Principal Security Engineer (Cloud)

TL;DR

Principal Security Engineer (Cloud): Identifying security threats in applications and infrastructure and providing remediation mentorship with an accent on reducing vulnerabilities at scale. Focus on owning and driving resolution of complex security events, policy questions and technical security risks.

Location: United States - Remote. This position is not eligible to be performed in Alaska, Mississippi, North Dakota, or the Virgin Islands. hirify.global is not currently considering candidates for this role in California, Seattle, or NYC. You may occasionally visit a hirify.global office to meet with your team for events or offsites.

Salary: $140,000.00 – $273,000.00

Company

hirify.global is empowering everyday entrepreneurs around the world by providing the help and tools to succeed online, making opportunity more inclusive for all.

What you will do

• Identify security threats in applications and infrastructure and provide remediation mentorship to system owners.
• Join forces with SRE and development teams to find new and creative ways to reduce the occurrence of vulnerabilities at scale.
• Build repeatable/reusable security processes and frameworks.
• Review quality issues and work towards detecting security flaws both obvious and discrete.
• Assist with scoping prospective projects, participating in projects from kickoff through “definition of done” via end-to-end ownership.
• Use your industry experience to own and drive resolution and retest complex security events, policy questions and technical security risks.

Requirements

• 7+ years of progressive security engineering experience across Security Architecture, Cryptography, Network, Cloud, Mobile, and Web Security.
• Skilled in Secure Development Lifecycle, Security by Design, and Shift Left methodologies.
• Proficient in Threat Modeling, Architecture Review, Penetration Testing, Code Review, SAST, and DAST.
• Strong scripting abilities in languages such as Python, C, C++, Java, Ruby, and PowerShell.
• Adept at applying security best practices for compliance, with excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related field.
• Hosting industry and/or cloud Experience.
• Experience in hardware security.

Culture & Benefits

• Offer a range of total rewards that may include paid time off, retirement savings (e.g., 401k, pension schemes), bonus/incentive eligibility, equity grants, participation in our employee stock purchase plan, competitive health benefits, and other family-friendly benefits including parental leave.
• Benefits vary based on individual role and location and can be reviewed in more detail during the interview process.
• Embrace diverse culture and offer a range of Employee Resource Groups.
• Love entrepreneurs!
• Come as you are and make your own way.