Senior Cloud Security Engineer
BackOps AI3 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.
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About BackOps AI
BackOps AI builds an agentic AI platform that automates supply‑chain workflows and decision-making for logistics and operations teams. The company sells enterprise software and integrations that take actions within live operations to improve efficiency and reliability. Founded in 2024 and headquartered in San Francisco, it is privately held and focuses on supply chain, business process automation, and AI-driven operations.