Role overview

Cohere is a security-first enterprise AI company building foundation models and end-to-end products for real-world business challenges. As a Senior Security Engineer, you will lead security operations across the organization, embedding security practices throughout the software development lifecycle while working with product and development teams to maintain both security and speed.

Key responsibilities

Lead security operations functions including vulnerability management, static and dynamic analysis, detection engineering, and incident response within CI/CD and cloud-native production environments.
Advise leadership and partner teams on business risks connected to security issues.
Integrate security into applications throughout the entire software development lifecycle.
Collaborate with product and development teams to ensure secure building and deployment of software without sacrificing agility.
Drive and support the bug bounty program, conduct application security reviews and threat modeling including code review and dynamic testing.
Evaluate and integrate security tools to automate and scale security processes, including assessing open-source versus vendor solutions.
Gather and analyze security metrics to address security issues that span multiple teams.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of experience in Application Security, Product Security, or Security Operations with a strong focus on security tool onboarding and optimization.
Understanding of vulnerability management, network security, cloud security concepts, and industry best practices.
Ability to work with ambiguity and make informed decisions with limited data.
Deep technical understanding of common security vulnerabilities, risks, and their countermeasures and compensating controls.
Ability to communicate problem statements and solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Hands-on experience with security automation and the ability to evaluate build versus buy decisions for security solutions.
Flexible and constructive problem-solving approach that considers developer concerns.

What makes this role worth considering

Cohere offers competitive perks including six weeks of paid vacation, 100% parental leave top-up for up to six months, comprehensive health and dental benefits with a separate mental health budget, and education stipends for professional development. The company is remote-friendly with offices across Toronto, London, New York City, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Berlin, and Seoul, providing flexibility in how and where you work.