Senior Security Engineer, Cloudera
Hybrid cloud platform for any data
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Hybrid cloud platform for any data
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
To deliver an enterprise data cloud that provides cloud-native services to manage and secure the entire data lifecycle from ingest to experimentation, from the Edge to AI, in any cloud or data center.
Role
Who you are
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- Experience: 4–6 years of experience in cybersecurity engineering or infrastructure security
- Cloud Proficiency: Hands-on experience configuring security settings within at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Technical Depth: Solid understanding of network protocols, firewalls, and endpoint security technologies
- Scripting: Ability to use scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell) or Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) to manage security configurations
- IAM Knowledge: Practical experience managing identity providers (e.g., Okta, Azure AD) and RBAC models
- Communication: Strong ability to document technical processes and communicate security risks to peers and cross-functional partners
- Certifications: Certifications like CompTIA Security+, GIAC (GSEC/GCIH), or Associate-level Cloud Security certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Security Specialty) are a plus
What the job involves
- At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights
- With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises
- We are seeking a technically proficient and proactive Senior Security Engineer to manage and enhance the security of our hybrid IT environment
- This role focuses on the hands-on implementation, operation, and continuous improvement of security controls across on-premises data centers and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), with an emphasis on identifying, prioritizing, and reducing security risk
- You will serve as a key technical resource, owning security initiatives from assessment through remediation and collaborating closely with IT Operations and Product teams to ensure our infrastructure remains resilient
- Security Implementation & Optimization: Deploy and tune security controls across on-premises and cloud environments (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS). Ensure that security architectures designed by leadership are effectively integrated
- Vulnerability Management: Identify, assess, and track security vulnerabilities across infrastructure, cloud environments, endpoints, and applications. Perform risk-based analysis to prioritize remediation, partner with IT and Engineering teams to drive fixes, and validate remediation effectiveness
- Cloud Security Operations: Maintain and monitor security configurations across cloud providers. This includes managing cloud security groups, IAM roles, and monitoring containerized workloads and serverless functions
- Infrastructure Defense: Manage and troubleshoot on-premises security controls, including firewalls, endpoint protection (EDR), and virtualization security
- Identity & Access Management (IAM): Administer and enforce IAM policies, including SSO integration, MFA rollout, and the management of Privileged Access Management (PAM) tools
- Incident Response: Serve as a core technical responder during security incidents, assisting with investigation, containment, and documentation of post-incident findings
- Automation & Tooling: Maintain security tooling and develop scripts (e.g., Python, Terraform) to automate repetitive security tasks and improve operational efficiency
- Compliance Support: Assist in gathering evidence for audits and ensuring our controls meet industry standards like ISO 27001, SOC 2, or PCI DSS
Our take
Cloudera was founded in 2008 by former employees at Silicon Valley’s leading companies, including Google, Yahoo!, Oracle and Facebook. The firm aims to empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. This helps organisations across all industries solve age-old problems.
The platform enables users to gather real-time insights from an ever-increasing amount of big data to drive value and competitive differentiation. Although Cloudera competes with the likes of AWS, HP and IBM, it has a strong foothold itself - continuing to enhance its value through development and acquisition.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Mar 2014
$900m
SERIES F
Dec 2012
$65m
SERIES E
Total funding: $1.0bn
Company benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
- On-site gyms at various locations
- Gym reimbursement
- Paid medical disability & child bonding leaves
- Volunteer time off policy
- Quarterly team building offsites
- Tuition reimbursement
- Free and catered lunches based on office location
- Discount programs
- Business travel insurance
- Work from home opportunities
Company HQ
Santa Clara, CA
Leadership
Charles Sansbury
(CEO)Previously President and CEO at ASG Technologies, COO and CFO at The Attachmate Group, and CFO at Vignette Corporation.
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