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Security Engineer
Chess.com
Remote · worldwide, UTC+4 acceptedSalary not disclosedfull-timeVerified recentlyHimalayas
The Security Engineer plays a critical role in protecting our technology infrastructure and maintaining the security posture of our gaming platform. This position exists to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate security vulnerabilities while serving as a trusted security advisor to engineering teams across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Lead vulnerability management program by triaging, reproducing, and assessing security vulnerabilities submitted through Bug Bounty programs, working directly with engineering teams to prioritize and remediate discovered security gaps
- Conduct comprehensive threat modeling by collaborating with engineering teams to analyze proposed solutions, ensuring designs meet security industry standards and identifying potential attack vectors before implementation
- Manage security incident response by reviewing penetration testing results and SIEM reports, translating technical findings into actionable remediation tasks, and tracking resolution progress through completion
- Optimize security infrastructure by applying updates to Web Application Firewalls (WAF) and other security systems, ensuring configurations align with current threat landscape and organizational needs
- Drive security tool evaluation and implementation by researching, evaluating, and recommending security software solutions, attending vendor demonstrations, and leading procurement processes from requirements gathering through deployment
- Provide security consultation and guidance by serving as subject matter expert to development teams, ensuring security best practices are integrated into software development lifecycle and architectural decisions
- Maintain security awareness and documentation by communicating security updates, progress reports, and recommendations to stakeholders through established channels and maintaining current security policies and procedures
Languages
- Work format
- Remote
- Seniority
- Mid
- Posted
- 18 Sept 2026 (2 days ago)
- Last verified
- 20 Sept 2026
- Apply by
- 17 Nov 2026
