Senior Security Engineer, Cloud and Infrastructure Security

Weight Watchers is the global leader in science-backed weight management, offering an integrated support system built for the GLP-1 era that combines scientific expertise, medication, cutting-edge technology, and human connection. With more than 60 years of experience, Weight Watchers is the most studied commercial weight management program in the world, delivered through its No. 1 U.S. doctor-recommended weight-loss program. Its holistic, personalized approach also includes U.S.-based clinical interventions and access to GLP-1 medications when clinically appropriate, and a global network of coaches and community support. Since 1963, the company has led with science to deliver its members the personalized support they need to reach and sustain their goals. Members can access these solutions directly, or through Weight Watchers for Business’ full-spectrum platform for employers, health plans, and payers. In a landscape crowded with contradictory advice, isolating apps, and one-size-fits-all solutions, Weight Watchers offers a proven path forward that is rooted in research, grounded in empathy and designed to help every member feel better in their body and live a longer, healthier life.

Who We Are

Engineering: At WeightWatchers, our Engineering Team drives transformative change by leveraging technology to redefine how millions approach weight health and wellness. The team builds digital solutions that establish personalized connections and foster inclusive virtual communities, empowering members to adopt healthier habits and achieve lasting lifestyle changes. From pioneering a comprehensive telehealth platform, optimizing medication access, diving headfirst into exciting AI integrations we lead with data-driven innovations that revolutionize healthcare outcomes. Our culture thrives on urgency, collaboration, and a passion for impactful work that directly improves the lives of our members.

What You Will Do

As our Senior Security Engineer - Cloud Security, you will be working alongside an existing team of experienced security engineers and partnering closely with technologists across the company to help build the future of digital health security and protect our patients! We serve our patients from end to end, and security works the same way, all the way from the deepest infrastructure to the patient experience, we want our patients to be safer by being with WW.

What you get to do every day

• Design and build the security for the future of our infrastructure
• Partner with the infrastructure team, engineering team, compliance team and within security teams to maintain and further improve our cloud security posture management and help deliver secure products and services for our patients and doctors
• Lead the charge on AI-native Security. Embrace AI adoption within engineering and usage of AI tooling. We build AI tools Security, Engineering, and the company at large. You’ll be in an incredible position to influence safe and thoughtful adoption of AI tooling at the enterprise level.
• Design, develop, and deploy autonomous AI agents that enhance threat detection, alert triage, vulnerability management, and incident response—fundamentally transforming how security teams operate.
• Reimagine traditional security processes through agentic AI. Replace manual runbooks with intelligent agents that can reason, take action, and escalate when needed.
• Take care of real world problems and challenges related to infrastructure security and implement sustainable solutions
• Research threats and attack vectors that impact WW applications and infrastructure
• Devise and bolster defense-in-depth through secure-by-default frameworks, architectures and processes
• Create solutions and processes to identify, resolve and mitigate security vulnerabilities and risks
• Research threats, attack vectors and real-world problems that impact WW’s applications and infrastructure security
• Devise and bolster defense-in-depth through secure-by-default frameworks, architectures and processes
• Define and maintain key KPIs for a healthy infra/cloudSec program
• Detect and respond to security incidents and participate in an incident on-call rotation for critical and non-critical alerts

What you bring to the role

• Experience with SIEM, EDR, and CSPM tools (Wiz, Crowdstrike, Scanner)
• Experience in cloud security, especially for AWS, anything to do with IAM, secure configuration of services, AWS native security services like AWS Cloudtrail, SCP’s, AWS Org, Config etc
• Kubernetes Security Expertise: Deep understanding of Kubernetes security, including secure deployments, network policies, S2S authentication & authorization, RBAC, workload identity, admissions controllers, and runtime security
• Expertise responding to complex incidents across endpoint, network, and cloud as well as experience being an Incident Commander/Responder
• Expertise responding to complex incidents across endpoint, network, and cloud
• Capable of understanding an unfamiliar system enough to successfully respond to an incident involving the system
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code. We use Terraform
• Ability to understand the whole solution, not just the technology
• Focus on the end to end lifecycle of solving a problem and solutioning for it and not just implementing a security technology
• Have a well-rounded view for problem solving and a deep care for the patient and your fellow employees' experience as you surpass security challenges
• Hunger to drive decision making, collaboration and to have deeper opinions on security design
• Hands-on experience building, deploying, or securing AI/ML systems, including LLM-based applications and agentic workflows.
• Proven track record of building production-grade security AI agents or agent-powered tools — not just evaluating or advising on them.

Base salary may vary depending on, but not limited to: skills, experience, and location. This role is also eligible for a comprehensive benefits package and annual bonus program.

US Pay Range$210,000—$225,000 USD

At WeightWatchers, our mission is to build a worldwide community connected by healthy habits. If that resonates with you, then we would love to talk. WeightWatchers values developing community within our employee population as well. We have a hybrid work environment to allow our employees to find the right work-life balance.

At WW, cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace is a priority. We are committed as individuals, as an organization, and as fellow humans to advocate for and support our employees, our members, and our communities. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, creed, national origin, marital status, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.

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Maryland Under Maryland law, an employer may not require or demand, as a condition of employment, prospective employment, or continued employment, that an individual submit to or take a polygraph examination or similar test. An employer who violates this law is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine not exceeding $100. Massachusetts It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
WeightWatchers complies with all applicable Rhode Island Workers' Compensation laws (Chapters 29-38 of the R.I. General Laws). Eligible employees are covered by worker's compensation insurance for work-related injuries or illness.

RECRUITMENT SECURITY & FRAUD PREVENTION

At WeightWatchers, we prioritize the security of our candidates. To ensure you are communicating with a legitimate representative of our team, please keep the following security standards in mind:

• Verified Email Domain: All official correspondence from our recruiting team will originate from an @ww.com email address.
• Live Engagement: Our hiring process requires live interaction. We do not conduct interviews or extend employment offers solely through text message, chat apps, or automated email-only exchanges.
• Financial Integrity: WeightWatchers will never ask for any form of payment from a candidate. We will never send you a check with instructions to purchase equipment or "start-up kits" on our behalf.
• Secure Data Collection: Sensitive personal information (such as banking or identity tax info) is only requested through our official, secure onboarding portal after a formal offer has been extended, never during the interview phase.

Stay Vigilant: If you are contacted by someone claiming to represent WeightWatchers and the process deviates from these standards, please do not share any personal information. You can verify any open position by visiting our official careers page at https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/ww