Cloud Security Engineer: Automated Guardrails & Incident Response

Avalara, Inc.; Durham, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Avalara, Inc. is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to build automated, scalable security solutions for our cloud environments. You will focus on guardrails, automation, and data-driven capabilities that help identify and reduce risk across multi-cloud platforms.

This role suits engineers who enjoy building systems and solving problems in a fast-evolving cloud environment. Design, implement, and maintain Terraform-based controls, collaborate with security and engineering teams, and contribute to

Qualifications

• Degree in Information Systems, Information Security, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience across hyper-scale cloud providers and multi-cloud environments.
• Experience automating and scaling security solutions with Infrastructure as Code and Python.
• Familiarity with IAM, logging, and cloud-native security services.
• Experience translating findings into practical, scalable security automation.
• Self-motivated with ability to learn new technologies and drive work forward.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy automated cloud security controls and guardrails using Terraform, Python, and cloud-native services.
• Identify security risks and misconfigurations and translate findings into automated controls and guidance.
• Develop event-driven automation and data pipelines to detect, prioritize, and remediate security risks.
• Support cloud incident response with SME expertise and remediation efforts.
• Collaborate with security and engineering teams to improve security posture across cloud environments.

Skills

Problem solving

Ambiguity tolerance

Team collaboration

Learning agility

Education

Degree in Information Systems/Information Security

Tools

Terraform

Python

GitLab CI/CD

Cloud-native services

Job description

Avalara, Inc. is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to build automated, scalable security solutions for our cloud environments. You will focus on guardrails, automation, and data-driven capabilities that help identify and reduce risk across multi-cloud platforms.

This role suits engineers who enjoy building systems and solving problems in a fast-evolving cloud environment. Design, implement, and maintain Terraform-based controls, collaborate with security and engineering teams, and contribute to