Senior Information Security Engineer – Cloud - Remote

Caris Life Sciences; United States; Remote; USD 125,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Sr. Information Security/Cloud Engineer to join their mission of transforming healthcare through precision medicine. In this role, you'll implement crucial IT security policies and collaborate with various teams to ensure the integrity of cloud infrastructure. With a focus on AWS services and cutting-edge security practices, you'll be at the forefront of protecting sensitive data and enhancing operational efficiency. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to meaningful work that impacts lives positively while working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. If you are passionate about technology and security, this role offers the chance to make a significant difference.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Cloud experience with a focus on security.
• Experience with AWS services and security tools.
• Strong communication skills and self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Implement and enforce IT security policies for Cloud infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot security issues and perform audits.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance security.

Skills

Cloud Security

AWS Services

Network Security

DevOps Principles

CI/CD Pipelines

Static Application Security Testing

Dynamic Application Security Testing

Infrastructure Automation

Technical Decision Making

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

AWS GuardDuty

AWS Config

IAM

Wiz

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Job description

At Caris, we understand that cancer is an ugly word—a word no one wants to hear, but one that connects us all. That’s why we’re not just transforming cancer care—we’re changing lives.

We introduced precision medicine to the world and built an industry around the idea that every patient deserves answers as unique as their DNA. Backed by cutting-edge molecular science and AI, we ask ourselves every day: “What would I do if this patient were my mom?” That question drives everything we do.

But our mission doesn’t stop with cancer. We're pushing the frontiers of medicine and leading a revolution in healthcare—driven by innovation, compassion, and purpose.

Join us in our mission to improve the human condition across multiple diseases. If you're passionate about meaningful work and want to be part of something bigger than yourself, Caris is where your impact begins.

Position Summary

As a Sr. Information Security/Cloud Engineer, you will implement and enforce IT security related policies, standards, and procedures as it pertains to Cloud infrastructure and applications, including those in development. This position will regularly be tasked with investigating anomalies and security incidents and the engineer can be assigned security related projects at the direction of Security management.

You will be embedded with the Cloud Ops team and will collaborate with various departments to ensure smooth operations and adherence to Information Security practices. You should possess strong knowledge of AWS services, architecture, cloud networking security, and best practices.

Within the broader Caris Life Sciences Software Portfolio, you could be working with teams building the cloud platforms powering our labs, R&D and partner facing operations at a monthly growth scale in the Petabytes. You should be able to work with engineers to solve problems or remove obstacles.

Job Responsibilities

• Utilize various network security tools within the Caris environment including Identity and Access Governance applications, Email Security Appliances, Anti-Virus management software, Intrusion Protection Systems, and more.
• This position will frequently engage directly with engineers to troubleshoot provisioning and security related issues, perform access and activity audits, and assist with projects and resource reviews.
• This position requires an advanced knowledge of the Security Framework (i.e. People, Process, and Technology).
• Collaborate with the Cloud Ops team to enhance their skills and experience and address Information Security compliance.
• Collaborate closely with Product Management, Software Engineering, Data Science, and Infrastructure teams to align objectives and deliver high-quality solutions.
• Maintain awareness of engineering processes and practices, conduct architecture reviews.
• Generate and implement security process improvements.
• Stay up to date with AWS best practices and new technologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve product quality, security, and performance.
• Make technical decisions when necessary and facilitate technical decision-making within the team.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and best practices in a regulated environment.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.
• 8+ years of Cloud experience (inclusive of time as an individual contributor).
• 5-10 years of experience in either Engineering/Tech/Software/InfoSec with a focus on cloud network security.
• Experience as an Individual Contributor in a team who are working with Amazon Web Services.
• Strong experience in architecting and delivering scalable cloud-based solutions.
• Solid understanding of DevOps principles, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation.
• Knowledge of Static Application Security Testing (SAST) and Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) tools and methodologies.
• Proficiency with AWS security tools such as GuardDuty, Config, IAM, and cloud security tools like Wiz.
• Practical experience in implementing and supporting DevSecOps practices.
• Self-motivated and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an IT related discipline or additional equivalent experience.
• CISSP or equivalent certification is recommended.
• AWS Certified Security – Specialty.
• Relevant experience in the Healthcare, Life Sciences, or Genomics industry.
• Familiarity with multi-cloud governance and architecture, particularly Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Knowledge of relational databases (e.g., MySQL, Postgres) and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Shell).
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI and GitHub Actions.
• Understanding of modern DevSecOps practices – git, CI/CD, infrastructure as code - how they integrate with technologies such as Kubernetes.
• Infrastructure architecture knowledge, including the relationships between databases, cloud services, and application servers.
• Previous work in a regulated environment.
• Technical Mentoring.
• Eager self-starter & self-learner.
  
  

Physical Demands

• Will work at computer most of the time.
  
  

Training

• All job specific, safety, and compliance training are assigned based on the job functions associated with this employee.
  
  

Other

• This position requires periodic travel and some evenings, weekends and/or holidays
  
  

Conditions of Employment: Individual must successfully complete pre-employment process, which includes criminal background check, drug screening, credit check ( applicable for certain positions) and reference verification.

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Caris Life Sciences is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

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