Senior Infrastructure Security Software Engineer

Remotedxb; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Quora is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer in Dubai to collaborate with engineering on cloud and compute architecture changes, build threat models, and harden infrastructure. You will develop security logging pipelines, apply AWS/Kubernetes knowledge to remediation roadmaps, and drive security policy conformance.

Responsibilities include automation for threat detection, incident containment, and response, plus coordinating across teams during Pacific Time hours.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering capabilities.
• Expertise in Cloud Infrastructure Security (AWS, Terraform, CloudFormation, IAM, VPC).
• Experience with Automation and Secure Development (CI/CD, SAST, DAST).
• Proficiency in Linux/System Security (Container security, POSIX Capabilities, SECCOMP, eBPF).
• Ability to work during Quora's coordination hours (9am-3pm Pacific Time).

Responsibilities

• Partner with engineering teams to review cloud and compute architecture design changes.
• Establish threat models for cloud and compute paved roads to identify security risks.
• Develop or adopt open-source tools to monitor and harden cloud infrastructure and OS.
• Develop security logging pipelines and detect intrusions.
• Apply expert knowledge of AWS and Kubernetes to inform remediations and control roadmaps.
• Drive the definition and implementation of security policies and monitor conformance.
• Write code for automations supporting threat detection, incident containment, and network access management.
• Conduct initial incident triage and participate in the incident response process.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure security

Linux system security

Security automation

CI/CD security

Threat modeling

Job description

About the Company

Quora’s mission is to grow the world's collective intelligence. We operate two main platforms: Quora, a global knowledge-sharing platform, and Poe, an AI platform that allows users to interact with various AI language models.

Responsibilities

• Partner with engineering teams to review cloud and compute architecture design changes
• Establish threat models for cloud and compute paved roads to identify security risks
• Develop or adopt open-source tools to monitor and harden cloud infrastructure and OS
• Develop security logging pipelines and detect intrusions
• Apply expert knowledge of AWS and Kubernetes to inform remediations and control roadmaps
• Drive the definition and implementation of security policies and monitor conformance
• Write code for automations supporting threat detection, incident containment, and network access management
• Conduct initial incident triage and participate in the incident response process

Requirements

• Strong software engineering capabilities
• Expertise in Cloud Infrastructure Security (AWS, Terraform, CloudFormation, IAM, VPC)
• Experience with Automation and Secure Development (CI/CD, SAST, DAST)
• Proficiency in Linux/System Security (Container security, POSIX Capabilities, SECCOMP, eBPF)
• Ability to work during Quora's coordination hours (9am-3pm Pacific Time)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Kubernetes and serverless architectures
• Knowledge of Product Security (OWASP Top 10, XSS, CSRF, SQL injection)
• Experience with OSQuery and eBPF