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Security Engineer — Application Security & Identity

Function: Information Security
Reports to: Head of Security

Role Summary

Owns application security across multiple environments, each with increasing control and compliance requirements. Acts as reviewer for the least complex environments and co-reviewer for higher complexity and controlled environments. Defines and enforces security controls across AWS hosted workloads and GitHub based development pipelines while maintaining independent review authority.

Applications originate as AI-assisted prototypes and require structured security validation before enterprise production deployment.

This is a hybrid role, based in any of our US offices—including New York City, Boston, Chicago, Carmel, or San Francisco—or remotely within the US, depending on team and business needs.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct security reviews of Internally developed applications including:

Data flow validation
Security control design and implementation
Secrets handling
AI/LLM Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Co-lead production readiness reviews for strictly governed environments:

Threat modeling
Hardening validation
Compliance mapping (SOC 2and contractual and regulatory requirements)

Define and enforce identity architecture:

Corporate identity: Entra ID
Workload identity: AWS IAM and GitHub OIDC

Define and manage GitHub native security controls:

GitHub Advanced Security (CodeQL / SAST)
Dependabot (dependency scanning)
Secret scanning
Branch protection and environment controls

Establish standards for security tooling:

SAST (CodeQL, Semgrep)
SCA (Dependabot, Snyk)
Container scanning (Trivy, ECR scanning)
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) policy (OPA, Sentinel, tfsec)

Define AWS security standards:

IAM design and least-privilege access
Logging and audit requirements
Secrets management and rotation

Scope and coordinate third-party penetration testing
Maintain audit logging maturity per environment requirements:

Baseline logging
User-level activity tracking
Tamper-evident audit trails with SIEM integration

Perform initial triage and risk classification within time requirements for critical issues identified in intake (data exposure, credentials, regulatory risk).
Partner with DevOps Engineering to ensure security policies are implemented in pipelines and infrastructure

AI Security & Usage Governance

Define approved AI providers and usage boundaries
Establish prompt data classification and handling policies
Enforce human-in-the-loop requirements where appropriate
Define cost/spend guardrails for AI services

Required Qualifications

5+ years (or 3–5+ in high-growth environments) in cloud security, 2 of which should be be focused application security
Hands-on security experience with:

AWS IAM
SAML / OIDC federation
GitHub security tooling

Experience with threat modeling and coordinating penetration testing
Familiarity with SOC 2, GDPR, and HIPAA-adjacent controls
In-depth understanding of the risk lifecycle

Preferred Qualifications

Experience securing GitHub-based CI/CD pipelines
Experience in AWS native environments
Exposure to regulated industries (GxP, 21 CFR Part 11)
Security certifications (CISSP, CCSP, OSCP, GIAC, etc.)
Associates degree or higher
Experience bringing low-code or AI-generated applications under enterprise security controls

Pay Range: $60,000-$80,000

This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, skills, certifications, and geographical location. The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time

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We believe we can do our best when feeling our best, which is why we’ve put together a benefits program designed to give you the support you and your family need at every stage of life. Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, tailored to your region. Globally, this includes offices in our key markets with free snacks to keep you running all day long, generous holiday and paid time off, options for private medical, dental, and vison plans, and support in saving for the future. Other perks include mental wellness coaching and support and access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning. Learn more about our great benefits and perks and search specific offerings in your region at: www.realchemistrybenefits.com.

Working with Real HART: Since the pandemic, we have adapted to how our people told us they want to work. We have office locations in cities in the US, UK, and Europe with many employees and clients that serve as hubs where and when they need us. For employees who are within an hour of one of our offices, we expect attendance in the office two days per week, either at a Real Chemistry office or onsite with clients. We are also actively opening new office locations, so if one opens near you, our Real HART policy will apply. We are not looking for attendance for the sake of attendance but believe that the opportunity to coordinate in-office team meetings, 1:1 meetings with managers, taking advantage of on-site learning, and connecting with client partners is a critical to delivering on our purpose of making healthcare what it should be. Outside of these offices, we have regions, where people work remotely but come together quarterly for collaboration, culture and learning opportunities. We call this our Real Hybrid and Regional Teams (Real HART) approach. Real Chemistry believes we are best together – and our workplace strategy fosters connection and collaboration in person – but also supports flexibility for our people.

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