Lead Cloud Security Engineer

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote (Poland)
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Salary: Not specified

Job Description: WP Engine is seeking a Lead Cloud Security Engineer to join their team. This role focuses on securing the WP Engine platform, which consists of thousands of digital assets across multiple major cloud providers. The ideal candidate will have strong cloud, Linux, and automation security experience and a passion for collaboration and building strong partnerships. WP Engine empowers companies and agencies of all sizes to build, power, manage, and optimize their WordPress websites and applications with confidence. Serving 1.5 million customers across 150+ countries, the global technology company provides premium, enterprise-grade solutions, tools, and services.

Requirements

• Solid understanding and demonstrated expertise managing cloud security controls and ensuring the security of cloud service offerings (IAM, firewalls/ACL, IDS/IPS, WAF, load balancers, proxies, Linux hosts, storage, serverless, etc.) for at least one major cloud provider (GCP, AWS or Azure).
• 5+ years experience in a security engineering or related role (analyst, consultant, etc.).
• Experience securing Kubernetes and containerized workloads.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and associated security validations.
• Experience working with API integrations and developing.

Responsibilities

• Secure the WP Engine platform and its underlying infrastructure.
• Protect customer data from unauthorized access.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of WP Engine’s security culture and practices.
• Collaborate with internal partners to influence, educate, and negotiate risk mitigation strategies.
• Provide creative solutions where everyone wins.
• Work 24x7x365 to maintain platform security.

Company Information

WP Engine empowers companies and agencies of all sizes to build, power, manage, and optimize their WordPress websites and applications with confidence. Serving 1.5 million customers across 150+ countries, the global technology company provides premium, enterprise-grade solutions, tools, and services. Learn more at wpengine.com. WP Engine has hundreds of employees in offices across North America, Europe, and Australia.