Senior Security Engineer

Alma is on a mission to simplify access to high-quality, affordable mental health care. We do this by making it easy and financially rewarding for therapists to accept insurance and offer in-network care. When a provider joins Alma, they gain access to a suite of tools that not only help them better run their business, but also grow it sustainably and develop as a provider. Alma is available in all 50 states, with over 20,000 therapists in our growing network. Anyone looking for a therapist can browse Alma’s free directory. Alma has raised $220.5M in funding from Insight Partners, Optum Ventures, Tusk Venture Partners, Primary Venture Partners, First Round Capital, Sound Ventures, BoxGroup, Cigna Ventures, and Rainfall Ventures. Alma was also named one of Inc’s Best Workplaces in 2022 and 2023.

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Senior Security Engineer**

Alma is seeking a mission-driven Security Engineer to join our team. We are dedicated to building secure and compliant tools and services which help providers more easily manage and grow their practice. In this role, and in collaboration with key stakeholders, you will help design, implement and deploy engineering’s security tools and security solutions to meet Alma’s security standards. **

What you’ll do:**

• Gain a deep understanding of Alma’s systems and architecture and the software development processes used to develop it.
• Design, implement and deploy security tools and solutions in collaboration with key stakeholders (product managers, designers, Platform/DevOps, IT and Security Operations).
• Develop, execute and track the performance of security measures to protect Alma’s data, applications, and systems.
• Continually research current and emerging security threats and technologies, proposing changes and guidance that are most impactful.
• Define Alma security standards.
• Develop appropriate technical solutions along with the latest security tools that help mitigate security vulnerabilities and also help automate repeatable activities.
• Educate and train Alma engineering on information system security best practices.

Who you are:

• You have 4+ years of experience in information security.
• You have experience engineering and deploying highly automated security controls, maximizing the use of AWS security services.
• Experience architecting security solutions based on Zero Trust Network Architecture (ZTNA) principles
• Experience engineering and deploying Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions such as Zscaler with experience in at least 3 of these areas: Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Virtual Browser, Firewall as a Service (FWaaS), Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN).
• You have experience engineering security solutions that can scale, with high levels of automation.
• You have strong communication skills and can convey complex technical topics to non-technical stakeholders clearly and concisely.
• You have a track record of building positive relationships across a broad diverse organization.
• You have a passion for Alma's mission – to improve the experience of therapy for providers and their clients, and simplify access to care.

Benefits:

• We’re a remote-first company
• Health insurance plans through Cigna (medical and dental) and MetLife (vision), including FSA and HSA plans
• 401K plan (Roth and traditional)
• Monthly therapy and wellness stipends
• Monthly co-working space membership stipend
• Monthly work-from-home stipend
• Financial wellness benefits through Northstar
• Pet discount program through United Pet Care
• Financial perks and rewards through BenefitHub
• EAP access through Cigna
• One-time home office stipend to set up your home office
• Comprehensive parental leave plans
• 11 paid holidays, 1 Alma Mental Health Day, and 1 Alma Volunteering Day
• Flexible PTO

Salary Band: $160,000 - $200,000

Alma’s compensation philosophy is driven by our company value of building equity. To best ensure pay equity, we typically bring in new hires near the middle of our listed salary bands and we do not negotiate our compensation (i.e. all people hired at the same level & role are brought in at the same salary, equity, and benefits). The recruiter you work with can provide more details on our philosophy.

All Alma jobs are listed on our careers page. We do not use outside applications or automated text messaging in our recruiting process. We will not ask for any sensitive financial or identification information throughout the recruiting process. Any communication during the recruitment process, including interview requests or job offers, will come directly from a recruiting team member with a helloalma.com email address.