Security Engineer, Incident Response

LTK’s mission is to empower the world’s premium lifestyle Creators to achieve maximum economic success. We have a huge opportunity ahead of us and we’re looking for team members who want to create, innovate and disrupt an industry. 

We empower our team members to drive innovation, create value, and continue to spearhead the creation of this industry — a game changer when it comes to career growth.

Title: Security Engineer, Incident Response

Reports to: Sr. Manager, Security Operations

Location: US-Remote #LI-BN1 #LI-Remote

About the role

 The Security Engineer will manage the day-to-day security operations of LTK products and assets, including incident response, vulnerability management, and monitoring. This role requires a comprehensive understanding of cyber security incident response and a robust technical background in Cyber Security, Incident Management, and Cloud platforms. The ideal candidate can work independently, engage with teams across the organization, and implement security improvements based on data-driven insights. The ideal candidate is highly proactive, adaptable, and eager to learn new technologies to strengthen LTK’s security posture.

How you will make an impact

• Monitor security events and incidents to detect potential threats and vulnerabilities.
• Respond to security incidents and oversee the incident response process.
• ​​Implement and monitor security measures for the protection of LTK infrastructure and assets.
• Create incident response policies, standards, and runbooks.
• Develop and conduct security incident training, tabletop exercises, and dry runs.
• Optimize threat detection and response processes to improve security investigations and remediation efforts.
• Articulate risk and impact to product, engineering, and other business leaders with the ability to convey the urgency and need to remediate a threat or vulnerability commensurate with the risk it presents to LTK. 
• Conduct proactive threat hunting based on threat intel information.
• Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and incident reviews.
• Design and collect incident response metrics to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of incident response plans.
• Maintain strong knowledge of ongoing security threats, remediations, and operational best practices in the incident response.
• Participate in the Security Incident Handler on-call rotation.
• Lead automation and integration efforts to improve the efficiency of security operations in coordination with other involved parties. 
• Drive remediation efforts within LTK to increase the efficiency of vulnerability management processes.
• Articulate risk and impact to product, engineering, and other business leaders with the ability to convey the urgency and need to remediate a vulnerability commensurate with the risk it presents to LTK.
• Participate in security audits and assessments to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards. 
• Maintain strong knowledge of ongoing security threats, remediations, and operational best practices in threat and vulnerability management. 

What you will bring to LTK

• 5+ years of experience in incident response, security investigations, and running incidents as the incident commander. 
• Experience supporting security operations for SaaS and mobile applications
• Experience using security tools such as EDR, DLP, SIEM, and SOAR
• A strong understanding of cloud platforms and technologies (EKS, Kubernetes)
• Hands-on experience with tracking, prioritizing, and driving remediation efforts for vulnerabilities across the company.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to proactively identify security gaps, propose solutions, and drive security initiatives based on data-driven insight.
• Ability to independently lead security initiatives, making data-informed decisions to improve security monitoring, incident response, and risk mitigation.
• The willingness to adapt to new security technologies and stay up-to-date with emerging threats and best practices.
• Experience collaborating with teams individually, explaining security concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Work effectively as part of a geographically distributed team. 

What we offer

• The opportunity to be part of the leading global company in creator commerce
• A remote-first, productivity-first environment
• Competitive compensation and benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
• 401(k) with LTK company matching
• Medical Insurance, Vision Insurance, Dental Insurance
• Paid Maternity Leave and Paid Paternity Leave
• Summer Fridays and Flexible PTO

About LTK

Founded in 2011, LTK is the global technology platform purpose-built to empower lifestyle creators to monetize their content. The full-service platform connects brands, creators, and shoppers with a world-class shopping app and trusted tools and technology that make content instantly shoppable. Today, premium lifestyle creators in 160+ countries drive more than $4 billion+ in annual retail sales through their LTK Shop profiles. More than 40 million consumers turn to LTK Shops in the LTK shopping platform each month to find inspiration and instantly shop the styles recommended by their favorite creators. More than 7,000 retailers and 1M brands partner with LTK to gain access to its global creator network for content that converts against performance-driven, cross-channel KPIs. LTK is headquartered in Dallas, TX, and currently operates on five continents.

Our mission

To empower the world’s premium lifestyle Creators to achieve maximum economic success.

Our values

• Here to win
• Commit to the journey
• Work well

Commitment to diversity

LTK believes diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental obligations that strengthen our team. We employ a diverse, multi-disciplinary team to build a meaningful company and culture. 

For US-Based Roles:  We are not offering new sponsorships opportunities at this time for persons requiring employment visas, such as an H-1B;  authorization to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment.

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LTK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. #LI-Remote