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Senior Staff Platform Security Engineer
| Company | Fivetran |
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| Location | Oakland, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $225570.39 – $281962.99 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Proven experience securing cloud-native applications in AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Deep expertise in cloud security, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and securing cloud deployments.
- Strong software development and scripting skills (Python, Go, Bash, HCL).
- Solid understanding of security best practices across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Experience automating security infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, or other Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency in network security, endpoint security, application security, and cloud security fundamentals.
- Ability to communicate complex security concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Familiarity with modern attack techniques, offensive security methodologies, and defense strategies.
Responsibilities
- Architect and implement security solutions that protect cloud-native and hybrid infrastructure.
- Partner with engineering teams to integrate security tooling into the SDLC, enabling seamless DevSecOps adoption.
- Conduct security architecture reviews, threat modeling, and risk assessments to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.
- Automate security processes by developing integrations and security checks for machine configurations, container images, IAM policies, firewall rules, and cloud storage policies.
- Perform security design reviews for enterprise applications, ensuring compliance with security best practices and industry standards.
- Apply and enhance security assessment tools and processes, including penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, SIEM, DLP, and EDR.
- Lead threat modeling efforts to operationalize and automate security across system and software development lifecycles.
- Collaborate with internal engineering teams to tackle security challenges across the stack while fostering a security-first culture.
- Stay up to date with cybersecurity threats, trends, and industry standards to ensure Fivetran remains resilient against emerging risks.
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.
