Cloud Security Engineer - AWS/Kubernetes | Hybrid

Branch International; United States; Híbrido; USD 140.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Equity package

Hybrid work setup

Medical insurance

Parental leave

PTO and holidays

WFH stipend

Descripción de la vacante

Branch International is seeking a hands-on Cloud Security Engineer to secure our AWS environments, Kubernetes clusters, and deployment pipelines across our global fintech platforms.

You will design security guardrails, automate checks, and collaborate with platform, DevOps, and development teams to embed security into scalable, resilient systems. This role requires attacker mindset and engineering excellence.

Formación

• 4+ years of experience in cloud security, DevSecOps, security engineering, or related roles.
• Strong understanding of cryptography and choosing right security tools for threats.
• Hands-on experience securing AWS environments including IAM, networking, logging, and hardening.
• Experience in Kubernetes and container security, including images, workloads, and configs.
• Experience integrating security controls into CI/CD pipelines with automated vulnerability scans.
• Ability to write automation and tooling with Python or Go.
• Familiarity with Terraform or similar IaC tools.
• Understanding of common cloud/app security threats and secure design patterns.

Responsabilidades

• Identify and secure attack surfaces across AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes clusters, and internal platforms.
• Design and implement preventative cloud security guardrails including IAM hardening, network controls, and secrets management.
• Conduct security design reviews for new services and infrastructure changes to identify risks.
• Build and integrate security checks into CI/CD pipelines for vulnerabilities and dependencies.
• Develop automation and tooling to detect, prevent, and remediate security issues.
• Perform threat modeling and adversarial analysis to identify attack paths and improve defenses.
• Improve security visibility with monitoring and logging across cloud workloads.
• Investigate incidents and perform root cause analysis to implement long-term fixes.
• Collaborate with platform and engineering teams to embed security in development workflows.

Conocimientos

Cloud security

DevSecOps

Kubernetes security

CI/CD security

Automation (Python/Go)

Terraform

Herramientas

AWS

Terraform

Kubernetes

Descripción del empleo

Branch International is seeking a hands-on Cloud Security Engineer to secure our AWS environments, Kubernetes clusters, and deployment pipelines across our global fintech platforms.

You will design security guardrails, automate checks, and collaborate with platform, DevOps, and development teams to embed security into scalable, resilient systems. This role requires attacker mindset and engineering excellence.