Senior Software Engineer II, Cloud Security

Qualia

. Design and implement AWS account structures, IAM roles, permission boundaries, network segmentation, and KMS usage using Terraform and Go .

Posted 11/5/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in cloud security and infrastructure engineering, with a strong focus on AWS account management, Kubernetes security, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Go. Proficient in implementing security measures, incident response, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance cloud security posture.

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AWS Security ManagementKubernetes SecurityTerraform Infrastructure as CodeGo ProgrammingCloud Incident Response

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Hard Skills

AWS IAMKubernetes RBACTerraformGo ProgrammingCloudTrailKMSNetwork SegmentationCI/CD SecurityCloud Penetration TestingSecrets Management

Soft Skills

Technical WritingCollaborationProblem Solving

Tools & Technologies

AWSKubernetesTerraformGoGrafanaMongoDBClickHouseOktaNodeJSTypeScript

Industry Keywords

Cloud SecurityFintechReal Estate TechRegulated DomainsSupply Chain Security

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGrafanaKubernetesMongoDBNode.jsOpen SourcePythonTerraformTypeScriptGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and implement AWS account structures, IAM roles, permission boundaries, network segmentation, and KMS usage using Terraform and Go
Secure Kubernetes with admission policies, RBAC, network policies, workload identity, runtime controls, and patched minimal container images
Build hardened reusable IaC modules and CI policy checks
Build and tune cloud detections using CloudTrail, Kubernetes audit logs, and runtime signals; develop Go services and pipelines feeding the SIEM
Implement just-in-time access, short-lived credentials, and secrets management
Build and operate Go-based posture checks across AWS accounts and container images; automate recurring fixes
Investigate cloud alerts and handle the infrastructure side of incidents
Review infrastructure pull requests and design proposals
Pair with SRE and product engineers to implement fixes
Work with the Cloud Security engineering manager alongside SRE, Platform, Application Security, and InfoSec teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years in cloud security, infrastructure, SRE, or platform engineering, with at least 3 focused on securing production cloud environments
Deep hands-on AWS: IAM policy evaluation, Organizations, VPC and private connectivity, KMS, CloudTrail, GuardDuty or equivalent
Production Kubernetes security: RBAC, admission control, network policy, pod security, and how workloads authenticate to cloud APIs
Strong Terraform or similar IaC experience; ability to write and review modules and build guardrails
Production programming experience; Go preferred, with Python or TypeScript welcome if ready to work in Go
Ability to explain attacker paths from leaked credentials or compromised pods to sensitive data and detection methods
Clear, direct technical writing
Experience in fintech, real estate tech, or another regulated, high-liability domain (Optional)
Cloud penetration testing, red team, or DFIR experience (Optional)
Supply chain security experience, including artifact signing, SBOMs, and SLSA-style provenance in CI/CD (Optional)
Open source security tooling, published research, or conference talks (Optional)
Experience with AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Okta, NodeJS/TypeScript, MongoDB, ClickHouse, Grafana, and Go security tooling

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive health plans
401k program
Commuter benefits
Professional development
Parental leave
Flexible time off policy
Robust online onboarding program
Biweekly all hands meetings
Internal virtual events
Flexible remote-first work arrangements
Hybrid option for those living near the Austin office