Security Engineer: AWS Cloud Security & Incident Response

MeridianLink, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

MeridianLink, Inc. is seeking a Security Engineer within the Security Operations and Compliance team to safeguard internal data and client information, including consumer credit data and PII.

The role focuses on managing security policies, processes, and tools, vendor risk management, and regulatory compliance. You will work on AWS serverless security, build tooling, support incident response, and participate in on-call rotations, with a strong emphasis on automation and threat detection to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field; 2–4 years 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 single sign-on with online-banking identity providers.

Skills

Security Operations

Incident Response

Threat Intelligence

AWS Security

Networking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

2–4 years related experience

Tools

AWS: WAF

GuardDuty

IAM

KMS

CloudWatch

Pulumi/Terraform

REST APIs

TypeScript or Python

Job description

MeridianLink, Inc. is seeking a Security Engineer within the Security Operations and Compliance team to safeguard internal data and client information, including consumer credit data and PII.

The role focuses on managing security policies, processes, and tools, vendor risk management, and regulatory compliance. You will work on AWS serverless security, build tooling, support incident response, and participate in on-call rotations, with a strong emphasis on automation and threat detection to