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Staff Security Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: To Be Discussed
Reviewed: Mon, Aug 31, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Leading security architecture and implementation for cloud and AI platforms, the full-time Staff Security Engineer will ensure security by design across AWS and software delivery while working remotely.

Key responsibilities
  • Define security architecture and engineering standards, documenting decisions and communicating risks to leadership
  • Own security architecture for AWS multi-account environments, designing least-privilege access and maintaining reusable security controls
  • Lead threat modeling and security design reviews for applications and AI systems, translating telemetry into actionable detections and response plans
Required qualifications
  • 8+ years of experience in production security or platform systems with senior or Staff-level ownership
  • Deep AWS security experience, including IAM, multi-account environments, and logging/detection
  • Strong Terraform or OpenTofu skills, including modular design and policy controls
  • Experience securing CI/CD systems such as GitHub Actions
  • Ability to read and write production-quality code in Python, Go, Ruby, or similar languages

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