Cloud Security Engineer

Responsibilities

• Own and enhance security design: Assess current security controls within GCP and Kubernetes, identify improvements, and mature security posture.
• Champion secure development: Partner with Engineering, Product, and Platform teams to integrate security best practices into the software development lifecycle (shift-left).
• Build and automate: Design, implement, and manage security tooling and automation for vulnerability detection, remediation, and compliance.
• Refine access control: Evolve IAM strategy for least-privilege access and auditing.
• Strengthen network security: Improve network architecture, policies, and controls in cloud environment.
• Develop clear standards: Establish, document, and communicate security policies, standards, and guidelines.
• Lead security initiatives: Drive vulnerability management and incident response preparedness.
• Cultivate security awareness: Promote best practices throughout engineering organization.

Requirements

• Understanding and practical experience securing cloud-native applications and infrastructure, particularly Kubernetes (GCP strongly preferred).
• Strong grasp of networking, IAM, encryption, OWASP Top 10.
• Excellent communication to articulate security concepts and influence teams.
• Hands-on experience in application security: threat modeling, secure coding, vulnerability management, SAST/DAST/IAST.
• Proficiency in IaC tools, specifically Terraform.
• Development experience with Go and Python.

Compensation

Starting pay: $145,491 - $187,900 (location-based, commensurate with qualifications & experience). Benefits information on careers page.