Senior Security Engineer

The role

The Senior Security Engineer will scale and mature Cloud, Container, and Edge Security programs. This role involves engineering guardrails, automating threat detection, and building automated enforcement gates into CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure.

What you will do

• Define, drive, and execute the long-term technical roadmap for Cloud, Container, and Edge Protection programs.
• Manage and maintain edge and bot protection.
• Perform security-focused infrastructure reviews for new product releases and architectural changes.
• Implement and maintain monitoring and alerting tools.
• Own container image security including vulnerability scanning and remediation.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure and Engineering teams to embed security into CI/CD pipelines.
• Partner with Application Security and Engineering to implement security controls identified during Threat Modeling.
• Lead initiatives around infrastructure-as-code (IaC) security and runtime protection.
• Identify security control gaps and drive them to resolution.
• Assist with threat modeling, risk assessments, and provide security guidance.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years in DevSecOps, Security Engineering, or similar roles.
• Experience owning a security program or initiative end-to-end.
• Expertise with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure) and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes, ECS).
• Experience with cloud and container security tooling.
• Strong understanding of WAFs, bot mitigation, API gateways, and CDN security features.
• Proven experience performing secure design and architecture reviews.
• Proficiency with IaC tools (Terraform, OpenTofu, Helm, etc.) and integrating security scanners into pipelines.

Nice to have

• Extensive hands-on experience with Terraform, OpenTofu, and/or Crossplane.
• Experience with CrowdStrike.
• Solid understanding of networking principles (e.g., VPCs, load balancing, firewalls) in a cloud environment.
• Knowledge of database management (SQL and NoSQL).
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate, Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist, Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS

Benefits

• Company-subsidized medical, dental, & vision plans
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Annual bonus
• Flexible PTO
• 16-week paid parental leave
• Disability benefits
• Workplace flexibility and modern work schedules
• Company-wide in-person events and team outings
• Lifestyle enhancement program
• Company equipment provided (Windows & Mac options)
• Annual performance reviews

Before you apply

• You must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.
• Unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

About the company

PrizePicks is a leading platform for Daily Fantasy Sports and the fastest-growing sports company in North America. The team consists of over 550 employees.