Sr. Staff Cloud Security Engineer

ASAPP; United States; Teletrabalho; USD 180 000 - 240 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Competitive compensation

Stock options

Healthcare for the family group

Mac equipment

USD 150 per month in flexible benefits

3 weeks of vacation

English lessons

Resumo da oferta

ASAPP is seeking a Sr. Staff Cloud Security Engineer to design, test, and strengthen security for a complex cloud-native platform running primarily on AWS.

This high-impact, hands-on role pairs deep technical expertise with clear communication as you work with senior leaders, security engineers, and the broader engineering org. You’ll own security architecture across cloud, AI-aware threat modeling, and defensive engineering, while leading incident response and building scalable detection

Qualificações

• 8+ years of cloud security, application security, and security architecture in modern distributed environments.
• Experience building detection engineering and SIEM/SOAR pipelines.
• Proven incident response and threat hunting leadership.
• Hands-on Kubernetes security in production environments.
• Deep AWS experience and secure cloud-native stacks.
• Familiar with AI security threats and mitigations.

Responsabilidades

• Own cloud, application, and zero trust security architecture for AWS-based microservices.
• Threat-model AI-specific risks and implement mitigations for AI features.
• Build and scale detection engineering and monitoring pipelines across cloud and Kubernetes.
• Lead incident response, develop automated playbooks, and run tabletop exercises.
• Secure the SDLC with CI/CD automation, container security, and vulnerability management.
• Perform threat modeling and architecture reviews of distributed systems and data flows.
• Explain security controls to customers during technical deep-dives.

Conhecimentos

Cloud security

Detection engineering

Incident response

Kubernetes security

AWS security

Threat modeling

Security architecture

Customer communications

Formação académica

B.S. in Computer Science

Ferramentas

GHAS

SAST/DAST

Codefresh

ArgoCD

GitLab CI

Terraform

HashiCorp Vault

AWS KMS

Descrição da oferta de emprego

At the company, our mission is simple: deliver the best AI-powered customer experience—faster than anyone else. To achieve that, we’re guided by principles that shape how we think, build, and execute. We value customer obsession, purposeful speed, ownership, and a relentless focus on outcomes. We work in tight, skilled teams, prioritize clarity over complexity, and continuously evolve through curiosity, data, and craftsmanship. We’re seeking technologists and problem solvers who thrive in fast-paced environments, love collaborating with great talent, and approach every day like it’s Day 1.

We're a globally diverse team with hubs in New York City, Mountain View, Latin America, and India. If you're driven by continuous learning, rapid pivots, and the challenges of building in a high-growth startup, we’d love to talk. This is more than a job—it’s a journey.

We are looking for a full-time Sr. Staff Cloud Security Engineer to design, test, and strengthen the security of our complex, distributed, cloud-native microservices platform, which runs primarily on AWS. This is a high-impact, hands-on role. You’ll pair deep technical expertise with excellent communication to work alongside senior leaders, security engineers, and the broader engineering organization.

You’ll drive cloud and application security architecture, build out and mature detection engineering capabilities, lead security incident response, and safeguard our AI-driven solutions across the entire product lifecycle. As a key technical leader on the security team, you’ll hold broad architectural responsibility for application, cloud infrastructure, and AI security, threat modeling, and defensive engineering. You’ll also be a trusted technical voice with our customers, explaining our under-the-hood security measures with clarity and credibility. We prefer candidates with an engineering background: people who build solutions, not just assess them.

What you’ll do

• Own cloud, application, and zero trust security architecture, including blueprints, guardrails, and secure design patterns for cloud-native microservices on AWS.
• Secure our AI and machine learning systems, including LLM-powered features, by threat modeling AI-specific risks and implementing practical mitigations.
• Build and scale detection engineering and monitoring pipelines across our cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes environments.
• Lead incident response: develop automated playbooks, run root-cause investigations on complex cloud security events, and test the team through regular tabletop exercises.
• Secure the SDLC, including CI/CD automation, container security, vulnerability management, design reviews, and internal testing of new services and enhancements.
• Perform threat modeling and architecture reviews on complex distributed systems and data flows.
• Support the customer security team by explaining our security controls directly to customers during technical deep-dives.

What you’ll need

Cloud security, detection, and incident response. 8+ years of experience in cloud security, application security, and security architecture in modern distributed environments. You’ve built detection engineering and SIEM/SOAR pipelines, analyzed logs at scale using AI, and led real incident response and threat hunting.

Hands-on Kubernetes security. You’ve secured, monitored, and investigated incidents in production Kubernetes and containerized environments.

Hands-on security testing of cloud-native stacks. You’ve secured and tested modern application architectures (microservices, APIs, containers) in the cloud, with deep AWS experience.

AI security. You’re familiar with the latest AI threats and mitigation techniques, such as prompt injection, data leakage, model and supply chain risks, and abuse of AI agents and integrations, and you know how to apply defenses in real production systems.

Deep technical skills. You can move from architecture diagrams to code, config, and logs. You can build as well as advise.

Excellent communication, including with customers. You can explain complex security concepts and our under-the-hood controls to customer security teams, executives, and engineers alike.

Startup pace. Proven success in a high-growth startup, with adaptability, autonomy, and rapid execution.

What we'd like to see

• Software or infrastructure engineering background, with experience building production systems
• Experience integrating security (GHAS, SAST/DAST, etc.) into CI/CD tools such as Codefresh, ArgoCD, or GitLab CI
• Strong Infrastructure-as-Code experience (Terraform)
• End-to-end vulnerability management across applications and cloud infrastructure
• Encryption and secrets management (HashiCorp Vault, AWS KMS)
• Experience designing and documenting security solution architectures
• Familiarity with frameworks such as the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications, MITRE ATLAS, or NIST AI RMF
• B.S. in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Stock options
• Healthcare for the family group
• Mac equipment
• USD 150 per month in flexible benefits
• 3 weeks of vacation
• English lessons

the company is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status. If you have a disability and need assistance with our employment application process, please email us at to obtain assistance.