Cloud Security Engineer

ClickHouse; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Healthcare contributions

Stock options

Generous time off

Home office stipend (USD 500)

Job summary

ClickHouse is seeking an experienced security professional to join its Security Team in Porto. You will secure cloud infrastructure across AWS, GCP, and Azure, collaborate with product and engineering teams, and drive automation using IaC and CSPM to harden our cloud footprint.

The role emphasizes incident response, vulnerability management, and proactive risk mitigation, with a flexible, remote-friendly culture and equity opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of and experience with AWS, GCP, and Azure.
• Experience securing large-scale customer-facing cloud infrastructures based on Kubernetes.
• Expertise in cloud DevOps practices: CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and secrets management.
• Development and automation experience in cloud security.

Responsibilities

• Secure cloud infrastructure supporting ClickHouse products and services (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to enable secure cloud use.
• Develop and implement CSPM, infrastructure as code, and secrets management solutions.
• Identify and respond to security issues, vulnerabilities, and incidents.
• Identify security gaps in ClickHouse assets and mitigate risks.
• Develop tooling and automation to scale security processes.

Skills

Cloud security

Kubernetes security

DevOps security

Automation

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Job description

The Security Team is responsible for providing key security capabilities covering application, cloud and enterprise security, incident response, detection and GRC. Our team is looking for experienced, hands-on security practitioners, who will drive the adoption of modern security processes and tooling, with focus on automation and backed up by data-driven decisions.

What You Will Do

• Secure cloud infrastructure supporting the ClickHouse products and services (AWS, GCP and Azure)
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to facilitate safe and secure use of public cloud infrastructure and resources
• Develop and implement security systems (e.g. CSPM, infrastructure as code, secrets management) to secure and harden ClickHouse cloud infrastructure
• Identify and respond to identified security issues, vulnerabilities, and incidents
• Identify security gaps and vulnerabilities in ClickHouse assets
• Develop processes, tooling and automation to scale security processes and mitigate risks to the business

What You Bring Along

• Strong knowledge of and experience with multiple cloud service providers (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Experience securing large-scale customer-facing cloud infrastructures based on Kubernetes
• Expertise in common cloud-based DevOps practices (e.g. CI/CD, infrastructure as code, secrets management)
• Development and automation experience

Bonus Points

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related field
• Previous contributions to open source projects
• Security or cloud related certifications (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Perks

• Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in over 25 countries.
• Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare.
• Equity in the company - Every new team member who joins our company receives stock options.
• Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries.
• A USD$500 Home office setup if you're a remote employee.
• Global Gatherings - We believe in the power of in-person connection and offer opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites.

Culture - We All Shape It

As part of a rapidly scaling start-up, you will be instrumental in shaping our culture.

Are you interested in finding out more about our culture? Learn more about our values here. Check out our blog posts or follow us on LinkedIn to find out more about what's happening at ClickHouse.

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