Staff Engineer, Cloud Security

Job Title: Staff Engineer, Cloud Security  

Department: Product Development & Delivery  

About the Role: 

The Staff Cloud Security Engineer serves as a key technical leader within the security organization, responsible for designing, implementing, and continuously improving cloud security infrastructure and practices. This role combines hands-on engineering with strategic guidance, supporting both DevOps and engineering teams to enhance system and data security across the organization. The Staff Engineer collaborates closely with cross-functional teams to embed security into the software development lifecycle, while also mentoring team members and promoting a culture of security awareness. With a focus on technical leadership and execution, this position plays a critical role in shaping the company's overall security posture and improving developer experience at scale.

What You'll Do:

• Lead the design and implementation of security solutions across various domains, including cloud security, network security, application security, and data protection.
• Maintain security policies, standards, and procedures.
• Collaborate on security assessments, vulnerability scanning, and penetration testing to identify and mitigate security risks.
• Refine security monitoring and alerting systems to detect and respond to security incidents.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate security best practices into the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Provide expert-level guidance and support to engineering and operations teams on security-related matters.
• Research and evaluate new security technologies and solutions to enhance our security posture.
• Participate in incident response activities, including investigation, containment, and remediation of security incidents.
• Contribute to secure code development training
• Mentor and coach engineering team members
• Stay up-to-date on the latest security threats, trends, and best practices.
• Ensure compliance with relevant security regulations and standards (SOC 2, NIST, HIPAA, HITRUST, where applicable).
• Provide advanced troubleshooting support for security-related issues, ensuring minimal disruption to service delivery

You’re a great fit for this role if:

Technical Skills & Experience:

• At least 8+ years of experience in information security, with a focus on security engineering
• 8+ years coding experience in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and automation tools
• Deep understanding of security principles, frameworks, and best practices
• Strong technical experience in AWS Cloud security
• Experience with Least Privilege AWS IAM Permissions Designs and Management
• Experience with Security monitoring, logging, and alerting tools (SIEM, MDR, etc)
• Knowledge and experience managing network security (firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, VPNs)
• Proven track record managing application security and vulnerabilities (SAST/DAST, secure coding practices)
• Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines and integrating security into these processes

Soft Skills:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to explain technical security concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment
• Ability to mentor engineers and lead by example
• Apply judgment and experience to balance trade-offs between competing interests
• Advocate for security best practices while minimizing friction with the end user experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in information security, with a focus on security engineering
• You hold certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or AWS-related Security certifications
• Experience with threat modeling and risk assessment methodologies
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and their security implications
• Contributions to the security community

Our Mission:

Unite Us’ mission is to unlock the potential of every community. Our co-founders started Unite Us in 2013 to serve the people they served with. They witnessed firsthand the barriers and inefficiencies in trying to navigate health and social services, and set out to improve that experience for veterans and their families. Unite Us quickly expanded to serving all people who need connections to care across our country. Through Unite Us’ national network and software, community-based organizations, government agencies, and healthcare organizations are all connected to better collaborate to meet the needs of the individuals in their communities. We drive the collaboration to predict, deliver, and pay for services that impact whole-person health. If you want to do well and do good, join Unite Us.

Environmental Job Requirements and Working Conditions:

• This position is remote, U.S. based. Strong preference for candidates comfortable working in ET/CT time zones
• This position may require 5-10% travel
• The target pay range for this role is: $180,000-$200,000.  This salary range represents our target hiring range for this role. The proposed salary will be dependent on the candidate's skills, experience, and competencies, as well as location.
• All team members will be required to pass a background check which includes criminal, employment, and education verification 

Benefits provided by Unite Us:

Medical, Dental, and Vision

We offer insurance to team members and eligible partners and dependents, including unlimited virtual mental health and acute medical visits.

Wellness

Mental health benefits, such as the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellness platform subscription, are available to all team members.

Flexible Time Off

Take what you need, including volunteer days and mental health days. We also offer 14 paid, company-wide holidays.
Paid Parental Leave

Adoptive parents are included.

Employee Resource Groups

Choose to join any of our ERGs, which celebrate and support a diverse and inclusive workplace. 

Spending Accounts

We offer tax-advantaged health savings accounts (HSAs), flexible spending accounts (FSAs), and commuter benefits.

401(k) + Employer Match

Enjoy matching, immediate vesting and financial wellness resources

Additional Benefits

Life and AD&D - a company paid benefit, with the option to purchase additional coverage for yourself and your dependents

Disability Coverage

Accident Insurance

Pet Insurance

As part of this work at home job, we will provide you with all the necessary equipment to perform your duties, including a computer, mouse, keyboard as well as other items on our approved list of WFH supplies.

Unite Us is committed to building a diverse team and fostering an inclusive culture, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We embrace and encourage our employees' differences in race, religion, color, national origin, gender, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, medical conditions, and other characteristics. If you require assistance in applying for open positions due to a disability please email us at [email protected] to request an accommodation.

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