Staff Cloud Security Engineer

Jobright.ai; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

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401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Jobright.ai is seeking a Staff Cloud Security Engineer to join Ridgeline's team in Reno, NV. This role involves guiding security practices for AWS environments and developing scalable security tooling utilizing AI capabilities. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in cloud security, effective programming skills, and a collaborative mindset to mentor fellow engineers. Join a tech-driven company focused on investment management solutions, offering exciting growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of cloud security or platform engineering experience.
• Effective programming skills in high-level languages, preferably Python.
• Fluency in infrastructure-as-code practices.

Responsibilities

• Guide cloud architecture and network security reviews.
• Develop and maintain scalable security tooling and automate workflows.
• Mentor and support engineers through code reviews and strategic guidance.

Skills

AWS Services

Python

Infrastructure-as-Code

DevSecOps

Cloud Security Practices

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

AWS IAM

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Job Summary:

Ridgeline is the industry cloud platform for investment management, founded by visionary tech entrepreneur Dave Duffield. They are seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to guide the security of AWS environments, architect secure infrastructure, and mentor engineers to foster a culture of security-by-design across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Guide cloud architecture and network security reviews across Ridgeline’s AWS and third party cloud environments and drive security-by-design practices across multiple teams.

• Develop and maintain scalable security tooling that integrates AI capabilities where effective

• Design and enforce guardrails and controls in our AWS environments using Service Control Policies (SCPs), IAM boundaries, AWS managed security services, custom-built solutions, and policy-as-code.

• Embed runtime detection and alerting into observability tools to safeguard production workloads

• Advocate for secure third-party integrations and internal service communication patterns

• Integrate security controls directly into CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code pipelines

• Drive best practices in access management, key encryption, and least privilege enforcement

• Contribute to AI-integrated development and security automation workflows

• Mentor and support engineers through code reviews, design feedback, and strategic guidance

• Collaborate with engineering, product, and compliance teams to align on secure development strategies

Qualifications:

Required:

• 8+ years of cloud security or platform engineering experience, ideally in fast-paced environments

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience

• Effective programming skills in at least one high level programming language (Python preferred, Kotlin or TypeScript a plus)

• Extensive hands-on experience with AWS services, including: Identity & Access Management: IAM, Organizations & SCPs, Identity Center; Networking: VPC, Security Groups, Transit Gateway, Load Balancers; Compute: Lambda, ECS/EKS, Fargate; Data Storage & Persistence: S3, Aurora, DynamoDB; Logging & Monitoring: GuardDuty, CloudTrail, CloudWatch

• Demonstrated ability to facilitate and deliver on cross-functional security initiatives

• Fluency in infrastructure-as-code (Terraform preferred) and DevSecOps practices

• Demonstrated success implementing scalable access management and runtime protection strategies

• Clear written and verbal communication skills with a collaborative mindset

• A growth mindset and the curiosity to explore and learn continuously

• An aptitude for problem solving

• Genuine interest in enjoying your work and fostering a positive team culture

Preferred:

• Experience with network security tooling like firewalls, IDS/IPS, or traffic segmentation

• Contributions to open-source security tools or published research in cloud security

• Familiarity with using LLMs or AI for security engineering use cases

• Previous mentorship or leadership experience in security-focused teams

Company:

Ridgeline is a computer software company that specializes in software development to deliver for the investment management industry. Founded in 2018, the company is headquartered in Incline Village, Nevada, USA, with a team of 201-500 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage. Ridgeline has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.

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