Associate Cloud Infrastructure Security Engineer

Seon; United States; On-site; USD 45,672 - 74,217; Full time

Job summary

Seon in Budapest offers a hybrid role focused on cloud security, with occasional travel to other offices. You will support IAM across tools including AWS, help maintain security tooling, monitor for threats, and review Terraform deployments to ensure secure infrastructure.

The team values curiosity and a proactive learning mindset. The position emphasizes hands-on exposure to cloud security topics, incident monitoring, and collaboration with security engineers while you build practical skills in

Qualifications

• Motivated to learn and grow in cloud security.
• Some experience with AWS or other major cloud providers and IAM concepts.
• Basic understanding of networking, operating systems, or cloud infrastructure.
• Interest in security operations or incident monitoring.
• Familiarity with Terraform or infrastructure-as-code concepts.
• Basic scripting experience with Python or Bash.
• Exposure to containers or Kubernetes concepts.
• Good communication skills and fluency in English.
• Strong curiosity about security engineering and continuous learning.

Responsibilities

• Support identity and access management across multiple tools and systems, including AWS IAM.
• Help maintain and improve security tooling and monitoring in cloud environments.
• Assist with security monitoring, investigating alerts, and incident response support.
• Review infrastructure-related Terraform pull requests to ensure secure deployments.
• Monitor threat advisories and threat intelligence feeds relevant to the stack.

Skills

AWS IAM concepts

Scripting (Python/Bash)

Networking basics

Containers/Kubernetes concepts

English fluency

Curiosity/learning mindset

Communication skills

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

This role offers flexibility and will be based in Budapest with a hybrid schedule including occasional travel to our other offices.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Identity & Access Management

• Support the management of user permissions across multiple tools and systems, including AWS IAM. You will help maintain secure access controls and contribute to improving our identity management processes.

Security Tooling

• Help maintain and improve our security tooling, including endpoint protection solutions and infrastructure monitoring tools that help protect our cloud environment and internal systems.

Security Monitoring & Investigation

• Assist with monitoring security alerts and investigating unusual events. You will learn how to analyze potential threats and support incident response activities alongside experienced security engineers.

Infrastructure Security Reviews

• Review infrastructure-related Terraform pull requests to help ensure new resources are deployed securely and follow cloud security best practices.

Threat Intelligence Awareness

• Monitor relevant security advisories and threat intelligence feeds, helping the team stay aware of potential risks affecting our infrastructure or technology stack.

WHAT YOU’ll BRING:

• We’re looking for someone who is motivated to learn and grow in cloud security. The following experiences are helpful, but we value curiosity and learning potential just as much as prior experience.

• Some experience working with AWS or other big cloud provider (Azure, GCP), especially IAM concepts and permission management

• Basic understanding of networking, operating systems, or cloud infrastructure

• Interest in or exposure to security operations or incident monitoring

• Familiarity with Terraform or infrastructure-as-code concepts

• Basic scripting experience with Python, Bash, or similar languages

• Exposure to containers or Kubernetes concepts

• Good communication skills and fluency in English

• A strong curiosity about security engineering and a desire to continuously learn

(AMAZING IF YOU ALSO HAVE):

• Hands‑on AWS experience from a DevOps, platform, or cloud engineering background

• Familiarity with Kubernetes security concepts

• Exposure to threat hunting or detection engineering

• Understanding of web application or API security

• Strong experience working with Terraform

SEON is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to embrace what makes each one of us unique; we each have our own story. Whether looking at our current staff or future team members, we believe that everyone has something to contribute, and our employment practices reflect that. We do not make an employment decision based upon race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Please let your recruiter know if you need reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process.