Staff Newsroom Security Engineer

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About the Role, Mission or Department Overview

The newsroom security engineer within Cybersecurity is a hands-on contributor who researches unique engineering projects to support the security of The New York Times newsroom. As a member of the Cybersecurity department, you will manage complex projects end-to-end. You will also drive technical security strategy for the newsroom, support measurable risk reduction, and collaborate across our engineering, security operations, threat management, and education teams. We are looking for an engineer who combines technical expertise with creativity and operational excellence, and who has experience designing and building security solutions for users facing complex and unique threat models.. This is a hybrid role based in New York City.

You will report to the Director, Information Security.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate existing cybersecurity tools used by the newsroom, identify opportunities for improvement, and help shape the roadmap for developing and enhancing internal security solutions.
• Design security solutions that strengthen protections for newsroom staff while supporting efficient journalistic workflows.
• Lead technical projects to enhance and scale existing newsroom security tools and services.
• Partner with Information Security leadership to support and improve mobile security and digital forensics capabilities.
• Collaborate with newsroom staff to understand security needs, provide technical guidance the use of security solutions.
• Work with security education, threat management, and other teams to develop threat models for a variety of newsroom roles and translate those insights into practical security recommendations and protections.
• Monitor new technologies, industry trends, and evolving threats, and incorporate relevant improvements into security strategies and solutions.
• Travel to domestic and international office locations and bureaus, approximately 20% of the time.
• Contribute to an inclusive and collaborative work environment while supporting The New York Times' commitment to journalistic independence and our mission to help people understand the world through trusted journalism.

Basic Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience working on technical issues related to mobile malware, device security, data storage and providing technical solutions based on risk assessments.
• Background with mobile threat detection tools and investigating alerts related to mobile devices, especially Apple devices.
• Strong security that balance engineering requirements with operational newsroom needs.
• Experience working in cloud environments, including AWS and GCP.
• Experience with SecureDrop setup, technical support and threat modeling.
• Strong cross-, including being a consistent point of contact for high-risk users and filling technical gaps between senior leadership and engineering.
• Experience developing long-term security roadmaps and technical strategies rather than just executing tasks.
• Knowledge of securing sensitive data storage solutions, particularly for high-risk assets.
• Real passion for The New York Times's mission and dedication to be part of our innovation and growth.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with unique threat models, including but not limited to newsroom, media, executives, etc.
• Experience with imaging devices, such as phones, laptops, hard drives, etc.
• Experience building and maintaining secure workspaces or logically air-gapped environments for handling sensitive materials.
• Experience providing technical support and risk assessments specifically for staff traveling to high-risk environments.
• Ability to train other team members on specialized technical skills, such as forensics, to ensure team scalability.

This role may require limited on-call hours. An on-call schedule will be determined when you join, based on team size and other factors.

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Additional Compensation and Benefits

For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.

For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

The annual base pay range for this role is between:

$160,000—$190,000 USD

Candidate Use of GenAI Tools:

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