Front End Security Software Engineer

Who we are

DigiCert is a global leader in intelligent trust, helping organizations protect the digital interactions people rely on every day. From websites and cloud services to connected devices and critical systems, we make sure digital experiences are secure, private, and authentic.

Our AI-powered DigiCert ONE platform brings together certificates, DNS, and lifecycle management to help organizations stay ahead of risk as technology and threats evolve. Trusted by more than 100,000 organizations—including 90% of the Fortune 500—DigiCert helps businesses operate with confidence today while preparing for what’s next, including a quantum-safe future.

Job summary

You’ll design and implement the security and trust enforcement mechanisms  that protect identities, data, and AI workloads. You’ll work across systems to ensure strong validation, isolation, and observability in every release.

 

What you will do

• Develop policy enforcement and identity validation engines.
• Integrate cryptographic and trust-based protocols into distributed service layers.
• Automate security checks within CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with backend and infrastructure teams to enforce secure defaults.
• Build telemetry and analytics for security events and trust enforcement.
• Continuously evolve protections against AI-specific abuse patterns (exfiltration, spoofing, prompt injection).

 

What you will have

• 5+ years of experience in application or systems security engineering .
• Strong coding background in Python, Go, or Rust .
• Understanding of cryptography, authentication, and authorization frameworks.
• Experience with policy-as-code , runtime security, or sandboxing.
• Familiarity with PKI, TLS, DNSSEC, or DANE  is desirable.
• Experience embedding security automation and observability  into distributed services.
• Strong collaboration and documentation habits.

 

Benefits

DigiCert offers a competitive benefits package for all of our full-time employees. 

DigiCert is an Equal Opportunity employer and is committed to diversity in its workforce. In compliance with applicable federal and state laws, DigiCert prohibits discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, veteran’s status, status as a qualified person with a disability, or genetic information. Individuals from historically underrepresented groups, such as minorities, women, qualified person with disabilities, and protected veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.