Senior Security Engineer

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong data-stringify-type="bold">About Teads</strong></p> <p><br>Teads is the omnichannel outcomes platform for the open internet, driving full-funnel results for marketers across premium media. With a focus on meaningful business outcomes for branding and performance objectives, the combined company ensures value is driven with every media dollar by leveraging predictive AI technology to connect quality media, beautiful brand creative, and context-driven addressability and measurement. One of the most scaled advertising platforms on the open internet, Teads is directly partnered with more than 10,000 publishers and 20,000 advertisers globally. The company is headquartered in New York, with a global team of nearly 1,800 people in 30+ countries.</p> <p>For more information, visit <a class="c-link c-link--underline" href="http://www.teads.com/" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="http://www.teads.com" data-sk="tooltip_parent">www.teads.com</a>.</p></div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We’re hiring a Senior Security Engineer to help shift security left across product and platform teams, while also supporting internal corporate security needs. You’ll drive impact through enablement, automation, and practical risk reduction.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Why this role matters</span></h3> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You’ll secure both what we build <strong>and</strong> how we work. That means embedding security into our products and CI/CD, and also supporting internal teams.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Security here is not a gate; it’s a <strong>force multiplier</strong>. You’ll help engineering teams move faster <strong>safely</strong>, and ensure our <strong>colleagues have a secure foundation</strong> to do their best work.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Success means faster, safer releases and fewer reactive security escalations.</span></p> <h2 id="EMGoffer-Whatwillyoudo?"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">What will you do?</span></h2> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">As a&nbsp;<strong>Senior Security Engineer</strong>, your mission will be to:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Partner</strong> with developers to embed security into design, build, and deploy stages</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Automate</strong> vulnerability triage and mitigation flows</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Secure</strong> CI/CD pipelines (GitHub, Jenkins) and execution environments (Kubernetes, Docker)</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Tune</strong> WAFs, manage cloud security (AWS, GCP, Azure), and evolve Terraform practices</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Support</strong> internal teams with secure production accesses, endpoint hardening, and access policies</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Lead</strong> security reviews across app, infra, and corporate environments</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Advocate</strong> for security standards with clarity and empathy</span></li> </ul> <h2 id="EMGoffer-Whatyoubringtotheteam"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You might be a fit if you:</span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">See <strong>security as an enabler</strong> of speed, not an obstacle</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Are comfortable in <strong>cloud and on-prem worlds</strong></span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Value <strong>autonomy</strong>, and naturally take ownership from idea to execution</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Can zoom out to <strong>prioritize risks</strong> and zoom in to <strong>fix root causes</strong></span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Communicate clearly with devs, ops, and business teams alike</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Eager to work in a technically challenging environment</strong></span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You’ll grow by working with:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Modern security tools</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">GitHub Actions, Jenkins</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">AWS, Azure, GCP</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Teams building external-facing services (web apps, APIs) and internal platforms (CI/CD, admin tooling) to embed security by design.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Supporting a public company environment with compliance requirements across multiple standards, including SOC 2 and ISO 27001</span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Skills that help (we’ll support your growth):</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Application Security: code review, threat modeling, WAF</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CloudSec: IAM, policy-as-code, workload hardening</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On-Prem/Corporate: endpoint protection, monitoring and production access control</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Communication: making risk visible and actionable</span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Team Environment</span></h3> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You’ll join a cross-cultural, globally distributed security team that thrives on collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning. We bring together a wide range of experiences and backgrounds to solve meaningful problems.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We support each other through knowledge sharing sessions, workshops, and async collaboration. You’ll have the chance to attend industry conferences, participate in internal guilds, and continuously sharpen your skills using our dedicated security training platform.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">How we work:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Autonomy with alignment</strong>: own your work, stay connected to purpose</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Bias for action</strong>: ship, learn, improve</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Enablement mindset</strong>: security exists to <strong>empower teams</strong>, not slow them down</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Simple and pragmatic</strong>: perfect is the enemy of shipped</span></li> </ul><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong>Life at Teads</strong></p> <p>At Teads, we don’t just offer new roles - we blend creativity, technology, and data to shape the future of media. You’ll work with smart humans, meaningful brands, and cool tools, all while helping redefine how advertising works in a world that demands more transparency, better insights, and smarter strategies.</p> <p>As a Teadster, you’ll play a critical role in shaping our future success in the region. Here’s why Teads stands out:</p> <ul> <li>We've merged two open internet category leaders—Outbrain and Teads—to create the ‘new’ Teads, a unified omnichannel platform that drives results from branding to performance across all screens, including CTV, mobile, and web.</li> <li>As part of our team, you’ll thrive in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment that fosters innovation, creative problem-solving, and continuous learning.</li> <li>Teads is committed to your success, offering the support, tools, and development opportunities you need to excel in your role.</li> </ul> <p>Our company culture is welcoming, dynamic, diverse, global, and built on top performance.</p> <p>Teads is an equal employment opportunity employer and committed to diversity and inclusion at all stages of recruitment and employment.</p> <p>Our team is made up of individuals who are approachable, resourceful, passionate, and proactive. We foster a sense of belonging through our Employee Resource Groups – employee-led groups in which we debate topics and drive change: environmental, women empowerment, charitable initiatives to diversity, equity, and inclusion, you’ll be able to share your passions with likeminded people.</p></div>