Senior Security Engineer

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🇮🇳 India – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👮‍♂️ Cybersecurity / Security Engineer

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Nerdy

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501 - 1000 employees

📚 Education

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

☁️ SaaS

💰 $150M Post-IPO Equity - Nerdy on 2021-09

Education • Artificial Intelligence • SaaS

Nerdy is an education technology company that combines live instruction (through Varsity Tutors) with AI-powered learning tools on a purpose-built platform. It offers live 1-to-1 tutoring, weekly prep classes, workshops, instant session playback, and AI features such as session summaries, adaptive diagnostics, an on-demand AI Tutor, and a Tutor Copilot to surface examples and exercises. The platform covers 3,000+ subjects and uses data-driven expert curation and AI-based matching to connect learners with high-rated tutors and personalize practice and study agents.

📋 Description

• Own security projects end to end, from scoping and design through implementation, rollout, and ongoing operation, with minimal oversight. • Design and implement secure, scalable, and resilient architecture across AWS, Netlify, and Supabase. • Build and operate threat detection, logging, and monitoring. • Serve as a primary responder in security incidents, including investigation, containment, and post-incident review. • Run vulnerability management by triaging findings, prioritizing by risk, and driving remediation with engineering teams. • Identify and close security gaps created by rapid adoption of new tools and platforms. • Implement and maintain controls supporting regulatory, privacy, and data protection compliance; contribute evidence and technical input to audits. • Contribute to business continuity and disaster recovery planning through backup validation, recovery testing, and tabletop exercises. • Use AI-powered tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, or equivalent to build security guardrails, automate checks, and accelerate security workflows. • Partner with Engineering, Product, Legal, and People teams to embed security controls into their work. • Evaluate, deploy, and operate security tooling and IT systems, and support vendor security reviews.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years in Security Engineering, Cloud Security, or Infrastructure. • Experience securing Netlify, Supabase, or similar modern platform-as-a-service environments. • Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure, IAM, endpoint security, and network security. • Ability to build maintainable Python services and API integrations, including validation, error handling, tests, Git-based review, and documentation. • Experience using AI tools for security purposes, such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude, or similar. • Solid understanding of cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST, SOC 2, and ISO 27001, risk, and compliance. • Hands-on experience with threat detection, vulnerability management, and incident response. • Proven ability to independently own and deliver complex, ambiguous projects from start to finish. • Ability to influence engineering and product teams and drive security adoption without formal authority. • Clear written and verbal communication, including explaining technical risk to non-technical stakeholders. • Bachelor’s in CS, Information Security, or related field (advanced degree/certs preferred).

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive Compensation: Enjoy a market-leading rate. • 100% Remote (Home Country Only): Work from anywhere in your home country—no relocation required, no borders crossed. • Flexible Time Off: Our flexible PTO lets you recharge on your own terms and when you need it the most. • Local Holiday Pay: We honor your nation’s official holidays with paid time off. • Continuous Learning: Free, all-inclusive learning membership for you and your household, including 1-on-1 tutoring hours, unlimited on-demand classes, and access to the full suite of learning products and services. • Supercharge with AI: Exclusive access to cutting-edge AI tools that boost productivity.