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[Remote] Platform Security Engineer

Remote Full-time Now Hiring

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Beghou is seeking a Platform Security Engineer to strengthen and scale security practices across its technology platforms, including SaaS products, data management platforms, cloud infrastructure, and AI-assisted engineering. The role focuses on security automation, governance, secure software delivery, cloud security assessment, architecture reviews, and collaboration across engineering, IT, and governance teams.

Responsibilities

  • Improve and extend security patterns across Beghou technology platforms, with focus on our software and data management offerings
  • Build on existing controls such as GitHub Advanced Security to improve automation, transparency, and coverage across engineering workflows
  • Support secure software delivery practices across code, pull requests, secret management, dependency management, infrastructure-as-code, and CI/CD
  • Help define and evolve practical guardrails for AI-assisted and agentic coding, including secure usage patterns and review expectations
  • Support tighter scanning baselines and continuous assessment across AWS, Azure, Databricks, Entra ID, and related platform infrastructure
  • Partner on architecture and design reviews for new platform capabilities and high-impact changes
  • Collaborate with IT and governance teams on endpoint, identity, compliance, and audit-related security practices
  • Help develop security documentation, implementation guidance, training materials, and reporting metrics

Skills

  • 6+ years of experience in security engineering, application security, cloud security, platform security, or a related area
  • Experience with modern software delivery environments, including source control, CI/CD, dependency management, and cloud deployment practices
  • Experience with security scanning and related controls such as code scanning, dependency scanning, secret scanning, or infrastructure scanning
  • Working knowledge of AWS and Azure security concepts
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
  • Experience with GitHub Advanced Security, CodeQL, or similar tooling
  • Experience with Databricks or data platform security
  • Experience with Entra ID, Azure security services, or AWS security tooling
  • Familiarity with NIST, SOC 2, ISO 27001, or related frameworks
  • Experience supporting audits, remediation tracking, or security documentation

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life & AD&D coverage
  • Disability insurance
  • Lifestyle Wellness Account
  • Generous PTO
  • Company holidays
  • Paid parental & bonding leave
  • Flexible hybrid work policy with in-person collaboration and remote flexibility
  • 401(k) and employer match
  • Tax-free commuter, health, and childcare accounts
  • Performance bonuses
  • Monthly phone stipend
  • Employee discount program
  • Mentorship
  • Training
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Charitable donation match

Company Overview

  • Beghou is a life sciences consulting and technology company with 30+ years of experience and 200+ client partnerships. It was founded in 1993, and is headquartered in Evanston, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://beghou.com.