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WeightWatchers is a global digital health company and the world’s #1 doctor-recommended, clinically studied behavioral weight health program. For sixty years, we have led the industry by blending science and community to help millions of people build sustainable healthy habits.
As the science of weight health rapidly evolves, so does WeightWatchers. We are redefining the category by developing new clinical pathways for GLP-1 medication access, creating specialized behavioral programs for members on weight-loss medications, and integrating medical care with our proven habit-change framework. By combining these clinical breakthroughs with our digital-first community, we are uniquely positioned to lead the future of weight health care.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The WeightWatchers Finance Team serves as a core driver of the company's business success. This team of experienced financial professionals leverages data analytics and best practices to deliver insightful financial reporting and analysis. These contributions empower strategic decision-making across the organization, ensuring the company's financial health and sustainability.
The Data Team at WeightWatchers is in a key position to shape the future of our business and products. Leveraging tens of billions of data points per year, we produce insights that enable WeightWatchers to better serve our 4 million worldwide members. We are equal partners with our peers in Product, Engineering, Marketing, Finance, and beyond. At WeightWatchers there’s an authentic appetite for data-informed decision-making across the company, and our role is to educate and empower stakeholders by leading with transparency and expanding our stakeholders’ understanding, often of deeply technical concepts.
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 - Detection and Response, 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
- Build and mature a detection and response program
- Detect and respond to security incidents and participate in an incident on-call rotation
- Develop innovative ways to detect security incidents.
- 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.
- Create solutions and processes to identify, resolve and mitigate security vulnerabilities and risks.
- 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.
- Mentor and share security standards and processes with all parts of the organization.
WHO YOU ARE
- 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.
- Expertise in detection engineering.
- Experience with SIEM, EDR, and CSPM tools.
- Deep understanding of the threat landscape.
- Experience with assessing risks.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- You can review different design choices and can understand/discuss pros and cons for each.
- Ability to code to automate tedious tasks.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code. We use terraform!
- Strong collaboration skills with the wider security team and engineering at WW.
COMPENSATION
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: $235,000—$255,000 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.
It is our priority to cultivate a diverse and inclusive workplace. 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 we 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.
By agreeing to participate in our process, you agree that any information we collect is subject to our Privacy Policy.
LOCATION
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.
INTRODUCTION
WeightWatchers is a global digital health company and the world’s #1 doctor-recommended, clinically studied behavioral weight health program. For sixty years, we have led the industry by blending science and community to help millions of people build sustainable healthy habits.
As the science of weight health rapidly evolves, so does WeightWatchers. We are redefining the category by developing new clinical pathways for GLP-1 medication access, creating specialized behavioral programs for members on weight-loss medications, and integrating medical care with our proven habit-change framework. By combining these clinical breakthroughs with our digital-first community, we are uniquely positioned to lead the future of weight health care.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The WeightWatchers Finance Team serves as a core driver of the company's business success. This team of experienced financial professionals leverages data analytics and best practices to deliver insightful financial reporting and analysis. These contributions empower strategic decision-making across the organization, ensuring the company's financial health and sustainability.
The Data Team at WeightWatchers is in a key position to shape the future of our business and products. Leveraging tens of billions of data points per year, we produce insights that enable WeightWatchers to better serve our 4 million worldwide members. We are equal partners with our peers in Product, Engineering, Marketing, Finance, and beyond. At WeightWatchers there’s an authentic appetite for data-informed decision-making across the company, and our role is to educate and empower stakeholders by leading with transparency and expanding our stakeholders’ understanding, often of deeply technical concepts.
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 - Detection and Response, 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
- Build and mature a detection and response program
- Detect and respond to security incidents and participate in an incident on-call rotation
- Develop innovative ways to detect security incidents.
- 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.
- Create solutions and processes to identify, resolve and mitigate security vulnerabilities and risks.
- 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.
- Mentor and share security standards and processes with all parts of the organization.
WHO YOU ARE
- 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.
- Expertise in detection engineering.
- Experience with SIEM, EDR, and CSPM tools.
- Deep understanding of the threat landscape.
- Experience with assessing risks.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- You can review different design choices and can understand/discuss pros and cons for each.
- Ability to code to automate tedious tasks.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code. We use terraform!
- Strong collaboration skills with the wider security team and engineering at WW.
COMPENSATION
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: $235,000—$255,000 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.
It is our priority to cultivate a diverse and inclusive workplace. 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 we 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.
By agreeing to participate in our process, you agree that any information we collect is subject to our Privacy Policy.
LOCATION
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.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Security Engineer
Map your degree to SOC codes
USCIS scrutinizes whether your degree directly relates to the Security Engineer role. Pull the O*NET profile for your target SOC code to confirm which degree fields are listed as typical entry requirements before you apply.
Check LCA filings by security specialty
Employers file separate LCAs for each role and worksite. Use the OFLC Wage Search to filter by occupation code and location, so you target companies with active H-1B filing history in penetration testing, cloud security, or your specific discipline.
Find verified H-1B sponsors on Migrate Mate
Search Migrate Mate to filter Security Engineer openings by employers with confirmed H-1B LCA filing history. This cuts the list down to companies that have already navigated DOL certification for roles matching your specialty.
Clarify remote work and multi-site LCA coverage
Security Engineers often work across client sites or remotely. Your employer must file an amended LCA or add worksite locations before you work outside the certified address. Confirm their process for handling short-term placements and remote arrangements before signing.
Request the I-129 receipt notice immediately after filing
USCIS issues a receipt notice once your I-129 is accepted. Get that notice number on day one so you can track processing status and flag any requests for evidence before your OPT or current status expires.
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Find Security Engineer JobsSecurity Engineer H-1B Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Security Engineer role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. Security Engineer positions qualify when the role requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as computer science, cybersecurity, or information systems. Roles that accept any degree or treat the degree as optional can face USCIS challenges, so the job description needs to specify both the duties and the degree requirement clearly.
Which H-1B employers hire Security Engineers most often?
Large technology companies, defense contractors, financial institutions, and managed security service providers consistently file H-1B LCAs for Security Engineer roles. You can verify which employers have active filing history for your specific specialty by searching Migrate Mate, which surfaces employers based on DOL Labor Condition Application data.
How does the prevailing wage requirement affect Security Engineer sponsorship?
Your employer must pay at least the DOL-determined prevailing wage for your SOC code and work location before USCIS approves the petition. Senior security roles in high-cost metro areas carry higher wage levels, and some employers decline to sponsor when the required wage exceeds their internal band. Use the OFLC Wage Search to check the floor for your specific role and city.
Can a Security Engineer with a non-traditional degree still get H-1B sponsorship?
USCIS accepts three years of specialized work experience as an equivalent to one year of formal education, so a two-year degree paired with six or more years of directly relevant security experience can support a petition. The employer must document the equivalency through an independent credential evaluation, and the work history needs to align closely with the specific security discipline in the job description.
Does holding a security clearance affect the H-1B sponsorship process?
Security clearances are issued by U.S. government agencies and are separate from USCIS visa adjudication, but they create a practical constraint. H-1B holders can work in roles that don't require a clearance, but positions requiring a Secret or Top Secret clearance are typically off-limits until you hold a green card or citizenship. Confirm clearance requirements with each employer before investing time in the application.
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