Senior Cloud Software Engineer - Security

VIGI Retail Solution; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free snacks and drinks

Fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance

Contributions to 401k funds

Bi-annual reviews and annual pay increases

Health and wellness benefits

Quarterly team-building events

Job summary

A leading networking devices provider based in California seeks an experienced security engineer to enhance the cloud-native infrastructure's security posture. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in infrastructure security, particularly in AWS environments, with proven skills in software engineering. The role includes designing governance frameworks and automating security audits. Competitive salary between $150,000 - $200,000, and excellent benefits will be offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in infrastructure security, platform security, system security, or related areas.
• Hands-on experience with AWS required with solid knowledge of cloud infrastructure security design.
• Proven software engineering skills to design and build platform features.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a security governance framework for cloud-native platforms.
• Build automated security auditing platforms to support risk detection and compliance.
• Collaborate with various teams to improve platform security.

Skills

Infrastructure security

Platform security

AWS

Software engineering

Linux systems

Security operations principles

Problem-solving skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Security, or a related field

Job description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and implement a security governance framework for the cloud-native infrastructure platform, continuously improving the overall security posture and governance maturity of the platform.
• Build platformized security capabilities, including the evaluation, integration, and adoption of security components, as well as secondary development and capability enhancement based on business and platform needs.
• Design and develop automated security auditing platforms to enable automated security checks, risk detection, compliance validation, and remediation workflows.
• Build security threat detection and alerting capabilities to improve identification, warning, and response for abnormal behaviors, potential attacks, and security risks.
• Participate deeply in the security design of cloud-native platforms and infrastructure systems, and drive capabilities such as access control, network isolation, host hardening, and system-level security governance.
• Define and continuously optimize security policies, standards, and enforcement mechanisms based on security operation principles such as least privilege and firewall policy management.
• Collaborate closely with infrastructure, architecture, engineering, and operations teams to embed security capabilities into the platform lifecycle and improve the default security baseline and operational readiness of the platform.
• Stay up to date with common attack techniques, security risks, and defense best practices, and continuously evolve the company’s infrastructure security governance and platform capabilities.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Security, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in infrastructure security, platform security, system security, or related areas.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS is required, with solid practical knowledge of cloud infrastructure security design and governance.
• Strong software engineering and development capabilities, with the ability to independently design and build platform features and perform secondary development and enhancement on existing security or infrastructure platforms.
• Deep understanding of Linux systems, including host security, permissions, processes, file systems, and networking fundamentals.
• Strong understanding of security operations principles and engineering practices, including but not limited to least privilege, access control, firewall policies, and network boundary isolation.
• Good understanding of common security attack techniques and risk scenarios, such as privilege escalation, vulnerability exploitation, lateral movement, malicious traffic, and misconfiguration risks, with the ability to analyze and mitigate them.
• Strong problem‑solving skills, with the ability to drive security governance and platform improvements from both engineering and platform perspectives.
• Strong communication and cross‑functional collaboration skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with other public cloud platforms such as Azure or GCP.
• Experience in cloud‑native security, host security, container security, or automated security operations platform development.
• Proficiency in Chinese in addition to English.

Salary range: $150,000 - 200,000

• Free snacks and drinks
• Fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance (partial coverage for dependents)
• Contributions to 401k funds
• Bi‑annual reviews, and annual pay increases
• Health and wellness benefits, including free gym membership
• Quarterly team‑building events

At TP‑Link Systems Inc., we are continually searching for ambitious individuals who are passionate about their work. We believe that diversity fuels innovation, collaboration, and drives our entrepreneurial spirit. As a global company, we highly value diverse perspectives and are committed to cultivating an environment where all voices are heard, respected, and valued. We are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants, and we prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Beyond compliance, we strive to create a supportive and growth‑oriented workplace for everyone.

Please, no third‑party agency inquiries, and we are unable to offer visa sponsorships at this time.