Senior Cloud Security Engineer

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Aurora Innovation · Seattle, WA

$162K–$235K/yrFull-timeOn-site2w ago

Application SecurityAWSAzureCI/CDCloud SecurityCompliance

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About the role

Aurora's mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly. The Aurora Driver will create a new era in mobility and logistics, one that will bring a safer, more efficient, and more accessible future to everyone. At Aurora, you will tackle massively complex problems alongside other passionate, intelligent individuals, growing as an expert while expanding your knowledge. For the latest news from Aurora, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn .

Requirements

We're searching for a Senior Cloud Security Engineer . You will be part of the Cloud Security engineering team dedicated to building resilient, automated security systems at scale.

Cloud security collaborates with infrastructure and application teams closely. The areas we cover are infrastructure security, workload security, and CI/CD hardening.

In this role you will

Secure Aurora's cloud environment in the areas of but not limited to:

Manage IAM roles and policies

Enforce security controls

Construct security boundaries for resources and services

Provide security guidance involving Cloud and Kubernetes

Create automation to solve security problems at the root

Design, build, and configure security infrastructure clouds such as like AWS, Azure, or GCP

Manage the security posture of workloads deployed on Kubernetes environments

Required qualifications

5+ years of progressive experience in security engineering

Understanding of fundamental security concepts such as Authentication, Authorization, Zero-Trust, and their application to cloud native infrastructure and applications.

Hands-on experience in securing cloud and Kubernetes environments. Experience with Kubernetes admission controllers, vulnerability management, supply-chain security, network security, and use of mTLS and PKI to secure infrastructure.

Ability to design and implement security controls for Kubernetes, including strong knowledge of authorization models, admission controllers, and security best practices.

Understanding of modern Identity and Access Management (IAM) standards and technologies such as OAuth2/OIDC, SAML.

Proficiency in at least one modern programming/scripting language (e.g., Python or Go) for building security automation.

Experience writing and using Terraform.

Desirable qualifications

Deep fundamental understanding of enterprise-level network security, operating system (Linux), Kubernetes, CI/CD, and application security principles.

Familiarity with compliance frameworks (e.g., SOX, SOC 2, ISO 27001).

Familiarity with machine identity frameworks like SPIFFE/SPIRE, mTLS or equivalent.

Working at Aurora

At Aurora, we bring together extraordinarily talented and experienced people united by the strength of our values. We operate with integrity, set outrageous goals, and build a culture where we win together - all without any jerks.

We believe in-person work increases collaboration, empathy and our ability to lead effectively. As a result, we operate in a hybrid work environment where Aurorans are in office at least 3 days per week.

Our Careers page provides insight into what it is like to work at Aurora, and you can find all the latest updates in our Newsroom .

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Aurora considers candidates without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy status, parent or caregiver status, ancestry, political affiliation, veteran and/or military status,

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