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Staff Security Engineer

Pasadena, CA💼 Full-time💰 $175,000–$175,000🗓 2026-09-21 → 2026-09-26

Core

Manage and improve organizational security posture by implementing secure cloud architecture, monitoring security toolchains, and leading incident response for critical organizations.

Role type

Staff Security Engineer (Cloud & Infrastructure)

Builds

Secure cloud infrastructure, security toolchains, and automated compliance solutions for defense and intelligence clients.

Domain

Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, Defense/Intelligence

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Cloud security architecture, vulnerability management, incident response, root cause analysis, DAST/SAST solutions, Zero Trust implementation, DevSecOps integration, security automation, cloud-native security tools (IAM, WAF), SIEM, intrusion prevention systems, AWS expertise.

Preferred skills

Python, Golang, cloud security certifications (AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer, CCSP).

Technologies

AWS, EDR, SIEM, Okta, DAST, SAST, WAF, IAM.

Responsibilities

Analyze and improve organizational security posture continuously; implement and manage security controls for cloud infrastructure; conduct security assessments and audits; manage and optimize cloud security tools; respond to security alerts and perform root cause analysis; lead incident response and track cyber actions; collaborate on Zero Trust framework integration; automate security solutions for continuous compliance.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with strategic oversight

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