Lead Security Engineer

Canary Technologies

United States && LATAM

Full-Time

Senior (7+ yrs)

IT & Security

Leadership

Posted on September 15, 2026

About the Role

Canary Technologies is hiring a Lead Security Engineer to lead our Security team within the Platform organization. This is a player-coach role: you'll manage and grow a small team of security engineers while owning Canary's security and compliance program end to end, including our control framework, audits, policies, and risk posture across a platform that handles guest data and payments for thousands of hotels worldwide. You'll also be Canary's primary security voice to customers, partners, and auditors, translating our security posture for everyone from a hotel group's CISO to our own executive team. You should be as comfortable running an audit and presenting to a customer's security team as you are reviewing a threat model with engineers.

What You’ll Do

Lead, coach, and grow the Security team, including hiring, performance, priorities, and career development

Own Canary's security and compliance program (SOC 2, PCI DSS, GDPR/CCPA, and other applicable frameworks)

Serve as the primary security point of contact for Canary

Own vendor and third-party risk management

Write, maintain, and communicate security policies and standards company-wide; run security awareness and training

Set technical direction for security tooling and stay hands-on in architecture and threat-model reviews

What We’re Looking For

8+ years in security engineering, including 2+ years leading a team as a manager or tech lead

Proven experience owning compliance programs end to end (SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, or similar)

Exceptional written and verbal communication

Hands-on technical foundation in cloud security (AWS), identity and access management, application security, and vulnerability management

Experience with vendor risk management and reviewing security terms in customer and vendor contracts

Track record of building pragmatic, risk-based security programs at a growth-stage SaaS company

Nice to have: hospitality, fintech, or payments industry experience; CISSP, CISM, or CISA

Perks & Benefits

We work hard to make Canary a fun, rewarding, and high-energy place to work. Here’s how we take care of our flock:

Time Off

Unlimited PTO: Take the time you need to truly rest and recharge.
Holidays + Canary Days: Standard holidays plus monthly company-wide days off for a guaranteed long weekend.
Birthday Holiday: A dedicated day off to celebrate you!

Travel & Office Flexibility

Office Exchange: A travel stipend to visit the team in person at our SF, NY, or Dallas hubs.
Canary Hotel Experience: Staying at a Canary hotel? We’ve got you covered with a credit toward your stay.
Preferred Hotels Discount: Enjoy a minimum 30% off the best available rate at select partner hotels globally.

Growth & Community

Self Improvement Club: A monthly budget to help you smash your personal goals.
Professional Development: Level up your career with a dedicated learning stipend to fuel your skills and cross-functional connection.
Referral Program: Help us grow the flock and score a cash bonus for successful hires.

Canary Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote talent regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other protected characteristic.

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