At Cohere, our mission is to build machines that understand the world, and to make them safely accessible to all.
Senior Security Operations Engineer
Location
United States + 1 moreAll locations: United States, Canada
Posted
2 days ago
Salary
Not specified
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Role Description
As a Senior Security Operations Engineer you will:
- Serve as trusted advisor to teamβs leadership and partner teams by clearly articulating business risks associated with security issues.
- Harden our cloud-native environments (AWS, OCI, GCP) by introducing secure by default designs and features into network, tooling, and processes.
- Own and drive resolutions for enabling engineers to design, build, and use infrastructure securely at scale by deploying secure architectures using infrastructure-as-code and reusable code libraries.
- Manage IAM / RBAC for cloud infrastructure, and partner with IT on streamlining authentication/authorization to ensure unified access control across the board.
- Deploy and operationalize some of the security services and tools (e.g., SIEM, SOAR, domain monitoring, endpoint tooling, cloud security tooling).
- Respond to security incidents and harden environments post-incidents.
- Support control monitoring and remediation for compliance initiatives.
- Gather and analyze security metrics to address security issues with cross-team dependencies.
- Be a problem solver who is empathetic to developer concerns and will employ a constructive and flexible approach to building innovative solutions.
Qualifications
- 5+ years previous experience in SecOps, DevSecOps, Cloud Security, Threat Detection & Response or software development with a strong focus on security tool onboarding and optimization.
- Youβre a hands-on security engineer interested in automating controls.
- You have experience in managing cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure, OCI) and Kubernetes environments.
- Familiarity with CI/CD systems and SecOps workflows (Git, Terraform) in cloud environments (GCP, AWS, Azure, OCI).
- You have experience with one or more of: infrastructure automation, network segmentation, system hardening, container and cloud security concepts, and security observability.
- You have experience with multiple languages such as Golang and/or Python.
- You are comfortable with ambiguity and are able to make informed decisions with little data.
- You employ a flexible and constructive approach when solving problems.
- You are able to make trade-offs between build vs. buy decisions - help build solutions and able to review what tools are available.
- You understand secure engineering best practices, can articulate problem statements and propose solutions to both technically savvy and non-technical audiences.
Benefits
- π€ An open and inclusive culture and work environment.
- π§βπ» Work closely with a team on the cutting edge of AI research.
- π½ Weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches & snacks.
- π¦· Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget to take care of your mental health.
- π£ 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months.
- π¨ Personal enrichment benefits towards arts and culture, fitness and well-being, quality time, and workspace improvement.
- π Remote-flexible, offices in Toronto, New York, San Francisco, London and Paris, as well as a co-working stipend.
- βοΈ 6 weeks of vacation (30 working days!).
Job Requirements
- 5+ years previous experience in SecOps, DevSecOps, Cloud Security, Threat Detection & Response or software development with a strong focus on security tool onboarding and optimization.
- Youβre a hands-on security engineer interested in automating controls.
- You have experience in managing cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure, OCI) and Kubernetes environments.
- Familiarity with CI/CD systems and SecOps workflows (Git, Terraform) in cloud environments (GCP, AWS, Azure, OCI).
- You have experience with one or more of: infrastructure automation, network segmentation, system hardening, container and cloud security concepts, and security observability.
- You have experience with multiple languages such as Golang and/or Python.
- You are comfortable with ambiguity and are able to make informed decisions with little data.
- You employ a flexible and constructive approach when solving problems.
- You are able to make trade-offs between build vs. buy decisions - help build solutions and able to review what tools are available.
- You understand secure engineering best practices, can articulate problem statements and propose solutions to both technically savvy and non-technical audiences.
Benefits
- π€ An open and inclusive culture and work environment.
- π§βπ» Work closely with a team on the cutting edge of AI research.
- π½ Weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches & snacks.
- π¦· Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget to take care of your mental health.
- π£ 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months.
- π¨ Personal enrichment benefits towards arts and culture, fitness and well-being, quality time, and workspace improvement.
- π Remote-flexible, offices in Toronto, New York, San Francisco, London and Paris, as well as a co-working stipend.
- βοΈ 6 weeks of vacation (30 working days!).
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