Staff Cloud Security Engineer

About Collectors

Collectors is the leading creator of innovative technology that provides value-added services for collectors worldwide. We grade, authenticate, vault, and sell millions of record-setting collectibles, all while modernizing and digitalizing the process to further our mission of helping collectors pursue their passions. We’re always on the lookout for talented people to join our growing team.

Services and Subsidiaries

Our services span collectible coins, trading cards, Funko Pops!, video games, event tickets, autographs, and memorabilia. Our subsidiaries include PSA, PCGS, SGC, WATA, and Card Ladder.

Company History and Growth

Since our founding in 1986, we have graded and authenticated millions of items. We employ more than 1,900 people across our headquarters in Santa Ana and offices in Jersey City, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Toronto, Guadalajara, Dallas, and Paris.

Transforming the Collecting Experience

We’re transforming the collecting experience with technology that brings authentication, grading, and trading into the modern era. Our products are equalizing the playing field by providing tools that make complex research analytics — including pricing, scarcity reports, and historic sales data — accessible to every collector, old or new.

Engineering Mission

Our engineering mission is to democratize technology while promoting innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning throughout the organization. We're seeking engineers to utilize advanced technology in agile settings, with a focus on improving the customer experience for every collector.

Cybersecurity Team

Collectors Cybersecurity team is committed to utilize cybersecurity, risk and privacy best practices on our platforms, leveraging signal intelligence and observability at scale to protect our customers, employees and our brand.

Staff Cloud Security Engineer Role

We’re looking for a Staff Cloud Security Engineer to join our Cybersecurity team to partner with the broader Product and Tech org and drive secure by default architectures and ensure the security and integrity of our infrastructure. You’ll report to the VP of Cybersecurity. As we scale our cloud infrastructure, we’re looking for a skilled Cloud Security Engineer to strengthen our security posture in the AWS environment. Remote or hybrid candidates will also be considered. We believe that there is significant value in in-person collaboration. If you live within a 1 hour commuting distance to one of our offices, you will be required to be onsite most of the time. This will be discussed further as part of the recruiting process.

Key Responsibilities

• Security Design Reviews/Threat Models: Ensure security guardrails are integrated into our platforms by conducting thorough reviews of design, implementations and code.
• Collaboration and Engineering Guidance: Provide proactive guidance and education to platform engineering and product teams on available security controls and their appropriate use to help prevent vulnerabilities, striving for secure by default paradigms. When a vulnerability is discovered, partner with platform engineering and product teams to identify the appropriate remediations and compensating controls, sometimes getting creative when the “textbook remediation” is not viable.
• Expertise in Cloud Security: Serve