Director, Security Engineering

🔥 19 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $200k - $225k / year

⏰ Full Time

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👮‍♂️ Cybersecurity / Security Engineer

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Instructure

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2016

📚 Education

☁️ SaaS

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

Education • SaaS • Artificial Intelligence

Instructure is an educational technology company that provides various digital tools and platforms to enhance and streamline teaching and learning experiences across different educational levels, from K-12 to professional education. Central to their offerings is the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS), which serves as a comprehensive hub for educators and students to connect and communicate effectively. Instructure also offers additional tools such as Canvas Studio and Canvas Catalog, as well as data-driven insights through Intelligent Insights that utilize AI to improve educational outcomes. The company's products are designed to support evidence-based decision-making, optimize technology usage, and foster impactful results in educational environments.

📋 Description

• Own how Instructure builds and runs securely • Lead product security embedded in R&D teams • Lead cloud and infrastructure security across AWS • Lead AI security for AI features, agents, and services • Own security architecture standards, vulnerability management, and edge security • Lead threat modeling, design reviews, and release gates • Approve standard product launches and own penetration testing and bug bounty intake • Manage IAM, AWS guardrails, infrastructure as code, patch policy, secrets rotation, and privileged and non-human access • Own WAF standards and approve WAF rule and patch window changes • Define controls for prompt injection, excessive agent permissions, tool abuse, data leakage, and unauthorized access through RAG and connectors • Set intake and risk review for third-party AI services and manage shadow AI risk with GRC • Include AI risks in threat modeling, design review, and release gates • Work with the Security Architect on AI reference patterns and with GRC on AI governance and risk • Set security architecture and design standards • Own vulnerability management using Wiz across code and cloud • Set secure SDLC standards and release criteria, including code-scanning gates • Support customer security reviews as the technical expert • Deliver Security Engineering commitments and track Engineering commitments with the VP of Engineering • Hire, lead, and grow the team • Write job descriptions for team roles • Report vulnerability SLA performance monthly and product security metrics quarterly • Manage Security Engineering spend to budget • Ensure team members have written development plans reviewed quarterly • Report to the CISO

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years in security engineering • 5+ years leading security teams • Experience leading product security and cloud security teams • Hands-on depth in cloud environments • Practical knowledge of AI and LLM security risks, including prompt injection, agent abuse, and data leakage • Knowledge of OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications and NIST AI RMF • Experience influencing senior Engineering leaders on design and risk trade-offs • Experience in SaaS • Ideally, experience handling regulated data such as education records under FERPA and COPPA • Must pass a background check • Candidates may be required to verify legal name, current physical location, valid contact number, and residential address in accordance with local data privacy laws

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation • Ownership program for all full-time employees • Flexible work culture • Generous time off, including local holidays and annual “Dim the Lights” period • Comprehensive wellness programs and mental health support • Learning and development resources • Professional development tools • Tuition reimbursement • Technology and tools needed to do your best work • Motivosity employee recognition program • Inclusive and supportive culture

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