
Senior Cloud Security Engineer
BackOps AI2 months ago
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain cloud security controls across AWS/GCP infrastructure, Kubernetes, and serverless environments.
- Implement fine-grained IAM policies, least-privilege access models, and automated secrets management.
- Integrate SAST, DAST, and container vulnerability scanning into CI/CD pipelines.
- Lead network security hardening involving VPC architecture, security groups, and cloud monitoring and alerting.
- Operationalize vulnerability management and threat modeling for cloud-native applications and AI-driven workflows.
- Partner with engineering teams on secure development practices and securing AI agent architectures.
- Drive security programs from requirements through implementation, review, measurement, and remediation.
Requirements
- Require 5+ years of experience in cloud security engineering, infrastructure security, or DevSecOps within a modern SaaS environment.
- Require deep proficiency with AWS and/or GCP, including networking, IAM, and managed services.
- Require experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or CloudFormation and security automation in CI/CD pipelines.
- Require strong understanding of container security and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes, EKS, or GKE.
- Require strong coding skills in Python, Go, or a similar language for security automation and cloud API interaction.
- Require the ability to identify and prioritize material risks, communicate clearly across technical and non-technical teams, and independently drive programs to completion.
- Preferred qualifications include experience with Vanta, Drata, SOC 2 Type I/II, SOC 3, ISO 27001, vendor risk management, privacy operations, data governance, endpoint or identity lifecycle management, secure SDLC, application security reviews, and vulnerability management.
Benefits
- Competitive equity and ownership opportunity.
- Direct access to leadership and high-impact visibility.
- Collaborative team of seasoned operators and AI experts.
- Hybrid work with core Bay Area presence and remote flexibility.