Associate Security Engineer (College Grad 2027)

About this role

Solace, a Series C healthcare startup, seeks a recent graduate (class of 2027) to join its security team as an Associate Security Engineer. You'll perform real security work from day one—rotating across incident response, cloud security, IAM, endpoint security, and compliance—while working in their Redwood City office 3 days per week.

What you'll do

• Conduct incident response, cloud security assessments, and identity and access management reviews
• Investigate security incidents, review access controls, and harden systems to close risks
• Own end-to-end security projects and take accountability for findings and fixes
• Automate repetitive security tasks using scripting and tooling
• Participate in vendor security reviews, incident retrospectives, and risk discussions
• Collaborate with platform engineers and compliance teams on security initiatives

What they're looking for

• Networking fundamentals (HTTP, DNS, TLS, authentication)
• Operating systems knowledge
• Scripting in Python, TypeScript, Bash, or similar languages
• Cloud security concepts
• Incident response and investigation
• Identity and access management (IAM)
• Technical communication and risk translation
• Problem-solving and independent learning

Benefits

• Hands-on security work and real responsibility from day one
• Rotation across multiple security domains to identify strengths
• Direct mentorship from senior security engineers
• Fast-paced, mission-driven environment protecting patient data
• Growth-focused culture that invests in employee development
• In-person collaboration 3 days per week in Redwood City