Senior Staff Engineer (DevSecOps)

Location: Alameda, California, United States

Salary: $163,000–$231,000 annually, depending on geographic market, qualifications, experience, and internal equity.

Company

hirify.global is a biotechnology company developing and supporting medicines in a regulated industry environment.

What you will do

• Design and implement secure architectures and controls for AWS and Azure cloud environments.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives that improve security across systems, applications, and operations.
• Investigate and resolve complex security events, including malware outbreaks, unauthorized access attempts, and major breaches.
• Analyze security logs, assess vulnerabilities, and develop measures against current and emerging threats.
• Integrate SAST, SCA, DAST, and dependency scanning into GitHub pipelines.
• Advise leaders, internal teams, vendors, and partners on cybersecurity, incident response, and regulatory controls.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 9 years of related experience, master’s degree with 7 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination.
• Experience operating and implementing cybersecurity tools in an enterprise environment.
• Experience with cloud security controls including IAM, VPC, Zero Trust, IaC, security groups, key management, SDLC, CI/CD, and network security.
• Experience with cyber incident investigation and response, system administration, and cloud, application, and infrastructure security.
• Knowledge of PII, PHI, sensitive data, GDPR, CPRA, SOX, FDA requirements, and related compliance controls.
• Ability to work independently, collaborate across teams, manage changing priorities, and participate in on-call coverage for critical escalations.

Nice to have

• CISSP, CISM, CEH, OSCP, GIAC, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, or a similar certification.
• Experience in biotech, pharmaceutical, or other regulated industries, including GxP and SOX compliance.
• Technical lead or management experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, open office environment with equipment including dual monitors and ergonomic chairs.
• Occasional travel of approximately 5%.
• 401(k) plan with company contributions, medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
• Annual bonus eligibility, company stock purchase opportunities, and long-term incentives.
• Fifteen accrued vacation days in the first year, 17 paid holidays including a winter shutdown, and up to 10 sick days annually.