Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security

Position Overview

• Location Type: Not specified
• Job Type: Full-time
• Salary: Not specified

SpyCloud is on a mission to make the internet a safer place by disrupting the criminal underground. SpyCloud’s solutions thwart cyberattacks and protect more than 4 billion accounts worldwide. Cybersecurity is an exciting, evolving space, and being at the forefront of the fight to disrupt cybercrime makes SpyCloud a special place to work. If you’re driven to align your career with a fantastic mission, look no further!

At SpyCloud, security isn’t just about reducing risk–it’s about enabling innovation. Our engineering-forward security team designs frictionless, scalable solutions that empower our teams to build with confidence.

As a Security Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to shape our security strategies, drive automation initiatives, and influence the future of security at SpyCloud. If you're excited to tackle complex security challenges, shape modern cloud defense strategies, and drive security innovation, we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

Cloud and Infrastructure Security Engineering

• Architect, implement, and operate cloud-native security solutions across production and corporate environments
• Lead security design reviews and threat modeling exercises for infrastructure and platform services
• Integrate infrastructure security tooling and automation to enhance detection, prevention, and response capabilities
• Partner with product and engineering teams to build security into the development lifecycle; make the secure path the easy path

Team Collaboration and Growth

• Work cross-functionally with Product, IT, DevOps, and Engineering teams to drive secure-by-default practices
• Develop and deliver training, documentation, and tooling to improve the security posture across the organization

Technical Leadership

• Drive architectural and design decisions for SpyCloud’s infrastructure and platforms
• Drive continuous improvement of processes, procedures, and tools used across the security engineering organization
• Automate and optimize workflows to improve the speed and accuracy of our detection and response efforts

Requirements

Professional Experience

• 5+ years of full-time combined experience working in a software, infrastructure, or security engineering role

Technical Proficiency

• Demonstrated proficiency developing tools and automations with an object-oriented language, with a preference for Python; ability to build and maintain your own tools
• Deep understanding of securing distributed, high-availability, cloud-native production environments
• Hands-on experience designing and maintaining secure systems in Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi)

Nice to Have:

• Experience deploying and operating Palo Alto Next-Generation firewalls
• Experience working with complex multi-region or multi-cloud cloud networking architectures

Additional Information

• While very rare, this position may require occasional after-hours work to support incident response efforts and mission-critical security services.
• SpyCloud is not sponsoring visas at this time.

Company Information & Benefits

SpyCloud is committed to working alongside individuals who are equally passionate about preventing cybercrime, regardless of their department or role. Guided by our core values in all business decisions, we prioritize unity in our mission and ensure all SpyCloud employees have the support and benefits they need to stay focused on our goals.

U.S.-Based Benefits + Perks (for Full Time Employees):

• Engaging workspace in South Austin
• Flexible and remote-friendly work options
• Competitive salary package
• Comprehensive benefits package:
  • 401(k) with Employer Contribution
  • Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) available with Employer Contribution
  • Employer Paid Life, Short-term, and Long-term Disability Insurance
  • Generous PTO Plan and 16 paid holidays per year

U.K.-Based Benefits + Perks (for Full Time Employees):

• Not specified in the provided text.