Vercel

Security Engineer, Cloud

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3 months ago
Remote, United StatesSenior
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Base Salary

$208k - $312k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement scalable security controls across the cloud-native platform.
  • Harden infrastructure components using infrastructure-as-code, policy enforcement, and service isolation.
  • Build secure-by-default infrastructure and code CI/CD pipelines.
  • Collaborate with platform and infrastructure teams to integrate security best practices into architecture and workflows.
  • Monitor cloud security trends and adopt technologies that improve platform resilience.
  • Conduct threat modeling, risk analysis, and mitigation planning for critical systems.
  • Improve platform-level monitoring, detection, and incident response.
  • Build, deploy, and maintain security tooling.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in infrastructure or platform security roles.
  • Deep understanding of secure cloud infrastructure using AWS or GCP, identity and access management, and system hardening.
  • Proficiency with Terraform, CDK, Kubernetes, and CI/CD security.
  • Ability to balance engineering realities with principled security practices.
  • Proven track record of shipping secure, resilient systems at scale.
  • Bonus qualifications include security automation pipeline experience, open-source security contributions, GCP Security Engineer or AWS certifications, CISSP, OSCP, or a bachelor's or master's degree in Cybersecurity or a related discipline.

Benefits

  • Hybrid or fully remote within the United States; employees near the San Francisco or New York offices attend in-office anchor days Monday, Tuesday, and Friday.
  • Healthcare package.
  • Mentorship and support for attending professional events.
  • Flexible time off.
  • Company-provided equipment and a work-from-home budget.
Vercel

About Vercel

1,001-5,000 employees

Vercel builds a frontend cloud platform for developing, previewing, and deploying web applications, with strong support for React and Next.js. It sells usage-based and enterprise plans to developers and companies, and it stewards the open-source Next.js framework alongside tools like the AI SDK. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, the privately held company focuses on speeding up modern web development and delivery.

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