Security Engineering Tech Lead
Location: Kfar Saba, IL (hybrid)
ERGO NEXT's mission is to help entrepreneurs thrive. We’re doing that by building the only technology-led, full-stack provider of small business insurance in the industry, taking on the entire value chain and transforming the customer experience.
Simply put, wherever you find small businesses, you’ll find ERGO NEXT.
Since 2016, we’ve helped hundreds of thousands of small business customers across the United States get fast, customized and affordable coverage. We’re backed by industry leaders in insurance and tech, and we still have room to grow - that’s where you come in.
As a fast-growing, cloud-native company, we aren't just protecting our infrastructure,we are building the security foundation that enables our scale. To drive this vision, our Security Engineering team operates at the absolute forefront of the field, embedding secure-by-design capabilities directly into our engineering DNA.
We are looking for a Security Engineering Tech Lead to shape our long-term strategy, advance our automation, and deepen developer trust across the organization. This is a rare opportunity to directly influence the technical direction of a high-scale platform while mentoring a talented team of engineers, without losing your hands-on edge.
What You’ll Do:
- Shape and execute our cloud-native security strategy, serving as the technical lead for AWS, Kubernetes, and IAM architecture.
- Partner closely with Platform Engineering to build reusable security capabilities into the engineering platform.
- Scale our security posture by engineering self-service guardrails and automated controls that allow product teams to ship faster, safely.
- Standardize security patterns and reference architectures that enable cross-organization scalability while reducing friction for engineering teams.
- Drive secure adoption of AI-assisted development, agentic workflows, and developer productivity platforms.
- Elevate the team's technical maturity by mentoring engineers, refining design reviews, and fostering a culture of security ownership.
What We Need:
- 7+ years in security engineering, cloud security, or a related technical security role
- At least 2 years in a tech lead, staff-level, or mentorship capacity
- Strong hands-on AWS security experience across IAM, networking, workload security, logging, monitoring, and cloud-native services.
- Strong Kubernetes and containerized environment security knowledge
- Experience with IaC, CI/CD security, distributed systems, identity, and access control
- Ability to review technical designs and provide clear, practical security guidance
- Strong communication skills in Hebrew and English
- Proven track record of influencing stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical initiatives across multiple engineering teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with AI, LLM, MCP, or agentic development environments.
- Background in security automation, internal security platforms, or developer-facing tooling
- Experience with threat modeling, security architecture, or secure design programs
- Scripting or coding experience in Python, Go, or similar
- Experience designing and building security automation or internal security platforms at scale.
Note on Fraudulent Recruiting
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Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that some underrepresented people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At ERGO NEXT, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
One of our core values is 'Play as a Team'; this means making sure everyone has an equal chance to participate and make a difference. We win by playing together. ERGO Next Insurance is an equal opportunity employer and prioritizes building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants of any type and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job-related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state, and local laws. ERGO Next's policy is to comply with all applicable laws related to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.