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Hireclout lists this Senior Security Engineer – Hybrid (4649) opportunity in los angeles, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Job Title: Senior Security Engineer
Role Overview Join a rapidly growing AI-driven analytics and advertising technology company focused on helping global brands make smarter, data-informed decisions at massive scale. This organization operates a high-throughput cloud infrastructure processing billions of consumer and advertising signals daily, with a strong emphasis on automation, AI-enabled workflows, and modern engineering practices.
This is a highly impactful individual contributor role for a hands‑on security engineer who thrives in cloud‑native environments and wants ownership over security operations, cloud security architecture, automation, and incident response. The ideal candidate is deeply technical, comfortable operating autonomously, and excited about leveraging AI tooling to scale security operations and reduce manual effort.
Key Responsibilities
Own and strengthen the company’s AWS cloud security posture across IAM, networking, encryption, secrets management, and multi‑account governance
Manage and optimize AWS‑native security tooling including GuardDuty, Security Hub, CloudTrail, Config, Inspector, and related services
Design and review secure infrastructure patterns across Terraform, CloudFormation, and cloud‑native deployments
Lead detection engineering, threat hunting, incident response, alert triage, and vulnerability remediation efforts
Operate and improve SIEM, SOAR, and endpoint security tooling environments
Drive Zero Trust initiatives and endpoint hardening across employee devices
Build automations, scripts, and internal tooling to streamline security operations and reduce repetitive manual work
Utilize AI coding assistants and automation platforms to accelerate security engineering workflows
Lead incident response activities including containment, forensic analysis, root cause analysis, and postmortem documentation
Partner cross‑functionally with Engineering, Infrastructure, Product, Legal, and Privacy teams on secure system design and compliance initiatives
Support audit readiness efforts including SOC 2 and related security frameworks
Conduct third‑party vendor security reviews and contribute to security awareness initiatives
Mentor engineering teams on secure coding, threat modeling, and security best practices
Education & Qualifications
6+ years of hands‑on experience in cloud security, infrastructure security, or security operations
Strong expertise securing AWS environments including IAM, VPCs, KMS, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub, and multi‑account architectures
Experience leading real‑world security investigations and incident response processes
Strong scripting or software development capabilities in Python, Go, or similar languages
Experience building security automations and operational tooling
Familiarity with AI‑assisted development workflows and modern engineering productivity tooling
Strong understanding of security frameworks including NIST CSF, CIS Controls, OWASP, and MITRE ATT&CK
Experience implementing cloud‑native monitoring and detection systems
Experience supporting compliance initiatives such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI, or similar
Hands‑on experience with endpoint security tooling, EDR platforms, and device hardening
Preferred Experience
Experience with detection engineering and large‑scale SOAR automation
Infrastructure‑as‑Code security experience with Terraform, CDK, or CloudFormation
Container and Kubernetes security experience, particularly within EKS environments
Exposure to multi‑cloud environments including GCP or Azure
Familiarity with AI/LLM security concepts and emerging AI security frameworks
Industry certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, OSCP, AWS Security Specialty, GCIH, or related credentials
Experience building internal security platforms, agent frameworks, or custom automation tooling
Contributions to open‑source security or cloud infrastructure projects
Why Us
Opportunity to own and shape security strategy at a modern, AI‑enabled technology company
High‑impact role with broad technical ownership and executive visibility
Work alongside strong engineering teams building large‑scale distributed systems
Strong investment in automation, AI tooling, and modern security practices
Collaborative, high-performance culture focused on innovation and continuous improvement
Significant opportunity to influence architecture, tooling, and long‑term security direction
Benefits and Perks
Competitive compensation package
Equity participation
100% covered medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees
401(k)
Generous PTO policy
Paid parental leave
Flexible hybrid work environment
Team offsites and company events
Fully stocked office and catered lunches
Life and disability insurance
FSA programs and employee wellness resources
Compensation
Base salary target: $180,000 – $200,000 + equity
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Hybrid / onsite collaboration environment
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis now and in the future. This position does not offer sponsorship.
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Worksite address
los angeles, CA, 90079, US
Who can apply
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