Lead Security Engineer

GoodRx is the leading prescription savings platform in the U.S., providing access to savings and affordability options for medications. The Lead Security Engineer will define security architecture, lead risk assessments, and guide incident response efforts to enhance the organization's security posture.

Responsibilities:

• Define and evolve the security architecture across cloud, application, and infrastructure domains
• Lead threat modeling and risk analysis for complex systems and new product initiatives
• Develop and guide implementation of secure design principles across engineering teams
• Evaluate emerging security technologies and recommend strategic adoption
• Perform enterprise-level risk assessments and translate findings into prioritized remediation roadmaps
• Define and improve security policies, standards, and control frameworks
• Drive alignment of security practices with regulatory and compliance requirements
• Provide executive-ready summaries of risk posture and mitigation strategy
• Lead complex security investigations and incident response efforts
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement systemic improvements to reduce future risk
• Develop and refine runbooks, playbooks, and response automation
• Act as an escalation point for high-impact security events
• Partner with engineering teams to integrate security into the SDLC
• Define standards for secure code reviews and static/dynamic analysis
• Improve automation for vulnerability scanning, detection, and remediation
• Guide cloud security best practices across AWS/GCP environments
• Act as a trusted advisor to engineering leadership and cross-functional partners
• Influence technical decisions that balance security, scalability, and delivery speed
• Foster strong relationships with vendors and external security partners
• Mentor and guide junior security engineers and engineers outside the security team

Requirements:

• 8+ years of cybersecurity or security engineering experience
• Deep expertise in application security, cloud security (AWS/GCP), and modern DevSecOps practices
• Prior experience with modern javascript frameworks and microservice architecture
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing scalable security architectures
• Strong understanding of SDLC, CI/CD pipelines, and secure development practices
• Experience conducting enterprise-level risk assessments and incident investigations
• Strong analytical thinking and ability to assess ambiguous risk scenarios
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Ability to operate independently and exercise sound judgment on high-impact security decisions
• Experience working in regulated environments (HIPAA, SOC2, PCI, etc.)
• Offensive security experience or strong understanding of adversarial techniques
• Development experience in any modern programming language is a plus (Python, Rust, Go, etc.)
• Experience with SSO platforms (Okta, SAML)
• Experience with SIEM/SOC tooling and observability platforms
• CISSP or equivalent security certification
• Cloud security certifications (AWS/GCP) preferred
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator certification is a plus