Senior Staff Cloud Security Engineer

ServiceNow; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 187,000 - 329,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Senior Staff Cloud Security Engineer to enhance its public cloud security across major platforms like AWS, Azure, and GCP. This role involves developing strategies to secure sensitive data, implementing scalable security controls, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive security initiatives. You'll be at the forefront of shaping security policies and leveraging cutting-edge technology to ensure a safe cloud environment. Join a team that values flexibility and trust, where your expertise will make a significant impact on the organization's security posture and its mission to empower customers worldwide.

Benefits

Health Plans

401(k) Plan with Company Match

Flexible Time Away Plan

Family Leave Programs

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Qualifications

• Experience in leveraging AI for decision-making and problem-solving.
• Extensive knowledge of AWS, Azure & GCP foundation services.
• In-depth knowledge of operating systems and networking.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategy for securing ServiceNow public clouds.
• Provide technical expertise in scalable security controls.
• Influence technical decisions and build security solutions.

Skills

Cloud Security

AI Integration

Infrastructure Automation

Programming (JavaScript, Python, Bash, C/C++)

Networking (Routing, Switching, Firewalls)

Education

Master's Degree in Computer Science

15+ years of work experience

Tools

AWS CloudFormation

Terraform

Kubernetes (AKS/EKS)

Cloud Security Posture Management Tools

3rd Party Security Tools (Wiz, Prisma, Crowdstrike, Illumio)

Job description

It all started in sunny San Diego, California in 2004 when a visionary engineer, Fred Luddy, saw the potential to transform how we work. Fast forward to today — ServiceNow stands as a global market leader, bringing innovative AI-enhanced technology to over 8,100 customers, including 85% of the Fortune 500. Our intelligent cloud-based platform seamlessly connects people, systems, and processes to empower organizations to find smarter, faster, and better ways to work. But this is just the beginning of our journey. Join us as we pursue our purpose to make the world work better for everyone.

Job Description

The ServiceNow Security Organization (SSO)

The ServiceNow Security Organization (SSO) delivers world-class, innovative security solutions to reduce risk and protect the company and our customers. We enable our customers to migrate their most sensitive data and workloads to the cloud, accelerating our business so that we are the most trusted SaaS provider. We create an environment where our employees are proud to work and can make a positive impact

The Team

This role will be a part of the Security Engineering Org that reports to the Senior Manager of Public Cloud Security Engineering. The security engineering team targets building state-of-the-art technology that will help reduce the risk surrounding the sensitive assets of the company with the least impact possible on operations, acts as guidance and facilitator to the security operations teams and helps shifting Security perception from blocker to enabler by building a relationship of trust with the other teams.

The Role

The Senior Staff Cloud Security Engineer will play a technical role in the ServiceNow Public Cloud Security Engineering team responsible for cloud security solutions to secure ServiceNow Public Cloud across all major CSPs- Azure, AWS and GCP. You work alongside the team and use leading industry practices and cutting-edge solutions to secure ServiceNow’s public cloud footprint.

What you get to do in this role:

Develop Strategy and Vision for securing ServiceNow public clouds based on security risk, industry trends and compliance requirements

Provide technical expertise throughout the design, implementation, and delivery of scalable security controls and solutions.

Transform business requirements and functional specifications into security designs

Work with the Security Engineering team to support internal and external stakeholders

Influence key technical decisions and drive cross functional execution to build and manage cutting-edge security solutions

Partake in efforts that shape the organization’s security policies and standards for use in hybrid cloud environments

Strategically addresses global events and trends that impact the industry and challenges org to address issues using a broad global view

Contribute to the team’s 3 yr roadmap

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you have:

Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving. This may include using AI-powered tools, automating workflows, analyzing AI-driven insights, or exploring AI’s potential impact on the function or industry.

Master’s degree in computer science; engineering, or information technology and 12+ years of work experience. In the absence of a degree equivalent work experience of 15+ years to demonstrate domain expertise

Extensive knowledge of multiple public Clouds like AWS, Azure & GCP foundation services related to compute, network, storage, content delivery, administration, security, deployment and management, automation technologies

In-depth knowledge of operating systems (Linux, UNIX, and Windows)

In-depth knowledge of networking (routing, switching, load-balancing, intrusion detection systems and firewalls)

Proficient in programming languages and scripting (Java Script, Python, Bash, C/C++) and common CI/CD practices.

Experience in infrastructure automation tools like AWS CloudFormation, Terraform and equivalents.

Experience with containerization on Cloud, AKS or EKS (Dedicated/Managed/Serverless Kubernetes).

Experience with Cloud Security Posture Management.

Experience with cloud native security services and commonly used 3rd party Security tools like Wiz, Prisma, Crowdstrike ,Illumio is required.

Design security architecture for hybrid clouds

Automating operations and capacity planning

Ability to leveragethe latest AI technologies to enhance cloud security monitoring solutions

Experience with ServiceNow platform development is a plus

Cloud Certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus

#SecurityJobs

For positions in this location, we offer a base pay of: $187,600 to $328,300, plus equity (when applicable), variable/incentive compensation and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the base pay shown is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location. We also offer health plans, including flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, matching donations, a flexible time away plan and family leave programs.

Compensation is based on the geographic location in which the role is located and is subject to change based on work location.

Additional Information

We approach our distributed world of work with flexibility and trust. Work personas (flexible, remote, or required in office) are categories that are assigned to ServiceNow employees depending on the nature of their work.Learn more here .

Equal Opportunity Employer

ServiceNow is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected by law. In addition, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with legal requirements.

Accommodations

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Export Control Regulations

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