Staff Cloud Security Engineer, Huntress
$146-193k
+ Bonus + Equity
Managed cyber security platform
Job no longer available
Managed cyber security platform
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$146-193k
+ Bonus + Equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To shatter the barriers to enterprise-level security.
Role
Who you are
- The "Force Multiplier" Mindset: You don't just solve problems; you create solutions that empower others to solve problems. You have a track record of elevating the technical maturity of the teams around you
- Value Documentation: You recognize documentation as a critical tool for showing impact and value. You effectively detail security recommendations, process improvements, architectural decisions, and innovative ideas to ensure clarity and organizational buy-in
- Strategic SaaS Experience: You have deep experience in high-growth B2B SaaS environments. You understand how to align security initiatives with business velocity, ensuring security is an enabler, not a blocker
- High-Level Technical Communication: You can explain a complex RCE vulnerability to a developer and then immediately pivot to explaining the business risk of that vulnerability to a VP. You document not just the "how," but the "why."
- Expert-Level Infrastructure-as-Code: You don't just use Terraform/Spacelift; you structure modular, reusable, and secure IaC libraries. You treat infrastructure as software and apply software engineering best practices (testing, versioning, CI/CD) to security
- Software Engineering Proficiency: You go beyond simple scripting. You are comfortable building robust internal tools, APIs, and automation using Python, Go, or similar languages to integrate disparate security systems
- Deep Cloud Mastery: You possess top-tier expertise in AWS and Azure. You understand the nuances of IAM, networking, and container security (Kubernetes/ECS) at an advanced level
- Incident Command: You have the composure and expertise to lead technical response efforts during critical security incidents, leveraging advanced forensics and query languages (SQL, Splunk, KQL) to hunt through massive datasets
- Remote-First Collaboration: You are an excellent communicator, capable of thriving and driving initiatives in a distributed, asynchronous work environment
What the job involves
- Huntress is looking for a strategic Staff Cloud Security Engineer to join our fully remote team. In this high-impact individual contributor role, you will evolve from simply securing infrastructure to defining the long-term cloud security strategy for our entire B2B Cloud Security SaaS platform
- Strategic System Design: Define the technical vision for cloud security. You will spearhead the evaluation of emerging cloud technologies and engineer "paved road" patterns that make the secure path the easiest path for our engineering teams
- Cross-Functional Influence: You will act as the bridge between Security, Product, and Engineering. You will not just partner with these teams; you will embed security DNA into their workflows, mentoring Senior and Mid-level engineers, and driving consensus on critical design decisions across the organization
- Scalable Threat Modeling: Move beyond reviewing pitches. You will establish frameworks that enable engineering teams to self-assess their risks. You will tackle the most complex and high-risk system design changes, ensuring that privacy and security are addressed at the whiteboard stage, not during testing
- Advanced Threat Resilience: You will design self-healing and resilient infrastructure capabilities. You will lead the technical strategy for incident response readiness, implementing sophisticated runtime detection, automated containment, and forensic capabilities that scale with our customer growth
- Risk-Based Vulnerability Governance: You will evolve our vulnerability management from "scanning and ticketing" to a risk-based intelligence program. You will develop automated prioritization models that contextualize vulnerabilities based on asset criticality, enabling the business to focus on what truly matters
- Automated Compliance & Governance as Code: You will own the roadmap for cloud security governance. You will drive the shift toward "Compliance as Code," ensuring that our controls are monitored, audited, and remediated programmatically, minimizing manual toil
- Reports to: Senior Manager, Internal Security
Our take
In a world of increasingly sophisticated cyberthreats, many organizations lack the resources and expertise to defend themselves effectively. Huntress has stepped in to address this gap, delivering robust cybersecurity solutions to protect a wide range of businesses and institutions across the US business landscape.
The company offers a managed security platform, which third party resellers leverage to protect their clients from attacks. Launched in 2015, Huntress has grown well over the years, attracting plenty of investment and expanding its headcount into the hundreds.
More recently, Huntress has turned its eye to acquisitions and new product launches, as well as major international expansion. A considerable influx of funding will support these initiatives, as well as allow the company to maintain sales momentum by expanding its go-to-market efforts.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jun 2024
$150m
SERIES D
May 2023
$60m
SERIES C
Total funding: $289.8m
Company benefits
- 100% Remote: We’ve been a remote team from day one – and we’ve got the tools, systems and processes to be successful outside of a corporate office or HQ.
- PTO & Other Leave: We offer 12 weeks of paid parental leave, along with vacation, sick time, bereavement leave, and floating holidays.
- Growth Opportunities: We’re committed to teammate development, both within and outside of Huntress – including education assistance programs like LifeLabs, hands-on training, coaching through BetterUp, and more.
- Stock Options: All full-time teammates receive stock options and benefit from the continued growth and success of the company.
- Digital Monthly Reimbursements: We offer a monthly digital reimbursement for your internet and phone – plus a new starter home office reimbursement.
- 401K Match: We offer a 5% contribution to your 401k – even if you’re not paying into it yourself.
- Health Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance, pet insurance, and other benefits you’d expect from a company that cares about its team members.
Company HQ
Columbia, MD
Leadership
Kyle Hanslovan
(Co-Founder & CEO)Prior to co-founding Huntress in 2015, Kyle spent 9 years at the Air National Guard as a Cyber Warfare Operator.
Chris Bisnett
(Co-Founder & CTO)Chris is US Navy Veteran, serving for five years as a Vulnerability Analyst focused on the Department of Defense network. He then operated in a number of Senior Security Engineering roles after leaving the Navy.
John Ferrell
(Co-Founder)John spent 5 years as a Security Engineer and CNO Analyst over two spells at ManTech International, with 1 year as a Linux Systems Engineer at SPARTA in the interim. He was also a CNO Developer at StrategicIO before co-founding Huntress.
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