Senior Engineer, Cybersecurity

Description

The mission https://www.nytco.com/company/mission-and-values/ of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company.

About the Role

The Senior Engineer, Cybersecurity is a hands-on contributor who designs, builds, and operates security controls and services that protect The Times' systems, data, and users. As a member of the Security Architecture team, you will own complex initiatives end-to-end, drive measurable risk reduction, and collaborate across product engineering and enterprise technology with technical depth, operational rigor, and clear communication aligned with business outcomes.

Cybersecurity helps prevent The Times from becoming news. Our teams work to protect the news makers, their support staff, the platforms they rely on every day, as well as all of The Times' products and services, and our readers who consume them.

Responsibilities

• Create an environment that favors context, not control. Empower product engineers and ensure they have the relevant information and tools to deliver secure products and services.
• Design, implement, and operate security controls and services (e.g., identity and access management, secrets management, endpoint/agent hardening, network segmentation, detection, and response automation) that meet reliability, security, scalability, and observability standards.
• Partner with product and platform teams to integrate security into architecture and developer workflows while articulating business impact and tradeoffs.
• Perform security reviews, threat modeling, and risk assessments (code, design, 3rd-party apps).
• Investigate and resolve urgent and/or complex security issues, triaging effectively and driving architectural changes that prevent recurrence.
• Participate via RFCs, community of practices, and other internal knowledge sharing channels to share learnings, align on standards, and influence secure patterns across areas; model The Times' core values in cross-functional collaboration.
• Support team growth