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At Braze, we have found our people. We’re a genuinely approachable, exceptionally kind, and intensely passionate crew. We seek to ignite that passion by setting high standards, championing teamwork, and creating work-life harmony as we collectively navigate rapid growth on a global scale while striving for greater equity and opportunity – inside and outside our organization. To flourish here, you must be prepared to set a high bar for yourself and those around you. There is always a way to contribute: Acting with autonomy, having accountability and being open to new perspectives are essential to our continued success. Our deep curiosity to learn and our eagerness to share diverse passions with others gives us balance and injects a one-of-a-kind vibrancy into our culture. If you are driven to solve exhilarating challenges and have a bias toward action in the face of change, you will be empowered to make a real impact here, with a sharp and passionate team at your back. If Braze sounds like a place where you can thrive, we can’t wait to meet you. WHAT YOU'LL DO As a Senior Security Engineer on the Enterprise Security team, you'll protect Braze employees, their devices, and our work locations. You'll investigate malware and advanced threats, secure our SaaS applications, harden internal configurations, propose security architecture improvements, and build the alerts and reports that keep the team ahead of risk. You'll own core security infrastructure that sits at the center of Enterprise Security operations and works closely with Cloud Security, App Security, and Information Technology. That means developing and enforcing policies, expanding our SIEM capabilities with partners across the business, and evaluating vendor and partner technologies for security gaps. Your day-to-day spans threat and malware investigations, SaaS security, AI security, architecture review, MDM, communications management, and vulnerability remediation. You'll secure communications, support compliance efforts, and automate wherever it reduces toil. You'll work both independently and cross-functionally, and you'll mentor junior engineers on security fundamentals. You’ll have the opportunity to implement DLP where needed as well as secure AI as it develops and is used to drive business function. As a senior team member, you'll help build functionality for a high-scale, growing customer base, collaborate with diverse security professionals, address unique security challenges, participate in on-call rotations, and respond to critical incidents. Responsibilities: Design, implement, and operate security solutions that protect Braze's employees, devices, and infrastructure, scaling them as the organization grows Expand SIEM and automation capabilities: build and tune detections, improve alerting, and automate detection and reporting pipelines, including prioritizing data ingestion and keeping systems healthy Review and govern MCP and AI agent integrations, set controls for AI-assisted coding environments, and define policy for autonomous AI tooling across the company Secure SaaS applications and internal systems through policy design, control enforcement, and configuration hardening Lead security activities across the enterprise stack, including vulnerability testing and analysis, security event investigation, and evaluation of new tools and technologies to reduce business risk Serve as a key decision maker on internal product and system deployments, and ensure teams build in line with security policy and best practice Act as a secondary resource for adjacent domains, (AppSec, compliance, cloud security, system security) in a fast-moving environment Participate in an on-call rotation and partner with IT, Devops, Escalations, and other members of security to respond to critical incidents and escalations Experience maintaining corporate MDM on macbooks, and mobile devices Experience in scripting and light coding Investigate and respond to malware, social engineering, and phishing independently This role is a key decision maker regarding internal product and system deployments Mature our Zero Trust environment and serve as the subject-matter expert on proxy, network, and VPN considerations WHO YOU ARE Qualifications: 5+ years of Security Engineering experience with a strong focus on enterprise security, network security, endpoint security 4+ years of experience working in a corporate security organization/environment with hands on, technical, user facing implementation Prior experience working as a technical authority in a team environment, deep hands-on technical expertise, not just admin-level familiarity. You understand how the technology works internally and what goes on behind the scenes Professional experience with the modern tech stack and protecting SaaS applications. Direct technical and hands on experience with securing Email, Mac endpoints, IAM ( okta and Gsuite ), Crowdstrike EDR, SOAR, Enterprise networking security ( both endpoint and infra ), and Forensics Past experience conducting end-to-end security reviews of SaaS applications, Data access and movement, Technical architecture, authentication and authorization controls, and contractual security requirements, to ensure third-party tools meet organizational security standards Past experience leading the design, implementation, and continuous tuning of security programs across laptop endpoint and networks; leading policy development, incident triage, data classification alignment, and cross-functional collaboration to prevent unauthorized exfiltration of sensitive data A self-starter with great communication and organizational skills Bonus: Forensics experience Cloud security experience Technical Security Certifications that delve deeper than high level concepts Experience with being a foundational security engineer and/or building a new security team ground up For candidates based in the United States, the pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $128,900 and $180,000/year with an expected On Target Earnings (OTE) between $143,200 and $200,000/year (including bonus or commission). Your exact offer may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to cash compensation, this role qualifies for a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes equity grants of restricted stock (RSUs) so that you will own a piece of our company. WHAT WE OFFER Braze benefits vary by location, and we encourage you to review our specific benefits offerings for each country at here . More details on benefits plans will be provided if you receive an offer of employment. From offering comprehensive benefits to fostering hybrid ways of working, we've got you covered so you can prioritize work-life harmony. Braze offers benefits such as: Competitive compensation that may include equity Retirement and Employee Stock Purchase Plans Flexible paid time off Comprehensive benefit plans covering medical, dental, vision, life, and disability Family services that include fertility benefits and equal paid parental leave Professional development supported by formal career pathing, learning platforms, and a yearly learning stipend A curated in-office employee experience, designed to foster community, team connections, and innovation Opportunities to give back to your community, including an annual company-wide Volunteer Week and donation matching Employee Resource Groups that provide supportive communities within Braze Collaborative, transparent, and fun culture recognized as a Great Place to Work® ABOUT BRAZE Braze is the leading customer engagement platform that empowers brands to Be Absolutely Engaging™ Braze helps brands deliver great customer experiences that drive value both for consumers and for their businesses. Built on a foundation of composable intelligence, BrazeAI™ allows marketers to combine and activate AI agents, models, and features at every touchpoint throughout the Braze Customer Engagement Platform for smarter, faster, and more meaningful customer engagement. From cross-channel messaging and journey orchestration to Al-powered decisioning and optimization, Braze enables companies to turn action into interaction through autonomous, 1:1 personalized experiences. The company has repeatedly been recognized as a Leader in marketing technology by industry analysts, and was voted a G2 “Best of Marketing and Digital Advertising Software Product” in 2025. Braze was also named a 2025 Best Companies To Work For by U.S. News and World Report, a 2025 America’s Greatest Companies by Newsweek, and a 2025 Fortune Best Workplace in Technology™ by Great Place To Work®, among other accolades. Braze is also proudly certified as a Great Place to Work® in the U.S., the UK, Australia, and Singapore. The company is headquartered in New York with offices in Austin, Berlin, Bucharest, Chicago, Dubai, Jakarta, London, Paris, San Francisco, São Paulo, Singapore, Seoul, Sydney and Tokyo. BRAZE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER At Braze, we strive to create equitable growth and opportunities inside and outside the organization. Building meaningful connections is at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our recruiting practices. We're committed to offering all candidates a fair, accessible, and inclusive experience – regardless of age, color, disability, gender identity, marital status, maternity, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran. When applying and interviewing with Braze, we want you to feel comfortable showcasing what makes you you. We know that sometimes different circumstances can lead talented people to hesitate to apply for a role unless they meet 100% of the criteria. If this sounds familiar, we encourage you to apply, as we’d love to meet you OUR AI-POWERED BRAZE RECRUITMENT PROCESS At Braze, we’re committed to a fair and transparent candidate experience. To help our recruitment teams focus on what matters most — the person behind each application — we use AI-assisted tools at certain stages of our recruitment process. This includes using AI to analyze the experience, skills and qualifications in your application materials to help with screening and prioritizing candidates. Such screening may amount to a form of solely automated decision-making. We also use AI for administrative support, like scheduling and recording interviews and summarizing interview notes. Our recruiting teams remain responsible for all hiring decisions and are involved throughout the process. Depending on where you are located, you may have certain rights available to you in relation to Braze’s use of AI: To opt out of AI-assisted review of your application, please click the “Learn More” at the end of the application form below and follow the instructions before submitting your application. Please note, if you apply to multiple roles at Braze, you will need to opt out in relation to each application. To exercise other types of rights, such as rights to request further information about how AI is used in our recruitment process, to request a retroactive manual review of any decision made or to contest a decision, please contact us at talentdata.privacy@braze.com . Please contact us at talentdata.privacy@braze.com with any questions. To find out more about our hiring process, check out this page . Notice Regarding Automated Employment Decision Tool (NYC Local Law 144) Our use of AI during the application review process may include the use of automated employment decision tools. Pursuant to New York City Local Law 144, for roles based in New York City, or if you reside in New York City, you have the right to request an alternative selection process or a reasonable accommodation instead of AI-assisted review. To opt out of AI-assisted review of your application, please click the “Learn More” button below and follow the instructions before submitting your application. Please note, if you apply to multiple roles at Braze, you will need to opt out in relation to each application. Please submit any other request to our Talent Acquisition team at talentdata.privacy@braze.com promptly after applying. Summaries of the most recent bias audit results for such tools are available here . Please see our Candidate Privacy Policy for more information on how Braze processes your personal information during the recruitment process and, if applicable based on your location, how you can exercise any privacy rights.

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At Braze, we have found our people. We’re a genuinely approachable, exceptionally kind, and intensely passionate crew.
Our deep curiosity to learn and our eagerness to share diverse passions with others gives us balance and injects a one-of-a-kind vibrancy into our culture.
Design, implement, and operate security solutions that protect Braze's employees, devices, and infrastructure, scaling them as the organization grows
Expand SIEM and automation capabilities: build and tune detections, improve alerting, and automate detection and reporting pipelines, including prioritizing data ingestion and keeping systems healthy
Review and govern MCP and AI agent integrations, set controls for AI-assisted coding environments, and define policy for autonomous AI tooling across the company
Secure SaaS applications and internal systems through policy design, control enforcement, and configuration hardening
Lead security activities across the enterprise stack, including vulnerability testing and analysis, security event investigation, and evaluation of new tools and technologies to reduce business risk
Serve as a key decision maker on internal product and system deployments, and ensure teams build in line with security policy and best practice
Act as a secondary resource for adjacent domains, (AppSec, compliance, cloud security, system security) in a fast-moving environment
Participate in an on-call rotation and partner with IT, Devops, Escalations, and other members of security to respond to critical incidents and escalations
Experience maintaining corporate MDM on macbooks, and mobile devices
Experience in scripting and light coding

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Forensics experience
Cloud security experience
Technical Security Certifications that delve deeper than high level concepts
Experience with being a foundational security engineer and/or building a new security team ground up
Braze benefits vary by location, and we encourage you to review our specific benefits offerings for each country at here . More details on benefits plans will be provided if you receive an offer of employment.
From offering comprehensive benefits to fostering hybrid ways of working, we've got you covered so you can prioritize work-life harmony. Braze offers benefits such as:
Competitive compensation that may include equity
Retirement and Employee Stock Purchase Plans
Comprehensive benefit plans covering medical, dental, vision, life, and disability
A curated in-office employee experience, designed to foster community, team connections, and innovation
Opportunities to give back to your community, including an annual company-wide Volunteer Week and donation matching
Employee Resource Groups that provide supportive communities within Braze

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