Security Engineer II

Responsibilities:

• Help scale NerdWallet’s application security program through automation, tooling, and developer enablement
• Partner with engineering and product teams to identify and remediate security gaps across multiple systems while balancing business priorities
• Build tools, processes, and automation that improve security posture visibility for engineers and leadership

Requirements:

• Familiar with common web application vulnerabilities and mitigation techniques, such as the OWASP Top 10
• Pragmatic in your approach to reducing risk, balancing security improvements with product and engineering priorities
• Comfortable asking questions, seeking guidance, collaborating, and debating with teammates when working through complex problems

Experience:

• 2+ years of experience in application security, software engineering, or a related security role
• Experience identifying, triaging, and remediating security vulnerabilities in applications
• Experience working with software deployed in cloud environments, particularly AWS