# Senior Security Software Engineer, Security Operations

**Company:** [Pinterest](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/pinterest)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Security Engineering
**Salary:** $156k – $320k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** AWS, Aws Security Architecture, Terraform, Infrastructure As Code, Policy As Code, Ci/Cd Security, Vulnerability Management, Security Automation, Cloud Governance, Identity And Access Management, APIs, Observability, AI
**Posted:** 2026-09-01

> Provides technical leadership for Security Operations by building cloud security platforms, automated controls, vulnerability-management workflows, and developer-facing security capabilities. Requires senior-level production systems experience, AWS security architecture, Terraform, and strong cross-functional technical ownership.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own the architecture and technical direction of critical Security Operations systems, automation, and developer-facing security capabilities.
- Design and build reliable production services, infrastructure-as-code, and policy-as-code governing cloud resources and software delivery workflows.
- Develop scalable guardrails and paved paths for identity and access, infrastructure changes, cloud configuration, service hardening, and CI/CD security.
- Improve vulnerability identification, prioritization, and remediation by integrating signals, automating triage, and creating accountability.
- Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from problem definition and technical design through implementation, adoption, and operational maturity.
- Establish engineering standards and provide technical guidance through design reviews and mentorship.
- Apply AI to accelerate engineering and security analysis while defining appropriate validation, data-handling, and accountability practices.

## Requirements
- Experience designing, building, and operating complex production systems in security engineering, cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, or a related area.
- Strong experience with AWS security architecture, Terraform, and infrastructure-as-code, ideally in large-scale or multi-account environments.
- Experience in cloud governance, CI/CD security, vulnerability management, security automation, compliance platforms, or developer security tooling.
- Demonstrated ownership of complex or ambiguous technical initiatives, including architecture definition, tradeoff evaluation, and delivery beyond a single team.
- Strong software engineering judgment across system design, APIs, reliability, observability, testing, and safe operation of security-critical systems.
- Ability to influence technical decisions, communicate complex risks clearly, and improve engineering effectiveness.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

## Compensation
- Base salary: $155,584–$320,320 USD annually.
- Eligible for equity.

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