Staff, Security Engineer - Coupang Play

Coupang

2 months ago

Seoul, Korea, South

Staff+

H1B Sponsor

Responsibilities

Lead security initiatives to protect core assets and data from evolving threats.
Act as a subject matter expert in security technologies throughout the software development lifecycle.
Develop and maintain security-focused libraries, tools, and automation scripts.
Collaborate with engineering teams to implement Secure-by-Design principles.
Participate in code reviews focusing on identifying and fixing security vulnerabilities.
Work with software and platform engineers to define and apply security policies and standards.
Conduct security threat modeling for new and existing applications.
Evaluate, recommend, and implement security and governance tools.
Lead penetration testing and vulnerability assessments.
Act as the lead responder for security incidents, performing detailed analysis and forensic investigations.

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Strong software engineering skills with experience in building secure applications and services.
Ability to write, review, and optimize secure code, including secure coding patterns and input validation.
Deep understanding of cryptography, PKI, secure authentication protocols, and authorization in microservices environments.
Expertise in network security, including firewalls, VPNs, WAF, and micro-segmentation.
Experience integrating security guardrails and tools into design/coding work and CI/CD pipelines.
Security experience with services operated by major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Python or Bash) and one general-purpose programming language (Go or Node.js).
Excellent documentation and communication skills, able to articulate complex security risks to technical and non-technical audiences.
Strong project leadership and prioritization skills.

AWSAzureBashGoGoogle Cloud PlatformNode.jsPython