Cloud Security Engineer (AWS)

Location: On-site in Burlingame, California, United States

Salary: $153,000–$178,000 per year, plus equity

Company

hirify.global develops Pulsar, a low Earth Orbit satellite infrastructure platform providing precise, resilient global positioning and navigation services.

What you will do

• Design and enforce secure cloud patterns, zero-trust network segmentation, and hardening standards across AWS multi-account infrastructure and Kubernetes platforms.
• Architect authentication, authorization, secrets management, IAM, and zero-trust networking for platform services.
• Build automated security guardrails, policy enforcement, and self-service security tools for engineering teams.
• Automate compliance with standards including CMMC and NIST 800-171.
• Conduct security assessments and threat modeling, monitor security telemetry, triage cloud threats, and participate in incident response and root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with architecture, DevOps, SRE, operations, and enterprise security teams.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in cloud security, DevOps, or platform engineering, with a strong focus on security operations and architecture.
• Hands-on experience securing AWS, GCP, or Azure environments.
• Strong knowledge of container security and Kubernetes controls, including RBAC, network policies, and runtime security.
• Proficiency in Python, Go, or similar scripting languages and experience with automation tools.
• Familiarity with CI/CD security integrations, SBOM, SIEM, and CSPM tools.
• For the U.S. role, eligibility must include U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residence, or another protected-individual status under applicable export regulations.

Nice to have

• AWS Certified Security, CISSP, or CCSK certification.
• Experience implementing zero-trust architectures in modern enterprises.
• Familiarity with Policy-as-Code frameworks such as Open Policy Agent.
• Experience with developer enablement, security-as-a-product practices, or red-team exercises for distributed cloud environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Security is integrated into platform engineering rather than handled solely as a compliance gate.
• Engineering teams are supported with secure defaults and self-service tooling.
• Work alongside architecture, DevOps, SRE, operations, and enterprise security functions.
• Full-time employment with equity compensation.
• Commitment to an inclusive workplace and equal employment opportunity.