Staff Security Engineer

Garner Health is a rapidly growing healthcare technology company focused on transforming the healthcare economy. The Staff Security Engineer will lead technical design reviews, define security standards, and ensure the company's security posture scales with customer growth while protecting sensitive healthcare data.

Responsibilities:

• Lead technical security design: Own the technical design and review process for security-critical systems, ensuring all new features meet Garner's high standards for data protection and resilience
• Master complex domains: Maintain and apply a mastery of one or more technical security domains (e.g., Cloud Security, AppSec, or Data) to solve the most complex business and technical challenges
• Course-correct technical direction: Identify when technical paths are inefficient or insufficient and proactively redirect efforts to capture higher ROI for the firm
• Architect automated defenses: Create and implement advanced tools and automation that increase the efficacy of security monitoring and incident response
• Translate ambiguity into execution: Take broad, complex security objectives and break them down into well-defined deliverables and architectural requirements for the broader engineering team
• Mentor through technical rigor: Raise the bar for the engineering function by providing high-level feedback during code and design reviews, fostering a culture of security-first development

Requirements:

• Proven ability to make high-stakes technical decisions that result in positive long-term outcomes for the company's security posture
• Effectively leverages context and data to analyze root causes and prioritize security initiatives that offer the greatest impact on risk reduction
• Builds strong relationships across the organization, conveying complex security risks in a clear and compelling manner to both technical and non-technical partners
• Continuously identifies and implements creative solutions to pay down technical debt and improve the efficiency of our security infrastructure
• Handles complex escalations and security incidents with discipline, ensuring rigorous analysis and comprehensive resolution without jumping to conclusions
• A desire to be a part of a high-performing, mission-driven team that operates with intense urgency, a strong sense of individual accountability, and a commitment to authentic feedback