Security Engineer

We are seeking a hands-on Security Engineer embedded within our engineering organization. In this role, you will be the primary technical authority securing our AWS cloud architecture, modern CI/CD pipelines, and web/connected applications. You will bridge software engineering, DevOps, and security—shifting security left into our build pipelines and ensuring our cloud posture remains audit-ready for SOC 2 and healthcare compliance standards.This is an engineering role, not an IT or corporate security role. The ideal candidate writes code, manages AWS infrastructure controls, integrates automated tooling into Jenkins and GitHub Actions CI/CD workflows, and partners directly with software engineers across the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Title: Security Engineer (Cloud & AppSec) Reports to: Staff DevOps Engineer Location: Remote, but if local to San Mateo, CA - Hybrid Employment type: Full-Time, Exempt Pay range: $155,000 - $190,000

Final compensation is based on experience, skills, market benchmarks, and internal equity, with potential adjustments for candidate location.

Architect, implement, and monitor security controls across our AWS environment using native tooling (AWS GuardDuty, AWS Inspector, Security Hub, IAM Access Analyzer, KMS, and CloudTrail).

Define and enforce least-privilege IAM policies, VPC network isolation, and encryption in transit and at rest.

Use Infrastructure as Code (IaC) security tooling to proactively identify and prevent cloud misconfigurations before deployment.

Embed automated security gates into developer workflows and CI/CD pipelines ( Jenkins , GitHub Actions , or GitLab CI) using SAST, DAST, and SCA scanning.

Own Software Composition Analysis (SCA) to identify vulnerable dependencies, manage container image scanning, and secure build artifacts against software supply chain risks.

Build automation scripts (Python, Bash) to automate vulnerability triage, evidence gathering, and security remediation workflows across build environments.

Serve as the primary technical interface for SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA audits, partnering with DevOps to maintain technical security controls and automated evidence collection.

Leverage continuous compliance and posture management platforms (e.g., Vanta) to ensure production cloud infrastructure continuously meets audit baselines without manual overhead.

Investigate security alerts generated from AWS GuardDuty, Inspector, and production infrastructure logs.

Lead root-cause analysis (RCA) for application-level and cloud-level security events and build automated prevention mechanisms so the same class of incident cannot recur.

3+ years of hands-on experience in Cloud Security, Application Security (AppSec), or DevSecOps within a production cloud-native engineering environment.

Deep AWS Security Expertise: Hands-on experience configuring and operating AWS native security services (GuardDuty, Inspector, Security Hub, AWS Config, IAM policies, and VPC security).

CI/CD Security Automation: Proven background integrating automated security checks (SAST, SCA, container scanning) into build pipelines using Jenkins and modern CI systems (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).

Compliance in Cloud Environments: Direct experience implementing, maintaining, and gathering automated evidence for technical controls in SOC 2 Type II audits (familiarity with platforms like Vanta is a major plus).

Application Security Fundamentals: Strong understanding of OWASP Top 10, CWE, secure authentication/authorization, and modern API security patterns.

Scripting & Automation: Proficiency in Python or Shell scripting (Bash) to automate security tooling, query APIs, and parse logs.