Sr Security Engineer, Cryptography & Key Management (Data Protection)

Our Mission

Our mission is to SAVE AND IMPROVE LIVES BY EMPOWERING HEALTHCARE CONSUMERS. Come be part of remarkable.

Overview

How You Can Make a Difference We are building a new data security engineering team to protect sensitive data across databases and file shares. This is a top priority initiative for the upcoming fiscal year with full executive sponsorship.You will be the cryptography and key management specialist, responsible for designing and implementing encryption, tokenization, and key lifecycle controls at scale across a large, complex data environment. What You Will Be Doing

• Own the cryptographic architecture for protecting sensitive data across databases and file shares
• Design and implement encryption and tokenization strategies
• Define and implement key management and vaulting patterns, including key generation, storage, rotation, revocation, backup, and recovery
• Integrate certificate-based authentication and PKI workflows for services and applications
• Evaluate database-level vs application-level cryptography, including column-level protection when appropriate
• Partner with DBAs, developers, architects, and security leaders to deliver secure, supportable solutions
• Assess performance and latency impacts of cryptographic controls and design mitigations
• Establish standards, guardrails, runbooks, and operational processes
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to help teams avoid common cryptography pitfalls
• Environment: Azure, C#, SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, enterprise file shares
• Partners: Development, IT, DBAs, architecture, and security leadership

What You Will Need to Be Successful

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent hands-on experience
• Deep, hands-on cryptography experience applied in real production systems
• Proven experience implementing encryption and or tokenization, including key management considerations
• Strong knowledge of HSM concepts, certificate-based authentication, and vaulting patterns
• Experience influencing senior DBAs, developers, and architects
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and building programs from the ground up

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with HashiCorp Vault and or Thales encryption and key management solutions
• Experience integrating HSM-backed or enterprise key management platforms
• Familiarity with SQL Server, MySQL, and Oracle, including encryption impacts and constraints
• Cloud experience, especially Azure, and securing cloud-hosted applications and services

#LI-Remote This is a remote position. Salary Range $109,500.00 To $165,000.00 / year Benefits & Perks The actual compensation offer is determined based on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, and work location. This position will be eligible for performance-based incentives as part of the total compensation package, in addition to a full range of benefits including:

• Medical, dental, and vision
• HSA contribution and match
• Dependent care FSA match
• Uncapped paid time off
• Paid parental leave
• 401(k) match
• Personal and healthcare financial literacy programs
• Ongoing education & tuition assistance
• Gym and fitness reimbursement
• Wellness program incentives

Onboarding & Travel This is a remote role, with an in-person onboarding training component. New team members must participate in Trailhead, HealthEquity’s immersive onboarding experience Trailhead is designed to foster meaningful connections, support your integration into the organization, and equip you with a strong understanding of our business. Trailhead participation is a key expectation of this role. Trailhead is held onsite at our headquarters once per quarter. HealthEquity covers all required travel and accommodations. This role may begin with a virtual, self-paced onboarding experience, followed by a mandatory onsite Trailhead session at a later date. HealthEquity is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to team members with qualifying disabilities. Should you be selected for this role and require an accommodation, we will put you in touch with our Benefits Team so you can begin the accommodation request process. Why work with HealthEquity HealthEquity has a vision that by 2030 we will make HSAs as wide-spread and popular as retirement accounts. We are passionate about providing a solution that allows American families to connect health and wealth. Join us and discover a work experience where the person is valued more than the position. Click here to learn more. You belong at HealthEquity! HealthEquity, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to being an employer where no matter your background or identity – you feel welcome and included. We ensure equal opportunity for all applicants and employees without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a qualified individual with a disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. HealthEquity is a drug-free workplace. For more information about our EEO policy, or about HealthEquity’s applicant disability accommodation, drug-free-workplace, background check, and E-Verify policies, please visit our Careers page. HealthEquity uses Microsoft Copilot to transcribe screening interviews between candidates and their direct Talent Partner for note taking and interview summaries. By scheduling a screening interview with us, you consent to Microsoft Copilot’s AI technology recording and transcribing your interview with your Talent Partner. This information will be reviewed for accuracy and then used by HealthEquity to summarize the interview, ensure accuracy, and facilitate our hiring process. We take privacy seriously. You have the option to opt out. If you wish to opt out of this Microsoft Copilot transcription, please notify your Talent Partner in advance of the interview. If we do not receive an opt-out request from you, we will assume that you consent to the use of Microsoft Copilot. At HealthEquity, our goal is to save and improve lives by empowering healthcare consumers. This shared purpose inspires everything we do, including how we approach hiring. Our process is designed to get to know the real you: your skills, experiences, and potential to make a difference. We value honesty, originality, and the courage to do the right thing, even when it is not the easiest path. Showing up as your authentic self reflects these values and helps us build something truly remarkable together. As AI is becoming a common tool throughout the application process, we want to be clear about its appropriate use at HealthEquity. Using AI to support resume writing, research, or interview preparation is perfectly acceptable, provided the content is accurate and genuinely represents your qualifications and skills. For other key parts of our interview process, however, it is important that the ideas, communication, and work you share reflect your own voice, experiences, and thinking. We ask that you participate in our live interviews and complete any assessments without AI assistance unless instructions explicitly indicate otherwise or a specific exception is discussed and approved in advance. This approach ensures fairness, celebrates your individuality, and allows your authentic perspective to shine. Behaviors that do not align with these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process or termination of employment if later discovered. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to learning about the unique contributions only you can bring to HealthEquity. HealthEquity is committed to your privacy as an applicant for employment. For information on our privacy policies and practices, please visit HealthEquity Privacy. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job