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Senior Cloud Security Engineer

The Senior Cloud Security Engineer will design and implement key security infrastructure and serve as a technical contributor and mentor within the security team. This role involves driving projects related to security services, threat modeling, and providing architectural guidance.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United StateshybridFULL_TIME

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About the role

What will you do at Aurora Innovation?

Who we are

Aurora’s mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely,

quickly, and broadly.

The Aurora Driver [https://aurora.tech/aurora-driver] will create a new era in

mobility and logistics, one that will bring a safer, more efficient, and more

accessible future to everyone.

At Aurora, you will tackle massively complex problems alongside other

passionate, intelligent individuals, growing as an expert while expanding your

knowledge. For the latest news from Aurora, visit aurora.tech

[https://aurora.tech/] or follow us on LinkedIn

[https://www.linkedin.com/company/auroradriver].

What we are looking for

We’re searching for a Senior Cloud Security Engineer. You will be part of the

Cloud Security engineering team dedicated to building resilient, automated

security systems at scale.

Cloud security collaborates with infrastructure and application teams closely.

The areas we cover are infrastructure security, workload security, and CI/CD

hardening.

Our team is dedicated to building resilient, automated systems at scale. We take

a hybrid approach to our toolkit: we utilize the best of open-source (OPA,

Trivy, Spire) and COTS products, while still writing custom code to automate

workflows and harden our global digital integrity. You’ll help us strike the

perfect balance between leveraging existing solutions and building custom ones

from the ground up.

In this role you will

* Secure Aurora’s cloud environment in the areas of but not limited to:

* Manage IAM roles and policies

* Enforce security controls

* Construct security boundaries for resources and services

* Provide security guidance involving Cloud and Kubernetes

* Create automation to solve security problems at the root

* Design, build, and configure security infrastructure clouds such as like AWS,

Azure, or GCP

* Manage the security posture of workloads deployed on Kubernetes environments

Required qualifications

* 5+ years of progressive experience in security engineering

* Understanding of fundamental security concepts such as Authentication,

Authorization, Zero-Trust, and their application to cloud native

infrastructure and applications.

* Hands-on experience in securing cloud and Kubernetes environments. Experience

with Kubernetes admission controllers, vulnerability management, supply-chain

security, network security, and use of mTLS and PKI to secure infrastructure.

* Ability to design and implement security controls for Kubernetes, including

strong knowledge of authorization models, admission controllers, and security

best practices.

* Understanding of modern Identity and Access Management (IAM) standards and

technologies such as OAuth2/OIDC, SAML.

* Proficiency in at least one modern programming/scripting language (e.g.,

Python or Go) for building security automation.

* Experience writing and using Terraform.

Desirable qualifications

* Deep fundamental understanding of enterprise-level network security,

operating system (Linux), Kubernetes, CI/CD, and application security

principles.

* Familiarity with compliance frameworks (e.g., SOX, SOC 2, ISO 27001).

* Familiarity with machine identity frameworks like SPIFFE/SPIRE, mTLS or

equivalent.

The base salary range for this position is $146,000 - $211,000 per year.

Aurora’s pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the

range, the successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on

factors including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, relevant

education or training, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in

the future. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus,

equity compensation, and benefits.

Working at Aurora

At Aurora, we bring together extraordinarily talented and experienced people

united by the strength of our values. We operate with integrity, set outrageous

goals, and build a culture where we win together — all without any jerks.

We believe in-person work increases collaboration, empathy and our ability to

lead effectively. As a result, we operate in a hybrid work environment where

Aurorans are in office at least 3 days per week.

Our Careers page [https://aurora.tech/careers] provides insight into what it is

like to work at Aurora, and you can find all the latest updates in our Newsroom

[https://aurora.tech/newsroom].

Our commitment to safety

At the core of everything we do is our commitment to safety. Building

best-in-class self-driving technology will take time, and we believe that each

employee at Aurora has a role in contributing to safety, every step of the way.

Aurora expects commitment to our safety policies from every employee, and seeks

candidates who take an active responsibility, can contribute to building an

atmosphere of trust, and invest in the organization’s long-term success by

prioritizing working safely, no matter what.

Our commitment to inclusion

Aurora considers candidates without regard to their race, color, religion,

national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual

orientation, marital status, pregnancy status, parent or caregiver status,

ancestry, political affiliation, veteran and/or military status, physical or

mental disability, or any other status protected by federal or state law. Aurora

considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with

applicable federal, state, and local law. We are also committed to providing

reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and

disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or

an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at

[email protected] [[email protected]].

For California applicants, information collected and processed as part of your

application and any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Aurora’s

California Employment Privacy Policy.

Which skills does this role require?

Cloud SecurityAWSKubernetesIAMNetwork SecuritySecurity AutomationInfrastructure as CodeThreat ModelingSecurity Best PracticesProgrammingSecrets ManagementAuthenticationAuthorizationDevSecOpsComplianceVPC NetworkingVPCSecurity GroupsNetwork ACLsTerraformPythonGoSASTDASTSAMLOIDCPKIContinuous MonitoringAutomated RemediationMicroservicesSecurity ControlsSecurity Design ReviewsGuardDutySecurity HubAWS ConfigEKSGCPAzureMachine Learning

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