Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Aurora; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Deepstreamtech in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer. In this role, you will enhance the security of cloud environments, focusing on Kubernetes, manage IAM, and implement robust security controls. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience in security engineering, familiarity with cloud security frameworks, as well as strong programming skills in languages such as Python or Go. The position emphasizes collaboration with infrastructure teams for resilient automation at scale.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in security engineering.
• Understanding of fundamental security concepts such as Authentication, Authorization, Zero-Trust.
• Hands-on experience in securing cloud and Kubernetes environments.

Responsibilities

• Be part of the Cloud Security engineering team dedicated to building resilient security systems at scale.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and application teams on security.
• Manage IAM roles and policies, enforce security controls.

Skills

Security engineering

Cloud security

Kubernetes

Terraform

IAM standards

Programming/scripting (Python or Go)

Tools

Open Policy Agent (OPA)

Trivy

Spire

Job description

Requirements

• 5+ years of progressive experience in security engineering
• Understanding of fundamental security concepts such as Authentication, Authorization, Zero-Trust, and their application to cloud native infrastructure and applications
• Hands-on experience in securing cloud and Kubernetes environments. Experience with Kubernetes admission controllers, vulnerability management, supply-chain security, network security, and use of mTLS and PKI to secure infrastructure
• Ability to design and implement security controls for Kubernetes, including strong knowledge of authorization models, admission controllers, and security best practices
• Understanding of modern Identity and Access Management (IAM) standards and technologies such as OAuth2/OIDC, SAML
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming/scripting language (e.g., Python or Go) for building security automation
• Experience writing and using Terraform
• (Desirable) Deep fundamental understanding of enterprise-level network security, operating system (Linux), Kubernetes, CI/CD, and application security principles
• (Desirable) Familiarity with compliance frameworks (e.g., SOX, SOC 2, ISO 27001)
• (Desirable) Familiarity with machine identity frameworks like SPIFFE/SPIRE, mTLS or equivalent

What the job involves

• We're searching for a Senior Cloud Security Engineer. You will be part of the Cloud Security engineering team dedicated to building resilient, automated security systems at scale
• Cloud security collaborates with infrastructure and application teams closely. The areas we cover are infrastructure security, workload security, and CI/CD hardening
• Our team is dedicated to building resilient, automated systems at scale. We take a hybrid approach to our toolkit: we utilize the best of open-source (OPA, Trivy, Spire) and COTS products, while still writing custom code to automate workflows and harden our global digital integrity
• You'll help us strike the perfect balance between leveraging existing solutions and building custom ones from the ground up
• Secure Aurora's cloud environment in the areas of but not limited to:
• Manage IAM roles and policies
• Enforce security controls
• Construct security boundaries for resources and services
• Provide security guidance involving Cloud and Kubernetes
• Create automation to solve security problems at the root
• Design, build, and configure security infrastructure clouds such as like AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Manage the security posture of workloads deployed on Kubernetes environments