Senior Security Engineer

About This Role

Responsibilities

• Own and strengthen the company's AWS cloud security posture across IAM, networking, encryption, secrets management, and multi-account governance
• Manage and optimize AWS-native security tooling including GuardDuty, Security Hub, CloudTrail, Config, Inspector, and related services
• Design and review secure infrastructure patterns across Terraform, CloudFormation, and cloud-native deployments
• Lead detection engineering, threat hunting, incident response, alert triage, and vulnerability remediation efforts
• Operate and improve SIEM, SOAR, and endpoint security tooling environments
• Drive Zero Trust initiatives and endpoint hardening across employee devices
• Build automations, scripts, and internal tooling to streamline security operations and reduce repetitive manual work
• Utilize AI coding assistants and automation platforms to accelerate security engineering workflows
• Lead incident response activities including containment, forensic analysis, root cause analysis, and postmortem documentation
• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Infrastructure, Product, Legal, and Privacy teams on secure system design and compliance initiatives
• Support audit readiness efforts including SOC 2 and related security frameworks
• Conduct third-party vendor security reviews and contribute to security awareness initiatives
• Mentor engineering teams on secure coding, threat modeling, and security best practices

Requirements

• 6+ years of hands-on experience in cloud security, infrastructure security, or security operations
• Strong expertise securing AWS environments including IAM, VPCs, KMS, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub, and multi-account architectures
• Experience leading real-world security investigations and incident response processes
• Strong scripting or software development capabilities in Python, Go, or similar languages
• Experience building security automations and operational tooling
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development workflows and modern engineering productivity tooling
• Strong understanding of security frameworks including NIST CSF, CIS Controls, OWASP, and MITRE ATT&CK
• Experience implementing cloud-native monitoring and detection systems
• Experience supporting compliance initiatives such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI, or similar
• Hands-on experience with endpoint security tooling, EDR platforms, and device hardening
• Detection engineering and large-scale SOAR automation (preferred)
• Infrastructure-as-Code security experience with Terraform, CDK, or CloudFormation (preferred)
• Container and Kubernetes security experience, particularly within EKS environments (preferred)
• Exposure to multi-cloud environments including GCP or Azure (preferred)
• Familiarity with AI/LLM security concepts and emerging AI security frameworks (preferred)
• Industry certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, OSCP, AWS Security Specialty, GCIH, or related credentials (preferred)
• Experience building internal security platforms, agent frameworks, or custom automation tooling (preferred)
• Contributions to open-source security or cloud infrastructure projects (preferred)

Benefits & Perks

About HIRECLOUT

HIRECLOUT is a technology recruiting and consulting firm that connects high-growth companies with top talent in technology, product, go-to-market, and executive leadership roles. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Woodland Hills, California, HIRECLOUT has gained recognition as a two-time Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Company. The firm operates globally, with a presence in the U.S., Armenia, Latin America, and India. The company offers a range of services, including retained executive search, contingency technical recruiting, staff augmentation, and technical consulting. HIRECLOUT specializes in various technical domains such as software development, DevOps, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and data analytics. It serves clients across multiple sectors, including SaaS, AI, Fintech, and HealthTech, focusing on challenging positions in major tech hubs. HIRECLOUT boasts strong placement outcomes, with candidates staying 2.3 times longer than the industry average and a 93% offer acceptance rate.