Senior Cloud Security Engineer: Automation for Scale

Aurora Innovation; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 162,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity compensation

Benefits

Job summary

Aurora is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to advance secure cloud infrastructure at scale. You will secure Aurora’s cloud environment, design automation, and guide secure Kubernetes deployments.

Requirements include 5+ years in security engineering, strong IAM and zero-trust understanding, and hands-on experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, and cloud providers. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary and equity, plus benefits.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Cloud security

Kubernetes security

IAM

Zero-Trust

mTLS

PKI

OAuth2/OIDC

SAML

Python

Go

Security automation

Admission controllers

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Vulnerability management

CI/CD security

Job description

Aurora is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to advance secure cloud infrastructure at scale. You will secure Aurora’s cloud environment, design automation, and guide secure Kubernetes deployments.

Requirements include 5+ years in security engineering, strong IAM and zero-trust understanding, and hands-on experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, and cloud providers. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary and equity, plus benefits.