Lead security engineer

Raptive is looking for a Lead Security Engineer to join our team. In this player/coach role, you will lead and help build the security engineering capability with end-to-end ownership of how we secure the applications we deliver and the platform and infrastructure they run on. You will pair hands-on technical judgment with clear direction, helping Raptive move quickly while protecting the systems and trust that underpin our business.

Working closely with SRE, product, and engineering, you will shape and execute our security engineering strategy, roadmap, and operating model. You will turn technical risk into practical priorities, measurable improvements, and clear decisions for engineering leaders and executives while directly contributing to the architecture, controls, and operating practices that make our platform resilient, observable, scalable, and secure.

The right candidate brings deep application and platform security expertise, a strong bias to action, and experience thriving in a dynamic, startup-like environment. You lead with integrity, communicate clearly, and bring empathy to the engineers and partners you work with. You are curious about how systems work and how they fail, calm under pressure, open to feedback, and accountable for outcomes. Security is a team sport; you will set that tone through strong partnerships, high standards, and hands-on leadership.

Remote U.S. candidates are encouraged to apply. This position can be in-office in New York City or work-from-home.

What you'll will do

• Own the security program end to end: establish strategy, architecture, policies, risk management, operating cadence, and a prioritized roadmap with measurable outcomes.
• Work side by side with SRE to design, implement, and operate secure cloud and infrastructure foundations, including identity and access controls, vulnerability management, configuration assurance, logging, detection, and incident readiness.
• Partner with engineering teams to improve application and product security through secure design, threat modeling, security reviews, testing, and practical remediation guidance.
• Lead security assurance activities, including third-party risk, security awareness, audits, and compliance efforts such as SOC 2, while keeping the focus on effective controls rather than checkbox compliance.
• Coach and enable engineers, SREs, and business partners to make sound security decisions. Establish clear ownership and raise the organization’s security capability over time.
• Communicate security vision, risk, tradeoffs, progress, and tactical delivery clearly to executives and stakeholders. Translate technical findings into business impact and specific decisions or actions.
• Ensure consistency and alignment across application and platform security controls driving unified standards, shared tooling, and integrated posture outcomes for the enterprise.
• Drive shift-left integration of security into the SDLC in partnership with Engineering and Product including threat modeling and secure design reviews.
• Mature Raptive’s vulnerability management and remediation orchestration practices including triage workflows, risk-based prioritization, SLA tracking, and integration with engineering workflows.
• Represent the Security Engineering function across the broader organization and influence roadmap decisions, resource allocation, and security investment priorities.

The skills and experience you'll bring to the job

• Demonstrated experience owning significant parts of an information security program and delivering both strategic improvements and hands-on technical work.
• Broad security experience across cloud, infrastructure, application, data, identity, and corporate environments, with depth in several of those domains.
• Experience working closely with SRE, platform, and software engineering teams to build security into operational practices and delivery workflows.
• Strong technical judgment in security monitoring, vulnerability management, incident response, security architecture, and risk-based prioritization.
• Success operating in a fast-moving, resource-conscious environment where priorities shift, process is still being built, and you are expected to take initiative.
• A clear, credible communication style and experience presenting security strategy, risk, and delivery status to executive audiences.
• A collaborative player/coach mindset: willing to do the work directly, raise the bar for others, and hold yourself accountable for outcomes.

About Raptive

Raptive is a new kind of media company built for creators and home to one of the largest and most diverse audiences on the internet. For advertisers, Raptive provides a direct path to premium creator environments, high-impact creative capabilities, and scaled access to trusted content that drives meaningful consumer attention, engagement, and results. Raptive combines its position as the world’s largest ad management platform with a comprehensive suite of monetization, audience and business solutions that enable creators to turn their passions and talents into thriving independent companies and enduring brands. We stand for the future of a diverse, open internet powered by the creativity and entrepreneurship of the independent creators and publishers it serves. To date, Raptive has driven $4 billion to it's partners. Join us in creating a more equitable and inclusive future for media. Raptive was recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Places To Work for 2025-2026.

The base salary range for this position is $150,000-$200,000. The range provided is Raptive’s reasonable estimate of the annualized base compensation for this role. The actual amount may be higher or lower, based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, geographic location, knowledge, skills and abilities. This role is eligible for additional incentive compensation that isn’t included in the posted range.

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Raptive is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe we are most impactful when people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and identities come together with a common purpose. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Raptive is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please reach out to a member of our recruiting team.