Security Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Mexico.

📋 Description

• Perform regular security and vulnerability evaluations on cloud and mobile workloads.

• Oversee and audit implementations to confirm their proper operation.

• Determine technical security needs and assess or endorse security architecture and controls.

• Investigate security standards and tools.

• Create, update, and examine Security Assessment Reports.

• Develop and refine automated tests and rules; monitor alerts utilizing AWS Inspector, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, GuardDuty, Lambda, and Security Hub.

• Construct, update, and integrate security tools, including cloud-native services.

• Provide guidance to project teams on technical security risks and mitigation tactics.

• Support development teams with application threat modeling and the interpretation of security policies, standards, and controls.

• Design vulnerability scans for cloud applications and infrastructure; confirm findings and assist with mitigation efforts.

• Establish security standards and automated self-service capabilities to ensure application security and compliance.

• Explore best practices for securing cloud workloads, containers, and Kubernetes clusters at scale.

• Coordinate the efforts of junior security team members.

• Create and deliver security training focused on developers.

• Assist the SecOps on-call team with incident response.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or 2-4 years of experience in IT/security roles.

• Over 3 years of experience in AWS or other public cloud environments.

• Security+ certification and/or other security credentials.

• Proficiency in IAC languages such as YAML, Terraform, and/or CDK.

• Familiarity with scripting languages and tools (bash, PowerShell, etc.).

• Experience with a modern programming language such as Python or Node.js.

• Background in collaborating with software and application teams throughout the entire Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).

• Knowledge of code-defined infrastructure, configuration management tools, and CI/CD practices.

• Expertise in AWS security tools for scanning, monitoring, and alerting (Inspector, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, GuardDuty, Lambda, Security Hub).

• Comprehensive understanding of best operational practices for security in the cloud.

• Familiarity with containerization patterns including ECS, EKS, Fargate, and Kubernetes.

• Demonstrated experience in developing security reference architecture for comprehensive AWS cloud deployments.

• Strong understanding of network and web-related protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, IPSEC, SSL, HTTP, HTTPS, and routing protocols.

• Experience with Cloud Native patterns such as AWS Lambda and API Gateway.

• Awareness of AI tools such as Claude and ChatGPT.

• Valid legal authorization to work in the country where the position is located; Caylent is unable to sponsor visa or work permit applications.

• Preferred: AWS Security Specialty or Professional Level Certification and/or Anthropic certification.

• Preferred: Experience in a consultative, client-facing consulting role.

• Preferred: Knowledge of RMF, FedRAMP, DoD CC SRG, NIST 800-53, and NIST 800-171.

• Preferred: Experience with Datadog.

• Preferred: Familiarity with on-call rotation responsibilities.

🏝️ Benefits

• 100% remote work.

• Medical insurance for you and eligible dependents.

• Generous holiday and flexible PTO policy.

• Competitive phantom equity.

• Coverage for exams and certifications.

• Peer bonus awards.

• State-of-the-art laptop and tools provided.

• Equipment & office stipend.

• Individual professional development plan.

• Annual stipend for learning and development.

• Opportunity to collaborate with an amazing global team and thrive in a remarkable corporate culture.