Security Engineer

About the company Our client is a cloud infrastructure software company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Write production code while establishing a security practice from the ground up. The work covers protecting internal systems, building security capabilities for external users, and advising technical counterparts on their security expectations. What you'll do

• Set up a new security engineering practice and define its priorities over time.
• Encourage sound security habits across a compact, flat engineering team.
• Design and release security capabilities that external users can rely on.
• Write production Go code that strengthens infrastructure running across several cloud providers and container orchestration environments.
• Take full ownership of cloud and container protection, covering access controls, network defenses, credential handling, isolation between workloads and audit logging.
• Partner with technical security staff at client organizations to understand their needs, earn confidence and make sure the platform satisfies their standards.

Requirements

What we're looking for

• Currently ships production application code as a software engineer, rather than working mainly in infrastructure operations.
• Practical experience securing cloud and container environments, including identity and access controls, orchestration platforms, logging and credential management.
• Application security background, including user authentication and authorization, vulnerability research and secure coding practices.
• Proficiency in Go.
• Experience working with more than one major cloud provider.
• History of building or contributing to core infrastructure at a cloud platform business, or at a company known for a very high engineering bar. Bonus points
• Prior experience as an early security hire or as an engineer building security features for external users.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a comparable technical field.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary: USD 220,000 to 320,000 per year
• Equity
• Flexible time off
• Relocation support Location and work model
• New York, NY, United States
• On-site, 5 days per week in the office
• Full-time