Alloy

Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Alloy • $163K — $206K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years in cloud security or cloud infrastructure focusing on security, primarily with AWS
  • Hands-on experience with AWS networking and security tools like VPC, security groups, and IAM
  • Experience provisioning infrastructure as code with Terraform and knowledge of Kubernetes or EKS
  • Familiarity with SIEM and CSPM tools, with skills in tuning alerts and building detections
  • Programming/scripting skills in Python or TypeScript, focusing on risk management
  • Experience in on-call incident response and communicating risk to non-security engineers

Responsibilities

  • Own the security of Alloy's AWS environment and ensure visibility tools are effective
  • Collaborate with the Infrastructure team to integrate security into new cloud infrastructure
  • Lead self-initiated projects to minimize cloud infrastructure risks
  • Develop alerts, detections, and dashboards in CSPM and SIEM; create actionable runbooks
  • Manage CSPM findings from triage to remediation, including Terraform changes
  • Implement least privilege principles for AWS permissions and network design
  • Participate in the on-call rotation and investigate security incidents to prevent recurrence

Benefits

  • Unlimited PTO and a flexible work policy
  • Employee stock options
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with HSA contributions
  • 401k plan with 100% matching up to 4%
  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave for eligible new parents
  • Stipend for home office setup for new employees
  • Annual learning and development stipend
  • Well-being benefits like access to ClassPass and mental health support
  • Hybrid work environment with local office collaboration and catered lunches
Full Job Description
About the team

Product Security covers application security and cloud security at Alloy. Our customers are banks and fintechs, so the state of our security program is not an internal matter. It shows up in client due diligence, in what we can sell, and in whether deals close. The team is small and the program is still being matured, which means the person in this seat shapes how engineering across the company designs and ships infrastructure rather than inheriting someone else's finished playbook.

Alloy operates in a hybrid-work environment. We look to foster collaboration and community by having our local employees onsite three days a week.

What you'll be doing

You'll own the security of Alloy's AWS environment and the tooling that keeps it visible. You will work closest with the Infrastructure team, but your reach will extend to every engineering team.
  • Partner with the Infrastructure team to build security into new cloud infrastructure as it is designed, and act as the security point of contact for new builds
  • Lead initiatives you scope yourself to reduce cloud infrastructure risk in ways that are repeatable and maintainable
  • Build alerts, detections, and dashboards in our CSPM and SIEM, and write the runbooks that make them actionable for the people who get paged
  • Own CSPM findings end to end, from triage through remediation, including the Terraform changes that fix the problem at its source
  • Drive AWS permissions and network design toward least privilege, and debug both without widening the attack surface in the process
  • Join the on-call rotation, investigate security incidents to root cause, and put controls in place so the same incident does not recur


Who we're looking for

Must-haves:
  • 3+ years in cloud security, or in cloud infrastructure with a security focus, primarily in AWS
  • Hands-on with AWS networking and security services: VPC design, security groups, NACLs, WAF, GuardDuty, Config, Inspector, KMS, and IAM
  • Provisioning infrastructure as code with Terraform and working knowledge of Kubernetes or EKS
  • Working experience with a SIEM and a CSPM, including tuning alerts and building detections that engineers act on
  • Scripting or programming in Python or TypeScript, with an eye for where the code itself creates risk
  • On-call incident response experience, and the ability to explain risk and remediation to engineers who do not work in security

Nice-to-haves:
  • AWS Organizations and multi-account environments
  • AWS Solutions Architect Associate or AWS Security Specialty
  • Public key infrastructure and applied cryptography


Alloy is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Below is the anticipated starting base compensation range for this role; however, pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, in-demand skills, relevant experience, and/or geography. In addition to a competitive base salary, this position is also eligible for equity awards in the form of stock options (ISOs) as well as a competitive total benefits package. Your recruiter will be happy to walk you through the details and what compensation could look like for you specifically!

This position has a salary range of $163,000 - $206,000.
Benefits and Perks
  • Unlimited PTO and flexible work policy
  • Employee stock options
  • Medical, dental, vision plans with HSA (monthly employer contribution) and FSA options
  • 401k with 100% match up to 4% of annual employee compensation
  • Eligible new parents receive 16 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Home office stipend for new employees
  • Annual Learning & Development annual stipend
  • Well-being benefits include access to ClassPass, OneMedical, UrbanSitter, and Spring Health
  • Hybrid work environment: employees are expected to work Tuesdays through Thursdays from our HQ in Union Square, Manhattan. Tasty lunches catered from a variety of local restaurants and frequent employee-organized cultural events contribute to our positive office energy. On Monday/Friday most employees Zoom into work from home while some take advantage of the quieter office.
How to apply

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All Alloy jobs are listed on our careers page. Any communication during the recruitment process, including interview requests or job offers, will come directly from a recruiting team member with an alloy.com email address. We do not use outside applications or automated text messaging in our recruiting process. We will not ask for any sensitive financial or identification information during the recruiting process. If you're ever unsure, please contact us directly via our website before sharing personal information.

About Alloy

Alloy is a provider of identity verification APIs for banks, fintech companies, and other businesses. The company's APIs allow businesses to verify the identities of their customers in real-time, using a variety of data sources, including government-issued IDs, credit reports, and social media profiles. Alloy's platform is designed to be flexible and customizable, allowing businesses to tailor their identity verification processes to their specific needs. The company's customers include some of the largest banks and fintech companies in the world.
Learn more about Alloy
Size
50 employees
Industry
Founded
2015

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