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The platform powers more than $10 billion per year in business purchasing across thousands of customers. Founded in 2021, the company has grown to approximately 60 employees, reports more than $300 million in annual revenue, and has raised approximately $160 million, including a recent $100 million Series C.\nThis is the first dedicated security engineering hire, reporting directly to the CTO and owning the security program end to end. You will build and operate the security program across infrastructure security, application security, vulnerability management, penetration testing, bug bounty operations, and engineering support for compliance. 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