Staff Security Engineer
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Red Cup IT, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA, US
Summary
The role involves architecting scalable, multi-tenant security stacks and serving as the final technical escalation point for complex breaches. It also requires automating threat containment and providing strategic security advisory for C-suite stakeholders.
Job Description
We are seeking a Staff Security Engineer who operates at the nexus of high-level strategy and multi-tenant operational excellence. While a traditional internal role secures a single enterprise perimeter, you are responsible for the integrated defense fabric of a vast portfolio of diverse client environments.
You will navigate the complexities of varied compliance needs and legacy technical debt, transforming them into a unified, scalable security posture. This is a technical leadership role designed for an expert who prefers the keyboard and the whiteboard over a people-management track, focusing on the "big picture" of our global security product stack.
Core Responsibilities
1. Strategic Security Architecture & Product Strategy
- Scalable Multi-tenancy: Architect and maintain hardened, isolated security stacks (SIEM, EDR, XDR) designed to scale across hundreds of distinct client environments.
- Product Vetting: Serve as the technical lead for vendor evaluations, "battle-testing" emerging tech to define our global standard offerings.
- Global Standardization: Engineer "Gold Image" baselines and automated deployment templates based on CIS and NIST frameworks to ensure rapid, secure onboarding.
2. Tier 4 Escalation & Forensic Mastery
- Final Authority: Serve as the ultimate technical escalation point for the SOC, leading the response to sophisticated APTs and complex breaches.
- Post-Mortem Leadership: Conduct deep-dive Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and translate incident findings into systemic, fleet-wide preventative measures.
3. Security Engineering & Hyper-Automation
- Security as Code: Build the automation tissue that connects our stack, utilizing Python, PowerShell, and Terraform to automate threat containment and patch management.
- Integration Engineering: Develop custom API integrations to bridge gaps between vulnerability scanners, RMM tools, and ticketing systems for seamless auto-remediation.
4. High-Stakes Advisory & Governance
- Strategic vCISO: Act as a high-level advisor for key accounts, translating abstract risk into actionable business roadmaps for C-suite stakeholders.
- Compliance Orchestration: Oversee technical evidence collection and governance for HIPAA, SOC 2, and CMMC, ensuring our clients remain audit-ready.
Technical Profile
| Category | Competencies |
| Cloud & Identity | Expert-level AWS/Azure security; Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA); Advanced IAM/Entra ID. |
| SecOps & Intelligence | Advanced SOAR/SIEM engineering (Sentinel, Splunk, CrowdStrike); MITRE ATT&CK mapping. |
| Network Defense | Deep-packet inspection; BGP security; SD-WAN; SASE; Micro-segmentation. |
| Automation / IaC | Proficiency in Python, Terraform, or Ansible for infrastructure-as-code. |
| Certifications | CISSP (Highly Preferred), CISM, CCSP, or specialized GIAC (GCIH/GCFA). |
Experience & Qualifications
- 8–12+ Years in Information Security, with a significant background (3+ years) in multi-client consulting or MSP environments.
- Force Multiplier: Proven track record of leading cross-functional projects and mentoring senior engineers without direct-report authority.
- Bilingual Communication: The rare ability to pivot from a deep-dive technical audit with an engineer to a risk-based ROI presentation for a CEO.
Red Cup IT is an enterprise-grade IT firm that provides MSP, MSSP, and Project Delivery solutions. We have been in business for over fifteen years and support clients across the United States. Our hallmark is the delivery of skillsets in more than 100 IT solutions and SaaS applications. Red Cup IT’s technical staff constantly cross-train across their specializations.
Our company culture is unusual for firms of our nature. We strongly believe in IT skill transfer and knowledge sharing. Our customers’ business and IT leaders appreciate that we take care of the technical details so that they can focus on their strategic and business missions. Our end users appreciate the white glove support we provide. We focus on vendor relationship development and know how to get the most out of our partnerships on behalf of our clients.
Founded
2009
Company size
11-50 employees
Industry
Computer and Network Security
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
Red Cup IT is an enterprise-grade IT firm that provides MSP, MSSP, and Project Delivery solutions. We have been in business for over fifteen years and support clients across the United States. Our hallmark is the delivery of skillsets in more than 100 IT solutions and SaaS applications. Red Cup IT’s technical staff constantly cross-train across their specializations.
Our company culture is unusual for firms of our nature. We strongly believe in IT skill transfer and knowledge sharing. Our customers’ business and IT leaders appreciate that we take care of the technical details so that they can focus on their strategic and business missions. Our end users appreciate the white glove support we provide. We focus on vendor relationship development and know how to get the most out of our partnerships on behalf of our clients.
Founded
2009
Company size
11-50 employees
Industry
Computer and Network Security
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
