Application Security Lead

Hightouch

Remote
Remote
Early security hire experience at saas company
Securing multi-tenant platforms and tenant isolation
Cloud security across multiple cloud providers
Hightouch is seeking an Application Security Lead to establish and enhance their security posture within a rapidly growing remote team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in application security, particularly in multi-tenant systems and cloud environments, and will play a pivotal role in shaping security strategies as the company scales

Job Summary

  • This is the first dedicated security hire role where you will define the function from the ground up as the company scales.
  • You will solve hard problems at the intersection of security and distributed systems, including multi-tenant isolation and internet-facing API security.
  • The team values strong communicators with a growth mindset who approach challenges with first-principles thinking and move quickly.

Matching Summary

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Hightouch is seeking an Application Security Lead to establish and enhance their security posture within a rapidly growing remote team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in application security, particularly in multi-tenant systems and cloud environments, and will play a pivotal role in shaping security strategies as the company scales.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Early security hire experience at SaaS company
  • Securing multi-tenant platforms and tenant isolation
  • Cloud security across multiple cloud providers
  • Designing data infrastructure security from early stages
  • Reading application code and shipping production fixes

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with privacy-adjacent security controls
  • Knowledge of GDPR/CCPA technical requirements
  • Strong communication and growth mindset
  • First-principles thinking approach to challenges

Key Requirements

  • Prior experience as an early security hire (first 1-3) at a SaaS or data infrastructure company
  • Significant expertise in distributed systems architecture and scaling
  • Proven ability to influence product teams through trust and technical depth

Work Rights

Not specified

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