Senior Security Engineer at Sonar | Austin | Rezi

Senior Security Engineer at Sonar

Senior Security Engineer

Sonar · Austin

2 months ago

Senior Security Engineer

Sonar · Austin

2 months ago
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About the Role

Sonar is driving the future of agent-centric software development as the leader in AI code review and verification. We solve the critical problem of ensuring AI-generated software is reliable, secure, and maintainable, integrating with major AI development tools to help over 75% of the Fortune 100 build trusted software. This role focuses on partnering with infrastructure and product teams to implement secure-by-design architecture, security automation, and advanced vulnerability management.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with product, platform, and infrastructure engineering teams to design and implement secure solutions.
  • Review cloud, network, and endpoint architectures to ensure security requirements are identified and integrated effectively.
  • Help engineering teams improve security across the software development lifecycle, cloud environments, and supporting services.
  • Investigate security findings, validate risk, partner with owners on remediation plans, and drive issues to closure.
  • Develop and implement security-specific solutions, including evaluating and introducing new tools and capabilities.
  • Drive data leakage prevention (DLP) efforts across the company.
  • Investigate and help address customer security concerns related to Sonar products, cloud platforms, and security controls.
  • Act as a security subject matter expert during incident investigations, containment, remediation, and post-incident follow-up.
  • Review relevant threat intelligence, assess its applicability to Sonar, and recommend practical mitigations.
  • Contribute to security patterns, engineering guidance, and repeatable practices that simplify secure development.

Requirements

  • Demonstrate strong hands-on experience in security engineering, cloud security, application security, or a closely related discipline.
  • Demonstrate in-depth experience with cloud architectures, primarily AWS.
  • Demonstrate experience reviewing architectures and embedding security requirements into engineering and operational workflows.
  • Demonstrate experience assessing and securing modern application environments, including AI and agentic AI features.
  • Demonstrate experience with vulnerability investigation, prioritization, and remediation management.
  • Demonstrate practical scripting and automation experience using tools such as Python or Bash.
  • Comfortable working across technical and non-technical stakeholders and communicating risk and recommendations clearly.
  • Experience with SaaS environments.
  • Wiz, CrowdStrike, and Google Workspace experience are a plus.
  • Candidates must be willing to be based in Austin, TX; relocation assistance is available for the right candidate.

Skills

  • Security Engineering
  • Cloud Security
  • Application Security
  • AWS
  • Vulnerability Management
  • Python
  • Bash
  • SaaS Environments
  • Wiz
  • CrowdStrike
  • Google Workspace

Location

  • Austin, TX

Work Type

  • Onsite

Experience Level

  • Senior

Benefits

  • Flexible comprehensive employee benefit package
  • 23 days of PTO per calendar year (pro-rated)
  • Additional time off for sickness, life events, and holidays
  • 401(k) plan with a 4% match, fully vested on day one
  • Fully paid parking in downtown Austin, Texas
  • Annual global kick-off event
  • Monthly catered events and team events

About the Company

  • Sonar is the leader in AI code review and verification, ensuring AI-generated software is reliable, secure, and maintainable.
  • We integrate with major AI development tools and are used by over 75% of the Fortune 100.
  • Our products include SonarQube, SonarQube Foundation Agent, SonarSweep, and Sonar Context Augmentation.
  • We operate globally with hubs in Austin, Bochum, Dubai, Geneva, London, Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington D.C.
  • Our team operates with a mindset of CODE: Committed, Obsessed, Deliberate, Effective.
  • We have over $400M in revenue and are experiencing profitable, fast-paced growth.
  • We are building the backbone of the AI software revolution.

Equal Opportunity

  • Sonar believes that diversity is our strength and is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.
  • We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
  • We provide accommodations for individuals with disabilities during the application process.
  • All offers of employment are contingent upon the results of a background check and reference verification.
  • We do not currently support visa candidates in the US.
  • Applications submitted through agencies or third-party recruiters will not be considered.