Salary: $150,000 – $190,000

Remote: Remote

DISCO is the industry standard for managing, organising and sharing music and other media. We make music and media workflow fast, intuitive and simple, directly connecting people and their work to save time. Today we count UMG, Sony, Warner Music, Netflix, Amazon among our customers, and hundreds of thousands of industry professionals interact with DISCO each month. Our customers are super passionate about our product.The OpportunityAs DISCO grows, we're investing further in security by creating a dedicated Security Engineer role. You'll build on the strong foundations our engineering team has established as a SOC 2-compliant SaaS company in the music industry, and help shape how our security program evolves and scales.This role will work with security end-to-end at DISCO: internal and application security, cloud infrastructure, detection and response, and compliance. You will collaborate directly with engineering, product, legal and leadership, setting standards, assisting to harden our systems and build out the monitoring and processes that keep our platform and our customers' data safe.If you are passionate about real security and you want to be the person who writes the playbook rather than follows one, this role is for you.LocationThis is a remote position open to applicants who live and work in Australia.What You'll DoApplication SecurityLead security engineering for our Python/Django/React application, including code reviews, threat modelling, and security design reviews for new features and existing platform componentsOwn static analysis, dependency scanning, secret scanning in CI and triage of findingsCoordinate penetration testing - including agentic scanning using frontier models; internal red team testing and third party testing - and drive remediation of findingsPartner with engineers to set secure coding standards and provide practical guidance.Identity and AccessSSO/MFA enforcement for internal tooling, on and offboarding processes and access reviewsSecure,



auditable staff platform accessCloud and Infrastructure SecurityCollaborate with our Platform team to secure our AWS workplace: IAM, network architecture, secrets management, and compute/data layer hardeningDefine and automate security baselines for infrastructure, including container security and CI/CD pipeline integrityLead secure architecture reviews for new systems and significant infrastructure changesDetection and Incident ResponseBuild and maintain detection capabilities across our application, cloud, and SaaS stack, including anomaly detection and alertsManage security incident response: triage, containment, investigation, stakeholder communication, and post-incident reviewDevelop runbooks and response playbooks so that when incidents happen, we are readySecurity Compliance and RiskContribute to our SOC2 compliance program, including evidence collection, control monitoring, and audit readinessConduct vendor and customer security assessmentsCommunicate security risks clearly to engineering and leadership, and drive prioritisation of remediation workContribute to keeping security policies and documentation current and fit for purposeSecurity LeadershipDefine the security roadmap, assessing priority based on impact and riskAct as a voice for security in architecture decisionsMentor engineers and other staff on security and build a security first cultureReport on security posture to leads and other departmentsAdvise and contribute to internal IT and physical security initiativesWhat You'll Bring7+ years in engineering and 5+ years of hands-on security experience in a product security, application security, or security engineering roleExperience with threat hunting, threat intelligence,



or red team activitiesStrong Python/Django application security knowledge - you know how web vulnerabilities present in this stack and how to fix them, not just find themSolid AWS cloud security experience covering IAM, network controls, and secure architecture patternsPractical incident response experience including experience being on call - you have led an incident before and know what a first class response looks likeWorking knowledge of SOC2 or a comparable compliance framework, mapped to engineering practice (not just audit readiness)The ability to communicate risk clearly to both technical and non-technical audiencesComfort working autonomously in a remote, cross-timezone environment - you know when to escalation and when to just get on with itBonus PointsExperience building a security program at a scaling startupFamiliarity with the music industry or B2B SaaS, including specific audio technologies like HLSRelevant certifications: OSCP, CISSP, AWS Security Specialty, or similarBenefitsAt DISCO, our employees have told us what benefits mean the most to them, and we've listened. So as a DISCO employee, you will work remotely from home (or a co-working space) whilst being supported by a friendly and fun international team. In addition, you will receive:A competitive salary in a fast-growing startupFour weeks of paid vacation leave per yearTwo weeks of paid sick leave per yearPaid Parental LeaveA company laptopMonthly internet allowance/reimbursementOffice set-up allowanceAnnual learning and development allowanceThe ability to work how you want. We're not heavy on rule books. Everyone is trusted to figure out the best way to work.At DISCO, we strongly believe in the uniqueness of thought, experience and perspective that can only be achieved through having an inclusive and diverse workforce. We strive to continue making DISCO an incredible place to work by fostering a culture of inclusiveness, diversity, openness, and collaboration. We value all different kinds of experience, so even if you feel you don't meet all of the necessary criteria for this position, we encourage you to apply.#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Security Engineer (Sydney)
🏢 DISCO
📍 Sydney