Senior Security Engineer Enterprise

At Compass our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. Founded in 2012 were revolutionizing the real estate industry with our end-to-end platform that empowers residential real estate agents to deliver exceptional service to seller and buyer clients.

Engineering @ Compass

Compass is building the first modern end-to-end real estate platform by integrating agents buyers and sellers through technology. Until Compass no one has achieved the blend of the Natural Intelligence that hundreds of thousands of enterprising real estate agents bring to this market with the Artificial Intelligence that cloud mobile and AI technologies enable. We are building AI to empower AI - Artificial Intelligence to empower Agent Intelligence.

As one of the fastest growing technology companies of our generation in an industry larger than any other we have an opportunity and obligation to build a world-class engineering team and the operating platform that will transform real estate.

Security @ Compass

We recognize that the most innovative teams are built from diverse backgrounds and unique skill sets which is why we dont expect any single candidate to check every box. You do not need to meet 100% of these qualifications to apply. We are primarily looking for deep practical experience in at least one of our core domainssuch as endpoint management identity AI security or Infrastructure-as-Codealong with a strong desire to learn the rest. If you are passionate about solving complex security challenges and eager to grow alongside Compass we highly encourage you to submit your application.

What you can do:

• Ensure Safe-by-Default Environments: Empower team members by securing all enterprise technologies including SaaS applications corporate endpoints office networks and Business/Data Intelligence tools.
• Modernize Endpoint Management: Work across endpoint management identity and security operations to improve how Compass manages macOS iOS Windows and Linux your first year you will strengthen endpoint security architecture expand automation and improve the reliability and auditability of control deployments.
• Drive GitOps & IaC Workflows: Manage endpoint and SaaS security configurations through Terraform version control merge requests continuous integration (CI) pipelines and automated rollouts.
• Automate Lifecycle Security: Design and support automation for secure endpoint deployment configuration patching and software distribution that aligns with strict security and operational compliance.
• Govern AI & MCP Security: Manage AI guardrails for business applications and Model Context Protocol (MCP) server management. Enforce secure MCP usage conduct prompt security evaluations review vibe-coded apps and manage approved AI agents and endpoint tools to reduce the risk surface.
• Assess Third-Party & AI Risk: Evaluate the security properties and AI-feature risks of 3rd-party systems integrating into our enterprise environment. Provide comprehensive architecture design and process automation reviews.
• Partner on Detection & Response: Collaborate with the Detection and Response team to select corporate focus areas develop incident workflows and implement new solutions to thwart business email compromise (BEC).
• Iterate and Improve: Conduct regular security assessments on controls and applications and provide the foundational security principles and tooling necessary to support our rapidly growing agent population and expansion into new markets.

Who you are:

• Empathetic & Accountable: You bring a practical security-focused approach to problem solving building customer trust while helping to improve the overall security program.
• Clear Communicator: Able to articulate security vulnerabilities remediation techniques and technical protocol functions (SAML SCIM OAuth OIDC SMTP DNS) in an accessible way across a distributed all-remote workforce.
• Automation-First Engineer: You have strong proficiency in scripting or programming (Python or Go) and leverage automation to solve the challenges of scale.
• Infrastructure-as-Code Expert: Strong hands-on ability with Terraform and GitOps practices including module design state management code reviews and pipeline-based deployments.
• Endpoint & Systems Specialist: Deep knowledge of endpoint management platforms (such as Jamf Pro FleetDM MDM or EDR) particularly in architecting and securing macOS environments at scale.
• SaaS & Identity Practitioner: Experienced in configuring security controls for cloud identity providers (Okta Google Workspace LDAP) SSOs Data Loss Prevention and Firewalls. You have specific experience managing Okta tool usage and MCPs.
• Threat Modeler: You enjoy collaborating on threat modeling exercises and are driven to solve new challenges as Compasss architecture rapidly evolves.
• Security Leader: Comfortable teaching and guiding development teams toward better security outcomes. You are open to bringing transferable experience from adjacent security systems or platform engineering backgrounds.

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At Compass our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. This means we continually celebrate the diverse community different individuals cultivate. As an equal opportunity employer we stay true to our mission by ensuring that our place can be anyones place.

Compensation

The base pay range for this position is $175000 - $196000; however base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Bonuses and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package in addition to a full range of benefits. Base pay is based on market location. Minimum wage for the position will always be met.

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