Since 2018, Wisp has been on a mission to put healthcare back in patients’ hands. We connect patients with hassle-free sexual + reproductive care online, with discreet and convenient treatment that saves them time, money, and stress. Our goal is to empower everyone to make the decisions about their health that are right for them. We’ve scaled quickly, serving patients across the nation and becoming part of the WELL Health family—and now we want you.
We are a growing, fully-remote team in the United States looking for collaborators who are committed to our mission, passionate about results, eager to build something amazing, and excited to have high levels of ownership, accountability, and personal growth.
We are currently looking for a Senior Security Engineer to join our Engineering team at Wisp. This person will be the first dedicated security hire at Wisp and will be responsible for building and maintaining a secure web platform. Beyond the hands-on, day-to-day responsibilities, this role will also serve as an evangelist to our software engineering team, helping promote shared ownership and responsibility for best security practices.
Enable our engineers to ship secure code by building a robust stack of security tools and integrating it into our CI/CD pipeline.
Identify and implement security improvements in Wisp’s technology stack, prioritizing and driving key vulnerability remediation with the product, engineering, and site reliability teams
Collaborate closely with engineering and site reliability teams to ensure secure design and code review
Use automated techniques and instrumentation to minimize the risk of introducing security issues
Establish and maintain incident response procedures to efficiently mitigate security incidents and minimize impact.
Collaborate cross-functionally across the business to help define and implement our organization’s roadmap for security.
Educate our team on security best practices to curate a culture where everyone feels invested and responsible for building a secure product. Champion security through code quality, new technologies, and architectural design.
Ensure compliance with HIPAA standards and regulations governing the protection of sensitive healthcare data
Collaborate with legal and compliance teams to address regulatory requirements and maintain adherence to data privacy laws.
You enjoy wearing many hats and have a passion for tackling the broad security challenges that a fast-growing telehealth startup faces—and you’ve done this a few times before for the last 5+ years in highly compliant environments
You have a strong understanding of common Application Security concerns and their remediations, OWASP, NIST etc. You’re also highly knowledgeable about networking protocols, encryption algorithms, and secure coding practices.
You have proven hands-on experience with cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
You have an empathetic, constructive, pragmatic, and business-oriented approach to security.
You believe in the power of a secure-by-default platform for application development
You enjoy diving into unfamiliar code, finding vulnerabilities, and implementing security improvements.
You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and articulate complex security concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
A fully remote environment, including a monthly Wi-Fi allowance to support our remote-first environment.
$500 Work Better Stipend so you can have the optimal work-from-home set-up.
DeskPass membership to empower you to work where you thrive best and connect with other team members across the U.S. and Canada.
Uncapped Time Off to recharge–and we track to ensure employees are taking at least 20 days off per year.
Talkspace membership to provide you with immediate mental healthcare access and guidance.
Flexible Fridays where there are no company meetings or mandatory work obligations.
Our $1,000/year Learning Stipend to enable your professional growth and development.
100% monthly premium coverage for Health, Vision, and Dental insurance for you and your dependents.
3% 401(k) match, dollar for dollar, that vests your first day (read: no waiting period).
Visa sponsorship or transfer is not available for this position at present. Must be authorized to work in the country this requisition states.
Wisp is an equal-opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. We strongly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and background will lead to a better environment for our employees and a better product for our users and patients.
If you are committed to collaborative problem solving, creating high-quality and user-centric products, and want to make waves in sexual and reproductive healthcare, join us!
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