Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security

Auth21; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cash compensation

Equity

Job summary

Auth21 seeks a security-focused engineer to build a secure-by-default foundation across its technical stacks, prioritizing pragmatic controls and strong defaults. The role centers on enhancing AWS security posture, deploying IAM solutions, and guiding mitigation during incidents.

You will work on threat modeling, risk-based prioritization, and empathetic cross-team communication to reduce risk and improve privacy and data security across systems.

Qualifications

• Experience in security architecture for large-scale cloud environments.
• Proven ability to threat-model and prioritize security risks.
• Strong communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design a secure-by-default foundation across Notion's tech stacks.
• Improve AWS security posture and deploy IAM solutions.
• Lead mitigation strategies during incident responses.

Skills

Security Architecture

Cloud Infrastructure Security

Secrets Management

Identity And Access Management

Backend Development

Infrastructure Development

Production Debugging

Threat Modeling

Risk-Based Prioritization

AWS Security

Zero Trust Architecture

Data Security

Privacy Engineering

AI Tooling for Security

Incident Response

Job description

The role focuses on building a secure-by-default foundation across Notion's technical stacks by designing pragmatic controls and secure defaults. Key tasks include enhancing AWS security posture, deploying IAM solutions, and driving mitigation strategies during incident responses.

Requirements

Candidates need expertise in security architecture, cloud infrastructure, and production-grade backend development. Proficiency in threat modeling, risk-based prioritization, and empathetic communication is required.

Key Skills

• Security Architecture
• Cloud Infrastructure Security
• Secrets Management
• Identity And Access Management
• Backend Development
• Infrastructure Development
• Production Debugging
• Threat Modeling
• Risk-Based Prioritization
• AWS Security
• Zero Trust Architecture
• Data Security
• Privacy Engineering
• AI Tooling for Security
• Incident Response

Benefits

• Cash compensation
• Equity