Security Engineering Tech Lead (AWS/Kubernetes)

Location: Kfar Saba, Israel (hybrid)

Company

hirify.global is a cloud-native, technology-led provider of customized small business insurance serving customers across the United States.

What you will do

• Shape and execute the cloud-native security strategy as the technical lead for AWS, Kubernetes, and IAM architecture.
• Partner with Platform Engineering to build reusable security capabilities into the engineering platform.
• Design self-service guardrails and automated controls that help product teams ship securely and efficiently.
• Standardize security patterns and reference architectures for scalable adoption across engineering.
• Drive secure adoption of AI-assisted development, agentic workflows, and developer productivity platforms.
• Mentor engineers, improve design reviews, and promote security ownership across the organization.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in security engineering, cloud security, or a related technical security role.
• At least 2 years in a tech lead, staff-level, or mentorship capacity.
• Hands-on AWS security experience across IAM, networking, workload security, logging, monitoring, and cloud-native services.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes and containerized environment security, plus IaC, CI/CD security, distributed systems, identity, and access control.
• Ability to review technical designs and provide practical security guidance while influencing stakeholders across engineering teams.
• Strong communication skills in Hebrew and English.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI, LLM, MCP, or agentic development environments.
• Background in security automation, internal security platforms, or developer-facing tooling.
• Experience with threat modeling, security architecture, or secure design programs.
• Scripting or coding experience in Python, Go, or similar languages.
• Experience designing and building security automation or internal security platforms at scale.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a fast-growing, cloud-native technology organization.
• Collaborate across Platform Engineering and multiple product engineering teams.
• Inclusive and respectful workplace committed to equal employment opportunities.
• Interviews are generally conducted via Zoom, with accommodations available upon request.