Staff Security Engineer II

In India, IndiaRemote

Responsibilities

- Define and standardize threat modeling frameworks and security design standards, and lead security design reviews for complex, distributed systems, providing actionable architectural guidance to engineers and product managers.
- Architect and drive the roadmap for security automation, building scalable software security tooling to transform product security operations and vulnerability management practices.
- Design and lead the deployment of automation and orchestration frameworks that integrate security seamlessly into the cloud-native deployment pipeline.

The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise and sound security judgment, with a proven ability to eliminate entire classes of vulnerabilities through architecture, automation, and cross-functional leadership.
- Comprehensive knowledge of security fundamentals as applied to modern web applications and cloud-native platforms including secure software design and architecture, secure coding practices, common vulnerability classes.
experience evolving the software development lifecycle to embed security by default, from securing CI/CD pipelines and build systems to implementing automated security guardrails in cloud-native deployment workflows.
Passionate about applying AI and LLMs to automate complex security workflows, reduce manual toil, and drive measurable improvements in security outcomes. -
Experience in Go, Python, or Java, with the ability to design and build scalable security automation frameworks. -
Experience in leading cross-functional initiatives in distributed environments, translating security

WHAT YOU WILL BRING: - 10–12 years of hands-on Application Security experience, who can drive measurable security improvements across large-scale, distributed systems and global engineering organizations.

We’re rewriting how data moves and what the world can do with it.
Our platform puts information in motion, streaming in near real-time so companies can react faster, build smarter, and deliver experiences as dynamic as the world around them.
It takes a certain kind of person to join this team.
Those who ask hard questions, give honest feedback, and show up for each other.
Just smart, curious humans pushing toward something bigger, together. One Confluent. One Team.
ABOUT THE ROLE: As a Staff Application Security Engineer at Confluent, you will join a team of security architects and engineers responsible for shaping and advancing the application security strategy across our on-premises products and cloud services.
In this role, you will go beyond implementation to define the long-term security posture of our ecosystem, spanning high-scale distributed systems, on-prem deployments, and globally operated cloud platforms.
You will lead the design and evolution of application security architecture, ensuring security is embedded throughout the product lifecycle—from early design decisions to cloud deployment and ongoing operations.
Acting as a strategic partner to Engineering and Product leadership, you will influence architectural direction and proactively mitigate systemic and emerging security risks.
This role plays a key part in building and sustaining a strong security culture across Engineering, Product, and the broader organization.