Copia Automation

Lead Security Engineer

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New York City NY USA

Hybrid

172K-215K Annually

Senior level

Automotive

The Role

The Lead Security Engineer will enhance security measures across cloud and on-premises infrastructures automate solutions and manage vulnerabilities while overseeing incident response and threat modeling efforts.

Summary Generated by Built In

Copia Automation brings modern developer tools and resiliency to industrial automation. Our product provides Git-based source control for automation professionals as well as remote real-time monitoring of the entire plant floor + state of the art backup and recover technology. We are a well-funded startup and with a growing list of happy customers throughout the industrial space.

As a Copia employee you’ll solve challenging unique and meaningful problems alongside passionate coworkers while we change the way everything gets built.

We’re seeking a Senior Security Engineer to strengthen our threat model and implement robust security controls across multiple domains. In this role you’ll lead initiatives to secure both cloud and on-premises infrastructure — spanning networks endpoints identity and access management and data protection. You’ll design and automate security solutions integrate them into CI/CD pipelines and enhance detection response and hardening across environments.

You are a self-starter who thrives with minimal supervision capable of independently driving complex security projects from concept to production. You prioritize effectively communicate clearly with cross-functional teams think creatively to address emerging threats and deliver exceptional measurable results.

What you'll do:

Develop tune and automate detection and alerting pipelines; support incident response investigations and root-cause analysis
Lead endpoint and server hardening efforts across Windows macOS and Linux systems ensuring secure configurations and continuous compliance
Mature and maintain enterprise detection and response capabilities; drive toward 100% visibility and monitoring coverage across all assets
Oversee vulnerability management lifecycle — from scanning and triage to remediation tracking and executive reporting
Design and implement security automation to streamline access management alert triage and compliance evidence collection
Develop enforce and continuously refine Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) policies for both on-premises and cloud environments
Collaborate with engineering teams to support threat modeling application security reviews and secure-by-design architecture decisions

What you'll need:

7+ years of experience in security engineering cloud security or incident response ideally within a SaaS or cloud-native company operating at scale
Deep understanding of AWS security services (GuardDuty IAM KMS CloudTrail etc.) and best practices for securing multi-account environments
Hands-on experience with endpoint and server monitoring using CrowdStrike including API integrations and telemetry enrichment across the monitoring stackExpertise designing tuning and maintaining SIEM and detection pipelines in Datadog including custom metrics dashboards and automated alert workflows
Strong proficiency with Terraform including secure IaC design module development and policy-as-code implementations
Familiarity with operational technology (OT) security including segmentation asset discovery and threat detection in industrial or lab environments
Experience automating security operations using Python PowerShell or Bash for orchestration and response workflows
Strong understanding of vulnerability management patch governance and remediation prioritization strategies
Experience implementing Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and securing hybrid cloud/on-prem environments.

Come join us!

Copia is growing extraordinarily fast! Join a best-in-class start-up with huge amounts of upside and impact. Our headquarters is in New York City.

Top Skills

AWS

Bash

Crowdstrike

Datadog

Powershell

Python

Terraform

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The Company

HQ: New York NY

32 Employees

What We Do

Copia Automation delivers modern developer tools for industrial automation. Built for automation and control engineers Copia’s flagship offering provides Git-based source control for PLC programming. Copia’s robust version control change visibility and collaboration streamlines how industrial machinery is commissioned and operated resulting in faster delivery and maximized uptime.