parts of the business, including finance, people, fundraising, product, etc.
• Ability to rapidly advance your career alongside company growth.
• Collaborate with experienced teammates, entrepreneurs, and advisors.

About the company

Unwrap is a venture-backed team of 40 based in Santa Barbara. They use NLP technology to help companies understand customer feedback from various sources.