Staff Cloud Security Engineer
Remote
Canada, United States
$190,000 - $250,000/yearly
Staff
Top Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision coverage
Unlimited time off
401(k) retirement plan
About the role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 8+ years in cloud infrastructure and security experience
- Coding experience in languages such as Go, Java, or similar
- Hands-on experience with one or more cloud providers (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure), with an understanding of how to optimize for security, cost, performance, and reliability
- Deep familiarity with Kubernetes and container security best practices
- Experience securing infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Helm, Kubernetes YAML) and CI/CD pipelines
- Knowledge of encryption, authentication, and secure communication protocols
- Familiarity with tools for infrastructure/cloud security (CSPM, SAST/DAST/SCA, container scanners, IaC linters)
- Ability to clearly explain complex security concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Proficiency in at least one modern language (Python or Go preferred)
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, self-directed environment
- Distributed computing and related vulnerability experience
- Writing concurrent code
- Open Source automation or automation projects
- Azure Cloud Experience
- AI security knowledge
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Staff Cloud Security Engineer to join our Security team, where you'll play a pivotal role in securing the Temporal infrastructure and product
- In this position, you’ll work closely with our platform, infrastructure and software engineering teams to ensure that our infrastructure and services are resilient, secure, and scalable
- You’ll contribute directly to protecting both our internal systems and our customers, while helping shape the security foundation of one of the most innovative developer platforms in the industry
- We’re looking for individuals who are passionate about building secure infrastructure, scaling modern cloud-native systems, and fostering a strong security culture across engineering
- Partner with platform and engineering teams to integrate security into the design, deployment, and operation of infrastructure and cloud services
- Conduct threat modeling and risk assessments of infrastructure components (Kubernetes, Terraform, networking, IAM)
- Drive improvements in infrastructure-as-code security, including Terraform, Kubernetes manifests, and CI/CD pipelines
- Contribute to system architecture and execution with a focus on unblocking security needs in distributed systems and related development pipelines
- Implement and manage container and Kubernetes security controls, auditing, and runtime protection
- Act as a security advocate, helping build a culture of secure design and operation across the company
- Deeply understand how to leverage Temporal’s platform to power infrastructure at scale
- Participate in the on-call rotation
Benefits
- Medical/Dental (including ortho)/Vision Benefits
- Unlimited Time-Off
- 401(k)
- AD&D, Long and Short- term disability
- Life Insurance
- HSA + Employer Contribution
- Employee Assistance Program
- Company Issued Hardware + $1,000 Annually Home Office Setup
- Remote-First
Staff Cloud Security Engineer
Remote
Canada, United States
$190,000 - $250,000/yearly
Staff
Top Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision coverage
Unlimited time off
401(k) retirement plan
About the role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 8+ years in cloud infrastructure and security experience
- Coding experience in languages such as Go, Java, or similar
- Hands-on experience with one or more cloud providers (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure), with an understanding of how to optimize for security, cost, performance, and reliability
- Deep familiarity with Kubernetes and container security best practices
- Experience securing infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Helm, Kubernetes YAML) and CI/CD pipelines
- Knowledge of encryption, authentication, and secure communication protocols
- Familiarity with tools for infrastructure/cloud security (CSPM, SAST/DAST/SCA, container scanners, IaC linters)
- Ability to clearly explain complex security concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Proficiency in at least one modern language (Python or Go preferred)
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, self-directed environment
- Distributed computing and related vulnerability experience
- Writing concurrent code
- Open Source automation or automation projects
- Azure Cloud Experience
- AI security knowledge
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Staff Cloud Security Engineer to join our Security team, where you'll play a pivotal role in securing the Temporal infrastructure and product
- In this position, you’ll work closely with our platform, infrastructure and software engineering teams to ensure that our infrastructure and services are resilient, secure, and scalable
- You’ll contribute directly to protecting both our internal systems and our customers, while helping shape the security foundation of one of the most innovative developer platforms in the industry
- We’re looking for individuals who are passionate about building secure infrastructure, scaling modern cloud-native systems, and fostering a strong security culture across engineering
- Partner with platform and engineering teams to integrate security into the design, deployment, and operation of infrastructure and cloud services
- Conduct threat modeling and risk assessments of infrastructure components (Kubernetes, Terraform, networking, IAM)
- Drive improvements in infrastructure-as-code security, including Terraform, Kubernetes manifests, and CI/CD pipelines
- Contribute to system architecture and execution with a focus on unblocking security needs in distributed systems and related development pipelines
- Implement and manage container and Kubernetes security controls, auditing, and runtime protection
- Act as a security advocate, helping build a culture of secure design and operation across the company
- Deeply understand how to leverage Temporal’s platform to power infrastructure at scale
- Participate in the on-call rotation
Benefits
- Medical/Dental (including ortho)/Vision Benefits
- Unlimited Time-Off
- 401(k)
- AD&D, Long and Short- term disability
- Life Insurance
- HSA + Employer Contribution
- Employee Assistance Program
- Company Issued Hardware + $1,000 Annually Home Office Setup
- Remote-First