Senior Security Engineer

Cohere
Toronto, San Francisco, New York, Montreal
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: CybersecurityExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Problem-solving","Team player","Adaptability"]

Lead security operations and integrate security across the software development lifecycle for a cutting-edge AI platform. You will drive vulnerability management, SAST/DAST, incident response, threat modeling, and tool optimization in cloud-native CI/CD environments, partnering with product and engineering teams to balance security with agility and speed.

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Cohere
Cohere
10 months ago

Senior Security Engineer

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Job Summary

Lead security operations and integrate security across the software development lifecycle for a cutting-edge AI platform. You will drive vulnerability management, SAST/DAST, incident response, threat modeling, and tool optimization in cloud-native CI/CD environments, partnering with product and engineering teams to balance security with agility and speed.
Location: Toronto, San Francisco, New York, Montreal
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Cybersecurity
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Serve as trusted advisor to leadership and partner teams by articulating security risks clearly
  • •Lead security operations functions (vulnerability management, SAST, DAST, detection engineering, incident response) in CI/CD and cloud-native environments
  • •Integrate security into applications across the software development lifecycle
  • •Collaborate with product and development teams to ensure secure software without sacrificing agility
  • •Drive and support bug bounty programs, application security reviews, and threat modeling including code review and dynamic testing

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalParental LeaveRemote WorkCo-working StipendMeal Allowance

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of experience in Application/Product Security or Security Operations with a focus on security tool onboarding and optimization
  • •Understanding of vulnerability management, network security, and cloud security concepts
  • •Ability to make informed decisions with limited data in ambiguous circumstances
  • •Flexible, constructive problem-solving approach and collaboration with developers
  • •Experience evaluating build-vs-buy trade-offs and secure engineering best practices
Experience:5+ yearsSecuritySoftware securityCloud security
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationProblem-solvingTeam playerAdaptability
Tech Stack:SASTDASTCI/CDCloudVulnerability managementIncident responseThreat modelingOpen-source toolsVendor toolsAutomation

Company Brief

Cohere
Builds security-first foundation models and enterprise AI products (LLMs, retrieval, agent platforms) for regulated industries, enabling customizable, private deployments across cloud and on-premises for real-world business applications.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: Toronto, Canada
Founded: 2019
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