Senior Engineer II, Cloud Security
Lila Sciences10 days ago
Base Salary
$108k - $163k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own cloud and SaaS security posture management across AWS, infrastructure and platform services, and core SaaS platforms.
- Configure, operate, and tune CSPM, CNAPP, and SSPM tooling to identify and prioritize risk.
- Partner with infrastructure and platform teams to remediate cloud, SaaS, and workload security findings.
- Build and tune high-fidelity detections across SIEM, EDR, CSPM, and related security systems.
- Lead incident response triage, containment, recovery, and post-incident reviews for cloud security events.
- Strengthen workload and container security across AWS, Kubernetes, hardened AMIs, and network controls.
- Design policy-as-code and deployment guardrails that prevent insecure releases.
- Mature security controls for MLOps pipelines and AI-enabled platforms in partnership with AI, data, and platform teams.
Requirements
- Extensive hands-on information security experience with deep cloud and SaaS security ownership.
- Strong AWS security knowledge, including IAM, SCPs, VPC/networking, KMS, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub, and Config.
- Hands-on experience with CSPM or CNAPP tooling such as Wiz or comparable platforms.
- Experience operating detection and response workflows across SIEM, EDR, CSPM, or related security tooling.
- Practical incident response experience covering triage, containment, recovery, and post-incident review.
- Strong understanding of workload, container, and Kubernetes security.
- Proficiency with Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar scripting and automation tools.
- Experience securing infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD workflows using Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM, OPA, Sentinel, or native cloud policies.
- Strong understanding of IAM, identity federation, least-privilege access, SaaS permission models, and privileged access management.
- Ability to translate technical findings into business risk and collaborate with cloud, DevOps, AppSec, and platform teams.
- Bonus: experience securing MLOps pipelines, AI-enabled platforms, or AI Security Posture Management practices.
- Bonus: experience with Azure-native security services, including Defender for Cloud.
- Bonus: experience with CWPP, EDR/XDR, SOAR, or DSPM tooling.
- Bonus: experience supporting SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, FedRAMP, PCI-DSS, or similar compliance programs.
- Bonus: certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security, Azure Security, GCIH, GCFA, GCDA, or OSCP.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time U.S. employees.
- Employer-paid life and disability insurance.
- Flexible time off, generous company-wide holidays, and paid parental leave.
- Educational assistance program.
- Commuter benefits, including bike share memberships for office-based employees.
- Company-subsidized lunch program.
- Regionally tailored benefits for full-time employees outside the U.S.
About Lila Sciences
Lila Sciences is the world’s first scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous lab for life, chemistry, and materials science. We are building the foundation to apply AI to every aspect of the scientific method, enabling scientists to bring forth solutions in human health and sustainability at a pace and scale never experienced before.