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Senior Security Engineer - Data Security

175k – 220kSan Francisco, CASecurity EngineeringOnsite5+ YOE
Summary

Senior Security Engineer building and scaling data protection platforms, DLP, DSPM, and AI-driven automation across SaaS, cloud, and data warehouse environments. Requires 5+ years in security engineering and strong software engineering skills.

About the role

What You'll Do

  • Design, build, and maintain security platforms, services, APIs, automation, and internal tooling that protect Sigma's data across cloud, SaaS, endpoint, and analytics environments.
  • Develop scalable solutions for data discovery, classification, governance, access controls, monitoring, and protection using modern engineering practices and automation.
  • Build and mature capabilities around CASB, DLP, DSPM, SSPM, insider risk, and data access governance to reduce the risk of unauthorized access, sharing, or exposure of sensitive information.
  • Build and maintain DLP controls and tooling across multiple cloud, OS environments and decentralized datasets, implementing and tuning prevention capabilities that protect against sophisticated data security incidents.
  • Drive automation across DLP engineering and operations by leveraging LLMs, agentic AI, and an automation-first mindset to streamline workflows, reduce manual effort, and scale data protection coverage.
  • Design and implement security controls across SaaS applications, collaboration platforms, endpoints, and business-critical services.
  • Partner with IT, Engineering, Privacy, Legal, and Business teams to securely enable productivity while maintaining strong data protection controls.
  • Design and implement security controls for modern data platforms, data warehouses, AI-enabled systems, and cloud-native environments.
  • Assess data architectures, access models, and security configurations while driving secure-by-design principles through architecture reviews, threat modeling, and security best practices.
  • Continuously identify opportunities to leverage AI, automation, and modern engineering practices to solve data security challenges.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and drive adoption where they provide measurable security and operational value.

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in Security Engineering, Data Security, SaaS Security, or related cybersecurity roles.
  • Bachelor or Masters in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or similar fields.
  • Strong software engineering mindset with demonstrated experience building production-grade tools, automation, and security platforms.
  • Proven ability to build versus buy whenever practical and create scalable internal solutions.
  • Experience designing and implementing platforms like Insider threat and data protection technologies (SIEM, UBA, DSPM, SSPM, DLP, Browser Protection, Endpoint detection).
  • Strong understanding of data security principles including data classification, data governance, access controls, encryption, key management, and data lifecycle management.
  • Hands-on experience securing SaaS platforms, cloud environments, endpoints, collaboration systems, and modern data platforms.
  • Experience leveraging AI to improve data protection, investigations, classification, and security workflows.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience securing Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift, or similar modern data platforms.
  • Strong understanding of AI/LLM data protection risks, data leakage prevention, and AI governance.
  • Building programs and solving complex security challenges across enterprise-wide data Security Programs.
  • Experience building internal security products, platforms, and developer-focused security tooling.
  • CISSP, CCSP, or equivalent certifications.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Base salary range: $175k - $220k annually.
  • Eligible for stock options.
  • Comprehensive benefits package including generous health benefits, flexible time off, paid bonding time, 401k, commuter and FSA benefits, lunch program, and dog friendly office.
Skills
Security EngineeringData SecuritySaaS SecurityDLPDSPMSSPMCASBSIEMCloud SecurityAI/LLMAutomationPythonSnowflakeDatabricksBigQuery
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