Cloud Security Engineer: Automate Guardrails & Detection

avalara; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

Bonuses

Job summary

Avalara is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to build automated, scalable security solutions to protect cloud environments. You will focus on engineering guardrails, automation, and implementing solutions across multi-cloud platforms.

The ideal candidate has a degree in Information Systems or Information Security and experience with Terraform, Python, and cloud-native security services. Join Avalara to work in a dynamic environment that encourages learning and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing secure cloud solutions in at least one hyper-scale cloud provider.
• Experience automating and scaling security solutions using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and scripting languages.
• Experience assessing cloud environments for risks and translating findings into scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy automated cloud security controls and guardrails.
• Develop event-driven automation and data pipelines to detect security risks.
• Collaborate with security and engineering teams to improve security posture.

Skills

Cloud security solutions

Automation

Infrastructure as Code

Python

Incident response

Collaboration

Education

Degree in Information Systems or Information Security

Tools

Terraform

GitLab

Wiz

Job description

Avalara is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to build automated, scalable security solutions to protect cloud environments. You will focus on engineering guardrails, automation, and implementing solutions across multi-cloud platforms.

The ideal candidate has a degree in Information Systems or Information Security and experience with Terraform, Python, and cloud-native security services. Join Avalara to work in a dynamic environment that encourages learning and collaboration.