Remote Security Engineer - AWS, CI/CD & Automation

Far Coder; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

MeridianLink is hiring a remote Security Engineer to join the Security Operations and Compliance team. You will safeguard data and client information across a serverless AWS platform, implementing and enforcing security controls, and coordinating incident response.

Responsibilities include building security tooling, CI/CD controls, and playbooks while collaborating on automation and detection initiatives. A strong background in security operations and AWS security services is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field and 2-4 years of related experience or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in Security Operations, security monitoring, Incident Response, and Threat Intelligence.
• 3+ years of work experience as a Security Engineer or related position.
• 2+ years of experience in cybersecurity technologies focusing on vulnerability management, security monitoring, data logging, and IAM.
• 1+ years' experience with AWS security services such as WAF, GuardDuty, IAM, KMS, and CloudWatch.
• 2+ years of experience in tool integrations and REST APIs, as well as TypeScript or Python experience.
• Proficiency in networking technologies, network security, and network monitoring solutions.
• Knowledge of security systems including authentication and single sign-on (SAML, OIDC/OAuth), web application firewalls, and intrusion detection and notification systems.
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code, such as Pulumi, SST, or Terraform, and public cloud platforms, such as AWS.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the MeridianLink Security team to improve automation and detection initiatives for resilient solutions.
• Build and enhance security tooling, automated checks, and CI/CD pipeline controls for internal tools and services.
• Analyze internal metrics and alerting workflows to reduce false positives and accurately focus engineering efforts.
• Develop repeatable processes and build playbooks to efficiently resolve incidents.
• Participate in a weekly on-call rotation as the primary incident responder/incident manager.
• Implement validated security strategies for AWS-based serverless infrastructure and authentication surfaces, including SAML SSO with online-banking identity providers.

Skills

TypeScript

Terraform

CI/CD

Python

Rust

AWS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

REST APIs

IAM

CloudWatch

GuardDuty

WAF

KMS

Job description

MeridianLink is hiring a remote Security Engineer to join the Security Operations and Compliance team. You will safeguard data and client information across a serverless AWS platform, implementing and enforcing security controls, and coordinating incident response.

Responsibilities include building security tooling, CI/CD controls, and playbooks while collaborating on automation and detection initiatives. A strong background in security operations and AWS security services is required.