Senior Security Engineer

Kaizen Labs
New York
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 180,000 - 220,000 annuallyFunction: CybersecuritySkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Leadership"]

Join Kaizen as the first dedicated security engineer on the platform team to architect and operationalize security across infrastructure, platform, CI/CD, and applications. You’ll drive federal readiness (FedRAMP, CMMC, DoD IL), translate NIST 800-53 controls into engineering work, embed compliance into shipping, and lead secure-by-default practices in a fast-moving government-tech environment.

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Kaizen Labs
Kaizen Labs
3 months ago

Senior Security Engineer

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Job Summary

Join Kaizen as the first dedicated security engineer on the platform team to architect and operationalize security across infrastructure, platform, CI/CD, and applications. You’ll drive federal readiness (FedRAMP, CMMC, DoD IL), translate NIST 800-53 controls into engineering work, embed compliance into shipping, and lead secure-by-default practices in a fast-moving government-tech environment.
Location: New York
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Cybersecurity
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Architect and operationalize security across infrastructure, platform, CI/CD, and application layers, with a focus on AWS GovCloud and Terraform
  • •Lead readiness across federal compliance frameworks — FedRAMP, CMMC, and DoD Impact Levels — translating NIST 800-53 controls into engineering implementations and owning SSPs, POA&Ms, and technical policy documentation
  • •Build continuous compliance and audit-readiness workflows that make accreditation a byproduct of how we ship
  • •Be smart about AI and tooling — use automated AI-driven security scanning and hardened-image platforms to multiply the impact of a small security team
  • •Establish secure software supply chain practices: SBOMs, image signing, workload identity, and hardened deployment pipelines

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 180,000 - 220,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kLife InsurancePaid LeaveParantal LeaveHome OfficeCommuter BenefitsGym MembershipLearning BudgetPet Care

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of hands-on experience building and securing cloud-native platforms in AWS and Terraform — you can architect controls and also implement them yourself
  • •Direct experience with federal authorization work — FedRAMP, CMMC, DoD IL, or comparable regulated environments
  • •Deep familiarity with NIST 800-53 and the ability to translate controls into pragmatic engineering work
  • •Strong working knowledge of modern supply chain security: SBOMs, image signing, workload identity, secure CI/CD
  • •Track record operating effectively in early-stage or fast-moving environments
Experience:GovernmentPublic sectorGovernment technologyFederal IT
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingLeadership
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AWSGovCloudTerraformChainguardSBOMsImage signingWorkload identityCI/CDNIST 800-53FedRAMPCMMC

Company Brief

Kaizen Labs
Builds modern, people-first e-government software to modernize resident-facing services (parks & recreation, permitting, licensing, payments) for local, state, and federal agencies across the U.S.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Funding: Series A
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2022
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