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Senior Engineer – Cloud Security
Security EngineerSecurity EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 51-200Since 2016H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn
Location
United States
Posted
114 days ago
Salary
Not specified
Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglishAWSCloudEC2PostgresPrometheusPythonTerraform
Job Description
• lead cloud security initiatives across AWS infrastructure
• design and implement secure infrastructure patterns
• collaborate with engineering, product, and compliance teams
• own the cloud security roadmap
• prepare and guide the company through NIST 800-53 readiness
• respond to customer security questionnaires and audits
• develop and maintain security automation and monitoring systems
• establish and enforce least-privilege IAM policies
• improve system observability and reliability
• partner with engineering teams for code reviews and threat modeling
• assist with incident response and post-incident reviews
• mentor peers and promote a culture of security-first engineering
Job Requirements
- 5–8+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure or DevOps engineering
- strong focus on AWS (EC2, RDS, ElastiCache, IAM, CloudFormation/Terraform, VPC, KMS, etc.)
- proven experience implementing cloud security best practices
- deep familiarity with security frameworks (NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, SOC 2, ISO 27001, CIS Benchmarks)
- experience responding to customer security assessments
- hands-on experience with monitoring and observability tools (CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus, etc.) and SIEM/SOC integrations
- strong understanding of PostgreSQL security and database hardening in a cloud environment
- solid scripting or automation skills (Python, Bash, or similar)
- excellent written and verbal communication skills
- a mindset that balances security, performance, and scalability
- strong cross-functional collaboration skills with compliance, legal, product, and customer teams
Benefits
- competitive pay
- medical, dental, and vision coverage
- FSA/HSA
- 401(k)
- flexible PTO
- fully remote workplace
- technology stipend
- opportunities for advancement
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