Senior Security Engineer

As our inaugural Senior Security Engineer, you will play a critical role in safeguarding Overstory’s systems, data, and reputation. Partnering closely with your manager - the Director of Information Security and Compliance - you will take ownership of our security and compliance posture, and define, implement, and continuously improve our security program.

You will lead initiatives across vulnerability management, compliance, and security operations, while acting as a trusted partner to engineering, product, and business teams. This role is ideal for someone who combines hands-on technical expertise with a strategic mindset and enjoys building scalable security practices in a growing company.

Time Zone Requirement: Eastern North America (NST, AST, EST)

Own and evolve Overstory’s compliance program, ensuring ongoing alignment with SOC 2, ISO 27001, and other relevant frameworks

Drive vulnerability management end-to-end, from detection to remediation, working closely with engineering teams to prioritize and resolve risks efficiently

Design and improve security processes and controls across infrastructure, applications, and internal systems

Lead security input in architecture and engineering decisions, helping teams build secure-by-design systems

Oversee and improve identity and access management, endpoint security, and core IT security practices

Own vendor security and third-party risk management, including assessments, risk evaluation, and mitigation strategies

Lead audit readiness and execution for SOC 2 and ISO 27001, including control design, evidence collection, and auditor coordination

Partner with customer-facing teams to handle security questionnaires and build scalable, high-quality response processes

Contribute to security awareness and culture, mentoring others and raising the security bar across the organization

5+ years of experience in security engineering, security operations, or a related field

Direct experience with security and compliance frameworks such as SOC 2 and/or ISO 27001, including audit processes

Deep experience with vulnerability management, including tooling, prioritization, and remediation workflows

Fluency working across cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and modern SaaS ecosystems

Experience with identity and access management, endpoint security, and IT/security operations

Demonstrated ability to translate security risks into clear, actionable guidance for technical and non-technical stakeholders

Demonstrable experience (or at a minimum a serious interest in) leveraging AI tooling to accelerate business impact.

Strong written communication skills and are comfortable owning documentation and audit artifacts

Demonstrable proactive, pragmatic mindset as well as capacity for balancing security best practices with business needs

Experience working cross-functionally influencing without authority in a remote-first environment

Experience designing or improving SIEM, logging, and alerting pipelines

Familiarity with compliance automation platforms (Drata, Vanta, Tugboat, etc.)

Experience leading or owning SOC 2 / ISO 27001 audits

Background in application or cloud security engineering

Experience mentoring or guiding more junior team members

Competitive, location-specific compensation and benefits

Flexible, autonomous and collaborative working environment rooted in trust - we build our work days around our lives, not the other way around

Home office stipend, coworking and ongoing education budgets

A company culture that genuinely embodies each of our core values

To be part of truly mission-driven work that reduces wildfires, protects earth’s natural resources and helps solve our climate crisis

We are a fast-growing team of about 100 people from all over the world. Fifteen nationalities are represented and at last count we speak fourteen languages: English, Dutch, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Luxembourgish, Lithuanian, Bulgarian, Finnish, Estonian, and Afrikaans.

We work remotely from eleven countries and are looking for candidates that are living and working in one of them: United States, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Ireland, Estonia, Portugal, France, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark and Canada. We gather once a year in-person for our unforgettable team gathering event. We also offer the option to occasionally meet up for in-person collaboration.

The climate crisis is a human crisis that requires diverse perspectives to solve.

We place enormous value on diversity and believe that the best ideas emerge when people with different backgrounds and experience work together. We remain committed to scaling a team that reflects the communities we serve, and strive to uphold equitable and inclusive practices across every aspect of our business. We are responsible for creating and maintaining a culture where everyone - regardless of background - has a voice in building a sustainable future.

We act with urgency.

We recognize that change is constant, and we find joy and power in exploration.

Just as ecosystems need biodiversity to thrive, our resiliency comes from our differences.

We love the power of machines but we nurture each other as humans.

We assume the best in everyone, and we share ideas openly so that we have a positive impact.

Use of AI in Our Hiring Process

We sometimes use AI tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as helping us manage applications more efficiently or ensuring job descriptions are clear and inclusive. All hiring decisions are always made by people, not machines. Any data processed by AI is handled securely in line with GDPR and our Privacy Notice.