Lead Security Engineer at Panorama Education

United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Education Technology, EdTechIndustries

Requirements

  • An inquisitive, proactive and collaborative mindset with strong attention to detail
  • A track record of coordinating a cross-functional team of engineers

Responsibilities

  • Deploy effective systemic security controls in AWS and web applications, ranging from code and access management down to the network and asset configuration (e.g. encryption enhancements)
  • Investigate and plan major projects on the platform security team – be the one that enables successful on-time delivery by seeing around corners and mapping out the important factors for key technical decisions
  • Foster operational excellence through least privilege access, incident response drills, process improvement, and robust solutions for monitoring, auditing and alerting
  • Keep confidentiality and “security by default” across Panorama’s platform, never putting developer ease or convenience over making a difference to the millions of students we serve
  • Partner with engineers, Tech Leads, and our amazing InfoSec and IT teams to build a shared understanding of how to move forward
  • Share your deep knowledge of security, technology, and best practices to support our policies, solve complex challenges, and help us consistently achieve our goals
  • Design, write, test, review, debug, deploy, and adapt when occasionally frustrated by code or systems (with supports to grow your infrastructure and security skills with training, including hands-on)
  • Actively seek out and integrate the feedback from your teammates who have a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences so you can support inclusiveness, increase awareness, and build a better product

Skills

AWS
Encryption
Incident Response
Access Management
Cloud Infrastructure
Monitoring
Auditing
Alerting
Least Privilege
Security Controls

Panorama Education

Data analytics platform for educational institutions

About Panorama Education

Panorama Education provides a data analytics platform specifically designed for educational institutions, such as school districts and individual schools. The platform enables these institutions to collect and analyze various data related to student performance, including attendance, behavior, and grades. This analysis helps schools make informed decisions to better support their students. A distinctive feature of Panorama's platform is its emphasis on social-emotional learning (SEL), offering tools to measure students' SEL skills and understand their emotional well-being. Additionally, the platform includes tools for Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), which assist schools in providing tailored support to students. Panorama operates on a business-to-business model, selling its services to educational institutions, and is recognized for its professionalism and responsiveness in the education sector.

Boston, MassachusettsHeadquarters
2012Year Founded
$94.9MTotal Funding
LATE_VCCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, EducationIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

2 weeks a year of office closure
Parental leave
Wellness reimbursements
Option grants
Professional development
Home office reimbursement
Medical, dental & vision
Choose where you work

Risks

Competition from SEL-focused companies like SEL Adventures may impact market share.
Integration challenges from Mesa Cloud acquisition could disrupt service delivery.
Reliance on third-party partnerships may expose Panorama to operational risks.

Differentiation

Panorama Education focuses on social-emotional learning, a growing priority in education.
The platform offers Multi-Tiered Systems of Support tools for student assistance.
Panorama's acquisition of Mesa Cloud adds graduation management capabilities to its offerings.

Upsides

Increased demand for SEL tools boosts Panorama's market potential.
Mesa Cloud acquisition enhances Panorama's platform with graduation management features.
Partnerships with school districts highlight Panorama's role in data-driven education.

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