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Security Engineer
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Role overview Improve security across cloud infrastructure, applications, and business software environments. You will assess risks, strengthen controls and tooling, and work with development and governance teams to make security practices easier to apply throughout delivery. The role also contributes to incident response and security education.
Responsibilities - Conduct security and vulnerability assessments of cloud and mobile workloads, validate findings with application teams, and help coordinate remediation. - Review security architecture and controls, advise teams on risks, and recommend practical mitigation steps. - Build and tune automated checks, alerting, and security tooling, including capabilities that validate compliance with internal standards. - Monitor cloud security implementations and harden cloud, container, and Kubernetes environments. - Help maintain threat models and security assessment reports, and explain policies and control requirements to development teams. - Support developer training, coordinate routine security work, and participate in the incident-response on-call rotation.
Requirements - A bachelor’s degree or 2–4 years in IT or security, plus at least 3 years working in AWS or another public cloud. - Experience with infrastructure as code, such as YAML, Terraform, or CDK, and scripting; familiarity with Python or Node.js is sought. - Understanding of software delivery lifecycles, CI/CD, configuration management, and cloud security monitoring and scanning. - Security certification, such as AWS Security Specialty or professional-level certification, or an Anthropic certification. - Ability to explain practical uses of AI, take ownership, and work with client-facing teams. - Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, or RMF; experience with security training, Datadog, or on-call work is also listed.
Benefits and work setup Fully remote, with medical coverage for the employee and eligible dependents, flexible paid time off, holidays, learning and certification support, equipment and office stipends, and peer awards. Current authorization to work in the role’s location is required; visa or work permit sponsorship is unavailable.