Full-Time

Principal Security Engineer

Control Engineering

Updated on 12/3/2024

ID.me

ID.me

1,001-5,000 employees

Digital identity verification for secure access

Government & Public Sector
Cybersecurity
Healthcare

Compensation Overview

$224k - $261kAnnually

+ Bonus

Senior, Expert

McLean, VA, USA

This is an onsite position based in our McLean, VA headquarters.

Category
Cybersecurity
IT & Security
Required Skills
Python
Git
Ruby
AWS
Go
Elasticsearch
Jenkins
Terraform
Ansible
CircleCI
Splunk
Linux/Unix
Google Cloud Platform
Requirements
  • 12+ years of experience in security engineering, systems engineering, software engineering, or SRE roles
  • 7+ years experience engineering, running, and automating security controls
  • Strong background with securing public cloud technologies, preferably GCP and AWS
  • Strong understanding of cloud security and infrastructure security best practices
  • Experience with security data lakes or SIEM solutions (e.g. Chronicle, Splunk, ElasticSearch)
  • Experience with data security, network security, and zero trust access solutions
  • Experience with authentication, authorization, and access control technologies (e.g. IDPs like Okta, AWS/GCP IAM, OIDC, OAuth, etc.)
  • Experience in Linux/Unix administration and solid networking knowledge
  • Experience in scripting or software development (i.e. Python, Ruby, Go)
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform, Ansible, etc.)
  • The ability to take a systematic approach to analyzing, troubleshooting, and diagnosing system problems to identify, locate, resolve, and repair problems
  • Possess a breadth of engineering skills with an interest in service reliability, automation, monitoring, and capacity planning
  • Bonus Experience: Experience with CI/CD practices and platform tools (Jenkins, CircleCI, Github etc)
  • Bonus Experience: Experience with Information Security Compliance, (SOC, FedRAMP, ISO, etc)
  • Bonus Experience: Industry security certifications, such as GCIH/ECIH, Security+, or related
Responsibilities
  • Exercise a longer-term, more strategic outlook, influencing people within team, within Security, and within peer teams
  • Set technology direction and roadmap for development and continuous improvement of security controls
  • Lead system and solution design for security controls across the team and ensure design is well-understood and documented
  • Optimize security systems for the future and not just for an immediate need or benefit
  • Identify and drive opportunities to improve control effectiveness and efficiency and reduce friction for end users
  • Ensure security controls are optimized for ease of use by both security operators and end users
  • Ensure security controls are replaceable with the least amount of effort necessary
  • Dig deep into complex problems either lacking a clear approach or with a high degree of execution risk and find an appropriate path forward
  • Maintain many of the essential cross-team and cross-functional relationships necessary for the team's success
  • Be a role model for the team and the security organization and shape the culture
  • Help, teach, and mentor the less experienced engineers on the team
  • Define standards and best practices for the team and the security organization
  • Improve the quality of the output of the team - code, technical documentation, operational processes

ID.me provides a platform for digital identity verification, allowing individuals to prove and share their identity online. Users create a verified digital identity that can be used to access various services and discounts from partner companies. This process is particularly important for sectors like e-commerce, healthcare, government services, and education, where secure identity verification is essential. ID.me generates revenue by partnering with businesses that pay for identity verification services, ensuring that only eligible individuals receive specific discounts or access. The company's goal is to simplify identity verification while enhancing security and trust between businesses and their customers.

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$279.5M

Headquarters

McLean, Virginia

Founded

2010

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

4%

1 year growth

16%

2 year growth

7%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • ID.me's valuation increased to $1.8 billion after a successful tender offer.
  • The company ranked #315 on the 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™.
  • Christine Ellis Purcell's appointment as CMO may enhance marketing strategies.

What critics are saying

  • Emerging startups could erode ID.me's market share with innovative solutions.
  • Privacy concerns may lead to regulatory scrutiny impacting ID.me's operations.

What makes ID.me unique

  • ID.me is the only provider with video chat for identity verification.
  • ID.me serves diverse sectors, including government, healthcare, and education.
  • ID.me's platform is NIST 800-63-3 IAL2/AAL2 conformant, ensuring high security standards.

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