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Founded in 2012, we’re 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.\nSecurity @ Compass \nWe are hands-on security engineers helping to build secure, resilient, and scalable web apps, mobile apps, and platform for the real estate industry. We work with a diverse set of teams to provide and support transparent and automated security tooling and services. We architect secure web products, perform simulated attacks, identify weaknesses, and work with teams to remediate and protect our products. You will lead our effort to build security as a service to drive safe-by-default environments and drive customer trust. \nWhat you will do: \nThis role blends strategic partnership, hands-on engineering, infrastructure security, and automation.\nEmpower engineers with safe-by-default tooling, ensuring engineering velocity by automating security requirements and building robust guardrails.\nDesign and implement scalable systems and controls to secure our cloud infrastructure effectively.\nCollaborate closely with engineering and security teams to drive the deployment of critical security enhancements and control changes across our cloud infrastructure.\nBuild enduring, high-trust partnerships with colleagues across the Engineering organization.\nAssist in investigating and responding to security events, then work with teams to guide and improve their security practices.\nConduct security assessments for third-party integrations and emerging AI tools, ensuring that business productivity does not compromise data integrity or compliance.\nWho you are:\nAutomation is your default approach to security. 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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.\nPerks that You Need to Know About:\nParticipation in our incentive programs (which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions). Plus paid vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, and recharge leave; medical, tele-health, dental and vision benefits; 401(k) plan; flexible spending accounts (FSAs); commuter program; life and disability insurance; Maven (a support system for new parents); Carrot (fertility benefits); UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network); Employee Assistance Program; and pet insurance.\nDo your best work, be your authentic self.\nAt Compass, we believe that everyone deserves to find their place in the world - a place where they feel like they belong, where they can be their authentic selves, where they can thrive. Our collaborative, energetic culture is grounded in ourCompass Entrepreneurship Principles and our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, growth and mobility. 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