Security Engineer

QuEra Computing, Inc.

$90K — $140K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
  • 4+ years in information security, systems administration, or DevOps
  • Strong understanding of operating systems, networking, and cloud fundamentals
  • Knowledge of SOC 2, ISO 27001, or NIST frameworks
  • Familiarity with vulnerability management tools like Tenable or CrowdStrike
  • Working knowledge of security in AWS, Azure, or Oracle Cloud
  • Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with technical teams

Responsibilities

  • Deploy and administer secure configuration baselines for networks and cloud resources
  • Review and triage findings from vulnerability scans and penetration tests
  • Collaborate with teams to remediate vulnerabilities across cloud and on-prem systems
  • Monitor cloud environments for misconfigurations and suspicious activities
  • Review and configure IAM/access policies for internal and cloud platforms
  • Integrate security tools into dashboards or workflow systems
  • Assist with incident triage, response, and root cause analysis

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work within a growing IT, Security & Compliance team
  • Be part of a small team with increasing importance and responsibility
  • Support for endpoint protection, log monitoring, and threat intelligence initiatives
  • Engage in team building and planning exercises with limited travel opportunities
Full Job Description
Security Engineer

Position Summary
As a Security Engineer, you will be part of our growing IT, Security & Compliance team, designing, administrating and configuring security baselines/best practices for on-premises and cloud environments, assisting teams with vulnerability management, gathering evidence for audits, and more. This is an opportunity to be part of a small team with increasing importance and responsibility.

Primary Responsibilities
  • Deploy/Administer secure configuration baselines for network access, firewalls/WAFs, VPN, AWS/Azure Cloud resources.
  • Review and triage findings from vulnerability scans, penetration tests, and configuration assessments to identify potential security risks.
  • Work with engineers, DevOps and system owners to remediate vulnerabilities across multi-cloud and on-prem assets.
  • Monitor cloud environments for misconfigurations and suspicious activity.
  • Review/Configure IAM/access policies for internal and cloud systems.
  • Integrate security tools and data into dashboards or workflow systems (e.g., Jira, SIEM, or ticketing).
  • Provide technical evidence and control implementation support for SOC 2, ISO 27001, or customer security assessments.
  • Partner with business leads to map technical controls to framework requirements.
  • Assist with incident triage, response, and root cause analysis.
  • Support endpoint protection, log monitoring, and threat intelligence initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent related experience
  • Minimum of four years of experience in information security, systems administration, or DevOps.
  • Strong understanding of operating systems, networking, and cloud fundamentals.
  • Knowledge of security/compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, or NIST
  • Familiarity with vulnerability management tools (e.g., Tenable, CrowdStrike, Qualys, Rapid7, AWS Inspector, or Microsoft Purview).
  • Working knowledge of AWS, Azure, and/or Oracle Cloud security controls and services.
  • Comfortable working cross-functionally with engineering, IT, and other teams as needed.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Ability to travel up to 15% to assist in team building and planning exercises.
  • Strong, professional communication skills, both verbal and written, including the skill in articulating and translating technical language to non-technical customers.
  • Ability to plan for contingencies and anticipate problems.
  • Ability to ask critical questions to assess needs and requirements

Preferred Qualifications
  • Security certifications (Security+, GSEC, AWS Security Specialty, or similar).
  • Proficient in at least one scripting language (Python, PowerShell, or Bash).
  • Endpoint Security/Patching/Inventory experience
  • Experience with SIEM or SOAR platforms (e.g., Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel).

Compensation Range

$90,000 - $140,000

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