Security Engineer – Cloud & Infrastructure Security

In this role, you will:

• Design, implement, operate, and continuously improve security controls across cloud and enterprise environments.
• Partner with Engineering, Infrastructure, and DevOps teams to embed security into system design and operational processes.
• Work across cloud security, network security, AI security, Identity and Access Management (IAM), and Privileged Access Management (PAM).
• Evaluate security requirements and recommend practical, scalable, and risk-based solutions.
• Troubleshoot complex security and infrastructure issues across cloud, identity, networking, Kubernetes, and application environments while balancing security requirements with operational needs.
• Implement and maintain security monitoring, detection, and response capabilities.
• Investigate security incidents and support containment, remediation, root cause analysis, and follow-up improvements.
• Conduct security reviews, threat assessments, and architecture evaluations for new and existing systems.
• Implement and maintain security controls for Web Application Firewalls (WAF), network firewalls, ingress, and other network security technologies.
• Build automation using APIs, scripting, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and AI-assisted workflows to reduce repetitive manual work and improve operational efficiency.
• Develop and maintain security standards, guidelines, runbooks, and operational procedures.
• Participate in the operational ownership of security services, including responding to security requests, production issues, incidents, and time-sensitive security needs.
• Support compliance and audit initiatives by ensuring appropriate security controls are implemented and operating effectively.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to identify, prioritize, and reduce security risks.
• Design and implement security guardrails for AI workloads and help identify and mitigate emerging AI security risks.
• Continuously evaluate emerging threats, technologies, and industry practices to improve the organization's security posture.

About You

• You have 3+ years of experience in Security Engineering, DevOps, SRE, Cloud System Administration, Infrastructure Engineering, or a related field.
• A background in DevOps, SRE, Cloud Infrastructure, or System Administration with strong security experience or interest is highly valued.
• You have hands-on experience working with public cloud infrastructure and a strong understanding of cloud security fundamentals.
• You have hands-on experience with at least one major public cloud platform such as AWS or GCP, including IAM, networking, logging, security controls, and infrastructure troubleshooting.
• You understand cloud security principles, network security, and modern security architectures.
• You have experience working with identity, authentication, authorization, SSO, and privileged access controls.
• You have experience with or are eager to develop deeper expertise in IAM, cloud infrastructure security, network security, and AI security.
• You have experience with security monitoring, logging, detection, or incident response technologies.
• You have experience troubleshooting infrastructure or cloud security issues and are comfortable investigating problems across multiple technology layers.
• You can evaluate security requirements and translate them into practical technical solutions.
• You are comfortable working across multiple teams and influencing security outcomes through technical reasoning and collaboration.
• You have experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation technologies such as Terraform, Python, scripting, or APIs.
• You understand containerized and cloud-native environments such as Kubernetes.
• You have experience working with network security controls such as WAFs, firewalls, ingress controls, or cloud-native network security technologies.
• You have exposure to security frameworks and compliance standards such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, NIST, or similar.
• You possess strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• You are self-driven, proactive, eager to learn, and comfortable taking ownership of problems through resolution.

Bonus Points!

• Experience working in fast-growing SaaS or cloud-native organizations.
• Experience securing large-scale distributed systems and production environments.
• Familiarity with cloud-native security technologies and modern infrastructure platforms.
• Experience building security automation and operational tooling.
• Relevant security or cloud certifications.
• Experience supporting audits, customer security reviews, or regulatory compliance initiatives.
• Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to security strategy and roadmap development.
• Passion for continuous learning and improving security through automation and scalable solutions.