Senior Backend Engineer (Platform Security & Compliance)

Quick Facts

• Senior Backend Engineer focused on Platform Security & Compliance
• Backend security modernization for a large-scale enterprise SaaS platform

Description

Lead backend security modernization for an enterprise SaaS platform, introducing HIPAA-grade data protection practices into an established business software environment originally developed outside healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Review existing backend applications and infrastructure to understand how confidential information is processed, transferred, stored, and accessed across the platform
• Engineer security enhancements including database encryption, secure communication protocols, identity-based permissions, and application-level data protection
• Lead security modernization initiatives across interconnected applications, microservices, databases, and enterprise technology environments
• Plan and execute secure transformation of historical datasets: identification, migration, encryption, and validation of previously stored information
• Translate regulatory security expectations into practical engineering solutions, reusable technical patterns, and development guidelines
• Strengthen backend architecture by implementing safeguards for sensitive information, including access monitoring, activity tracking, and secure data lifecycle management
• Work with engineering leadership to establish compliance documentation, operational procedures, security standards, and implementation guidelines
• Own complex technical initiatives, independently drive engineering decisions, and coordinate implementation across multiple development teams

Requirements

• Hands-on experience implementing HIPAA security requirements in a product originally developed outside the healthcare industry
• Strong backend engineering experience
• Strong expertise in database security
• Strong expertise in distributed systems
• Experience with enterprise data protection and security controls
• Ability to independently drive complex technical initiatives across multiple teams

Benefits

Not specified in the provided posting.