Lead Application Security Engineer
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Job Location:
Auckland - New Zealand
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About the role
Halter enables farmers to grow and graze more grass through the use of virtual fencing. Every farm is deployed with communication infrastructure and a collar for each animal which is then paired with a mobile and web application. The result is tens of hours of labour saving per week improved animal welfare and increased productivity and sustainability of the land.
To ensure we can keep the system airtight and continue to deliver on this mission we are looking to bring on a Lead Application Security Engineer.
With Halters system now serving hundreds of thousands of devices in the field and spanning over 40 engineers across five teams we need to make sure we have the right ways of working in place to deliver a reliable and secure product as we expand globally.
As the first in this role you have the opportunity to define how we think about and operate application security here at Halter. You will have ownership over everything from security practices to education of the team to threat detection compliance third-party assessment penetration testing and everything in between.
In this role you will be hands-on operating with deep technical expertise a high level of agency as well as using strong communication skills. You will work across the entire technical stack from the mobile code to our backend systems all the way to the firmware running on the collar. You can expect a high level of collaboration working as part of our context over control culture to introduce best practices that mature our security posture while ensuring we maintain the speed of delivery we value as a company.
As part of this you will work primarily in the AWS ecosystem across a mix of managed and self managed services. You will work alongside a small but deeply experienced platform engineering team all with a strong mindset of IaC a love for autonomy and a passion for their craft.
What your day could look like
- Proactively identify assess and prioritise security vulnerabilities threats and risks across our systems working to implement effective mitigation strategies.
- Research define and create threat models that can be used as a cornerstone of preparation in the application and infrastructure security landscape.
- Help define and evolve security practices and standards across the organization balancing pragmatic risk reduction with the need for developer velocity and operational effectiveness.
- Write and maintain high-quality code and tooling to resolve known security issues and address vulnerabilities across our full engineering stack from infrastructure to application layers.
- Provide mentorship guidance and technical leadership to engineers across the business ensuring security knowledge and best practices are understood adopted and embedded into team workflows.
- Work closely with domain-specific engineering teams to dive deep into complex security challenges leading investigations and developing robust solutions that scale.
- Identify fix and prevent vulnerabilities across the platform through proactive design reviews secure coding practices regular testing and architecture improvements.
- Drive security incident response readiness participating in detection analysis and resolution of security incidents while embedding learnings into future prevention strategies.
- Help define and maintain security incident response playbooks to assist in timely and consistent response using automation to drive efficiency.
- Maintain consistent communication and collaboration with third-party partners and vendors to ensure we are effectively leveraging external expertise audits and tools to meet our security goals.
- Contribute to security education and awareness initiatives helping foster a strong culture of security across all parts of the organisation.
- Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation providing expert security support during incidents and working to continuously improve our operational response capabilities.
Who were looking for
- Extremely motivated wants their work to matter and is not afraid to push hard to help Halter achieve its mission.
- Loves working as part of a high-performing team with high ownership and high accountability.
- Prioritises understanding the complexity of the domain and have the ability to build deep empathy with our farmers.
- Deeply experienced in security practices with a love for solving hard problems and the know-how to securely scale a system to millions of end users.
- Unphased by large codebases and even larger problem spaces.
- Thrives in ambiguity with an ever-evolving system.
- A strong communicator that defaults to transparency and openness in decision-making while also being decisive to enable consistent momentum.
- A team player that values collaboration drives the teams performance and excels in giving and receiving feedback.
- Understands the importance of the Halter system as part of any farming business and holds the quality bar to 24/7 reliability and availability
Why our team loves working at Halter
At Halter were committed to creating an environment where people thrive. We offer unlimited paid annual leave as well as additional wellness days. Each year every team member receives a $1000 self-development budget to invest in whatever fuels their personal growth.
We offer six months of fully paid leave for primary caregivers and four weeks of fully paid leave for secondary caregivers along with a range of additional family-friendly benefits. To support your wellbeing we offer subsidised health insurance through Southern Cross.
And finally everyone at Halter is an owner. Every employee is part of our stock ownership plan; when we succeed you share in that success.
Our office-first approach
Being office-first is a core pillar of our culture. We believe in-person connections are key to driving your own growth learning impact and building genuine long-lasting relationships.
Were office first not office only. This means that working from the office every day is our default setting but we flex when needed. Your growth learning and impact are truly unlimited here and a big part of that comes from being together solving problems innovating building context and constantly learning from each other.
We have a state-of-the-art dog-friendly office in the heart of Auckland City and a test farm in Morrinsville. Delicious snacks and drinks are readily available.
About Halter
At Halter were on a mission to enable farmers and graziers to run the most productive and sustainable operations. Our customers are using Halter to break free from the time-intensive constraints of conventional practices and revolutionizing grazing with Halter. People join Halter to do meaningful work. Our team out-think out-work and out-care. Were committed to delivering real change in the world. Were backed to deliver on a mission that matters by Tier 1 investors including Bessemer Venture Partners DCVC BOND Blackbird Promus Ventures Rocket Labs Peter Beck and Icehouse Ventures.
Join our team
If this opportunity sounds like you please apply below by sending your cover letter explaining why youre excited about this role and working at Halter along with your CV.
If you think you have what it takes but dont necessarily meet every requirement on this job description please still get in touch. Wed love to chat to see if youll be an epic fit!
Feel free to check out the careers page for more information on working at Halter and dont forget to follow us on LinkedIn & Instagram.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
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- EAM
- Engineering Support
- Maintenance Engineering
- Accident Investigation
- Branding
About Company
Manage your pasture, virtually fence and shift your cows, monitor their health and detect heats. All through solar-powered collars and an easy-to-use app. Trusted by over 1000+ farmers.
