Senior Security Engineer, Aledade

• The ideal candidate will have a strong background in security engineering, an in-depth understanding of security tools, and a proactive approach to mitigating cybersecurity risks
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 7+ years of experience in security engineering, including designing and managing security tools
• Strong understanding of Threat Modeling Principles
• Experience with Security Incident Response & Risk Management
• Strong hands-on expertise with SIEM (e.g., Splunk or Sumo logic), EDR (e.g., CrowdStrike, SentinelOne), and vulnerability management tools (e.g., Tenable, Qualys), Wiz, Snyk etc
• Proficiency in securing cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including experience with IAM, VPCs, security groups, EKS/ECR and cloud-native security solutions (e.g., AWS Security Hub, Azure Sentinel)
• Experience with automation tools IAC and CI/CD: Terraform, Helm, Chef, Ansible, Buildkite, Jenkins, ArgoCD and scripting (Python, PowerShell, or Bash) for integrating and managing security solutions
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, container security (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker), and CI/CD pipeline security
• Proven track record in incident response, threat hunting, and forensic investigations
• Certifications such as CISSP, GSEC, AWS Certified Security Specialty, or equivalent

Desirable

• As a Senior Security Engineer you will design, implement, and maintain security systems and tooling across our infrastructure
• This role involves both hands-on technical work, working closely with cross-functional teams and strategic collaboration to enhance our overall security posture
• This candidate will provide technical leadership and coach junior members of the security engineering team
• Primary focus will be on infrastructure security through architecture reviews, threat modeling for new and existing services and security tool implementations, while leveraging automation to scale security solutions
• Design, deploy, and manage advanced security tools, including SIEM, EDR, DLP, vulnerability management, and firewalls
• Engineer solutions to integrate security tooling across cloud environments, ensuring seamless protection and visibility. Collaborate with cloud engineering teams to implement and secure cloud-native solutions (e.g., IAM, VPC, security groups, cloud firewalls), implement security controls for cloud infrastructure and containerized environments
• Lead the evaluation, implementation, and configuration of new security technologies to address evolving threats and stay updated on emerging technologies, trends, and best practices in security engineering and tooling
• Develop and maintain secure configurations for operating systems, applications, and networking equipment and Automate security processes using scripting languages (Python, PowerShell) and tools like Terraform or Ansible
• Conduct security assessments and ensure vulnerability management programs are effective, addressing gaps proactively