Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at Jobgether – United States

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer in United States.

This role provides an exciting opportunity to design, implement, and operate security controls across cloud-first and enterprise environments. You will lead initiatives that embed security by default, develop automated guardrails, and strengthen detection, vulnerability management, and identity systems. The position offers hands-on engineering in multiple security domains while collaborating with infrastructure, platform, and application teams to ensure compliance, risk reduction, and operational excellence. You will have the chance to drive automation, policy-as-code practices, and proactive threat mitigation across a growing organization. This role blends technical mastery, strategic influence, and operational ownership in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates thrive on building scalable security systems and shaping the cybersecurity posture of a rapidly evolving company.

• Design, implement, and maintain preventative and detective security controls across AWS, network, endpoint, email, data, vulnerability, container, and identity domains.
• Define SLOs for control availability, latency, coverage, and drift; monitor telemetry to measure performance and compliance.
• Develop security automation using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation) and scripts (Python/Lambda) to enforce guardrails, least-privilege access, and auditable workflows.
• Engineer data pathways for logging and SIEM integration, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of telemetry.
• Manage vulnerability scanning, risk-based remediation pipelines, and collaborate with owners to minimize operational friction.
• Harden identity and secrets management, including permission boundaries, conditional access, and automated key/secret lifecycle management.
• Maintain documentation, runbooks, and reusable modules; ensure version control, peer reviews, and test coverage.
• Participate in on-call rotations for control health, platform issues, and security escalations.

• 7+ years of security engineering experience with production AWS (multi-account/Organizations) and automation-first delivery.
• Expertise in at least three of these domains: network security, endpoint security, email security, data security, vulnerability management, container security, identity and access management.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred), Python scripting, and CI/CD integration (GitHub Actions, GitLab, CodePipeline).
• Hands-on experience designing and operating preventative and detective controls, automations, and logging pipelines.
• Strong problem-solving, project management, and stakeholder collaboration skills; able to independently drive complex initiatives to completion.
• Preferred: AWS Certified Security – Specialty, CISSP, GIAC, or SANS certifications; experience with NIST, ISO, or CIS security frameworks; designing landing zones, guardrails, centralized logging, and automated remediation workflows.

• Competitive salary range: $150,000 – $180,000 USD, plus bonus opportunities.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Remote work reimbursement for hybrid/remote roles.
• Paid time off programs including 11 company holidays.
• Employee ownership program and professional development opportunities.
• Life/AD&D insurance, short-term disability, and supplemental voluntary benefits.
• Health Savings Account with company contributions, confidential Employee Assistance Program, and financial wellness programs.