Full-Time
Principal Enterprise Security Engineer
Posted on 10/23/2023
Coalition
501-1,000 employees
Active insurance and cybersecurity risk management
No salary listed
Senior
Remote in Canada
The job is remote-first, offering a flexible work location. Coalition is committed to building an inclusive culture with a diverse team. The company values trust, responsibility, and collaboration in solving digital risk.
- Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field; or equivalent work experience
- Experience turning knowledge of the threat landscape and attacker methods into a long-term strategy and plan for enterprise security
- Strong project management and engineering skills to lead and implement security initiatives requiring engagement from multiple business and engineering teams
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate complex security concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Experience evaluating and implementing modern security tools (e.g EDR, Detection-as-Code) and protecting SaaS applications (e.g. Duo, Okta, Google, AWS)
- Experience preparing, detecting, and responding to complex security incidents
- Identify and develop Coalition’s Enterprise security roadmap applying a mature understanding of business risk, attacker techniques, and mitigation strategies
- Partner with cross-functional teams to assess and address security risks to Coalition’s enterprise hardware and SaaS environments
- Engineer innovative solutions to improve security while enabling employees
- Develop and implement an enterprise detection strategy through threat analysis, SIEM implementation, and high-quality detection engineering
- Drive adoption of state-of-the-art security solutions such as device identity, zero trust networking, and FIDO2 MFA
- Monitor corporate systems for security breaches or suspicious activities. Develop response plans and respond to incidents
- Build mechanisms for achieving compliance objectives (e.g. GDP, ISO 27001) while minimizing manual toil
Coalition provides Active Insurance, which combines insurance coverage with cybersecurity tools to help businesses prevent digital risks. Their products are designed to assist companies in managing and reducing the chances of cyber attacks. Coalition offers its services to policyholders in the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Australia, working with top global insurers and its own insurance company. A key feature of Coalition is its cyber risk management platform, Coalition Control, which delivers automated alerts, expert advice, and third-party risk management. Additionally, Coalition Security Labs focuses on research and education in cybersecurity, providing insights to help both policyholders and the wider security community understand and address cyber threats. Coalition stands out from competitors by integrating insurance with proactive cybersecurity measures, aiming to create a safer digital environment for businesses.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
Series F
Total Funding
$770M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2017
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Secured $205M funding, raising valuation to $3.5 billion, supporting tech-driven cyber risk approach.
- Serves over 52,000 businesses, reporting 70% fewer claims than industry average.
- Global cyber insurance market expected to grow to $20.4 billion by 2025.
What critics are saying
- Increased competition from companies like Hawk AI in cybersecurity tools.
- Integration challenges from acquiring Jumbo may divert focus from core operations.
- High valuation may lead to investor pressure for quick returns, impacting long-term strategy.
What makes Coalition unique
- Coalition is the first Active Insurance provider focusing on digital risk prevention.
- Combines insurance with cybersecurity tools for comprehensive risk management.
- Offers global cybersecurity solutions with a focus on proactive threat mitigation.
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Benefits
Enjoy a highly fulfilling, mission-driven culture
Health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family
Life insurance and disability benefits
Paid parental leave
401(k) plan
Wellness and commuter benefits
Flexible working hours
Open vacation days
We embrace distributed work; some benefits will vary by location
You are an owner. We offer stock options to each of our employees
Growth & Insights and Company News
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↑ 1%Coalition has secured $205 million in funding from Durable Capital Partners, T. Rowe Price Associates, Whale Rock Capital Management, and existing investors, raising its valuation to $3.5 billion. This investment supports Coalition's technology-driven approach to cyber risk and will help expand its offerings and enhance its platform. Coalition serves over 52,000 businesses in North America and reports 70% fewer claims than the industry average.
Fraud and money laundering prevention provider Hawk has raised $56 million in new funding. The Germany-based company says its Series C round, announced Tuesday (April 8), will help it finance further product innovation and fuel expansion efforts, especially in the U.S. “Hawk enables banks to move beyond the traditional rules-based approach to anti-money laundering and fraud,” the company said in a news release. “Traditional systems create significant problems for compliance teams, including huge volumes of false positive alerts that need to be reviewed, which in turn leads to staffing challenges and costs.”
Coalition, the world's first Active Insurance provider designed to prevent digital risk before it strikes, today announced a new $30 million equity in
Jumbo is being acquired
Coalition completed its Series F funding round in June, adding $250 million from Allianz X, Valor Equity Partners, Kinetic Partners and existing investors.