Senior Security Engineer

WHAT WE DO MATTERS:

At The Knot Worldwide, we champion celebration - and that starts with celebrating our people. Our employees are passionate dreamers, thoughtful doers, and lifelong learners who power meaningful moments for millions around the world. We’re united by authentic connection, shared purpose, and a deep commitment to the global community we serve. Here, flexibility and belonging go hand in hand with high performance. Driven by our core values, we believe the best ideas come from empowered teams: those who consistently collaborate with intention to design solutions, spark ideas, and drive impact. Our people are at the heart of our success.

ABOUT THE ROLE AND OUR TEAM:

The TKWW InfoSec Team is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to lead strategic security initiatives, mentor team members, and address the most complex and ambiguous technical and programmatic security challenges. You will act as a subject-matter expert, taking ownership of critical security domains, influencing architectural decisions across engineering teams, and helping to set the long-term vision for security at TKWW.

Successful Senior Security Engineers at TKWW are recognized as technical leaders who work with full autonomy, solve ambiguous problems, mentor junior team members, and effectively drive cross-functional change. You must possess exceptional problem-solving and communication skills, a comprehensive understanding of advanced cloud security architectures and emerging threats, the ability to influence technical and executive stakeholders, and a proven track record of delivering highly secure platforms and technologies.

The TKWW InfoSec Team is responsible for the security and availability of all TKWW services and for providing security support to teams that use them. The TKWW InfoSec team collaborates with service teams to design and develop secure solutions, participates in and coordinates cross-organizational security initiatives, and addresses security challenges at scale. This is a critical, influential role you will be instrumental in defining the security posture for TKWW products and services.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and Drive the strategy, design, and implementation of security controls and secure patterns across all TKWW corporate and production environments.

• Mentor junior security engineers and provide technical guidance on complex security issues, fostering a culture of security within engineering.

• Architect and implement advanced, secure, and scalable containerized architectures in multi-cloud environments.

• Collaborate with engineering leads to define product and platform roadmaps, ensuring security requirements are integrated from the initial design phase.

• Own and continuously improve threat detection, application security, vulnerability management, and assessment procedures, acting as the final escalation point for complex remediation efforts.

• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for one or more critical security domains (e.g., Identity and Access Management, Data Protection, Cloud Network Security).

• Lead the response and post-mortem analysis for high-severity security incidents, driving long-term preventative measures.

• Identify and implement strategic opportunities to improve process maturity and automation, including developing sophisticated internal security tools and procedures.

• Provide continuous technical support and escalation management for security-related issues throughout TKWW.

SUCCESSFUL SENIOR SECURITY ENGINEER CANDIDATES ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field (Master's degree preferred).

• A minimum of 5+ years of progressive security engineering or security architecture experience is required, with a focus on large-scale, production environments.

• 5+ years of hands-on experience securing cloud applications and infrastructure (AWS strongly preferred, multi-cloud experience a plus).

• The candidate should have a proven track record of leading or mentoring major cross-functional projects to their successful completion.

• Deep and comprehensive understanding of security vulnerabilities, attacker exploit techniques, and methods for large-scale, automated remediation.

• Expert-level understanding/working knowledge of public cloud infrastructure and services in Akamai, AWS (IAM, VPC, KMS, CloudWatch, Systems Manager, S3, RDS, Route53, Lambda, AWS Config, etc.).

• Expert-level understanding of Docker and container orchestration with Kubernetes and hands-on experience securing production EKS/GKE clusters.

• Proven experience with advanced application security concepts, including designing and securing microservice and API-based architectures.

• Experience with security tooling, including WAF and Bot Management platforms.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex security risks and technical requirements to both non-technical executive stakeholders and highly technical engineering/DevOps teams.

• Proven ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy, acting as a self-starter who drives projects to successful completion with minimal oversight.

NICE TO HAVE:

• Experience with scripting and automation (Python, Go, or other modern languages).

• Relevant industry certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, AWS/Azure Security, GSEC).

• Advanced experience in security engineering, DevOps, or IT operations roles, with expertise in CI/CD pipeline security.

• Experience in defining and enforcing security policies across a diverse, global organization.

At The Knot Worldwide, we believe you are more than a resume and invite you to go for it, take the leap of faith, and apply for this job. Together, we have an incredible opportunity to make it even easier for our customers to plan life’s most meaningful moments and for our small business owners to grow and scale. We would love to have you with us on our journey.

WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT YOU:

• Commit to our customers: You act as one team on behalf of our customers. You lead with head and heart, and build what matters for life's most meaningful moments.

• Raise the bar: You define "great" and work backwards. You don't just accept how it's been done, but boldly define how it should be. You are unafraid to innovate, learn, and keep moving forward toward our shared vision.

• Be all in: You believe in our mission and take ownership of your work. You debate openly to reach the best outcomes, speaking with clarity and care, embracing diverse perspectives, then commit fully.

• Celebrate impact: You measure success by the outcomes you create. You hold yourself accountable to delivering value, while recognizing progress and the lessons learned along the way. You love to win, together.

WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT US:

We believe in a wide range of holistic offerings to support our employees so that they can live our values day in and day out. From mental wellbeing, physical health and financial planning, to engaging perks and discounts, we are in the business of celebrating and supporting the Moments that Matter, both in and out of the office.. We offer flexible vacation, generous parental leave, and prioritize initiatives that support the growth, development, and happiness of our people.

Together@TKWW is our approach to hybrid work. It’s designed to support how we work best: combining the flexibility we value with meaningful opportunities to connect in person. Whether a role is Together@TKWW-eligible or not, we believe in purposeful moments to come together, build strong relationships, and drive bold ideas forward.

• For Together@TKWW-eligible roles, this includes regular in-office time to foster collaboration and connection.

• For roles not eligible for in-office expectations, we support connection through virtual collaboration and intentional gatherings.

To facilitate in-person collaboration, we have office spaces in Barcelona, Spain; Delhi, India; Galway, Ireland; London, England; New York, NY; and Washington, D.C.

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