Security Research Engineer: Cloud Automation (Remote)

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 108,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer contribution

Comprehensive health, vision, and dent

Health Savings Account with employer

Paid life, short-term and long-term

Generous PTO and 16 paid holidays

Remote-friendly work options

Job summary

The Ladders seeks a Security Research Engineer III to join its remote security team. You will build internal tooling, automate data collection, and deploy cloud infrastructure to support threat research and malware analysis.

Collaborating with research teams, you will improve workflows, implement CI/CD pipelines, and develop IaC using Terraform and Ansible. A strong Python background is required, with Golang skills preferred.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of software development experience, ideally in cybersecurity.
• Strong proficiency in Python, with Golang skills preferred.
• Experience building internal tooling with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain internal tooling for data acquisition.
• Build and deploy cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code.
• Develop and manage automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with research teams to enhance data collection.
• Identify automation opportunities in data workflows.
• Engage in security research to investigate threats and malware.

Skills

Python

Golang

Self-directed

Team collaboration

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

The Ladders seeks a Security Research Engineer III to join its remote security team. You will build internal tooling, automate data collection, and deploy cloud infrastructure to support threat research and malware analysis.

Collaborating with research teams, you will improve workflows, implement CI/CD pipelines, and develop IaC using Terraform and Ansible. A strong Python background is required, with Golang skills preferred.