About the role

What will you do at Viasat?

About us

One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities.

At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.

What you'll do

Viasat is looking for a Cloud Security Engineer for our Security Engineering team to help drive our security cloud engineering-focused, cross technical domain vision in our Global Infrastructure & Security organization. The team’s mission is to enable secure innovative, cloud-focused solutions to Viasat customers, partners, engineers, and employees.

The day-to-day

Design and maintain reusable security templates and reference architectures for teams building in the cloud across

Azure, AWS, and GCP

Provide architecture guidance and security reviews to ensure solutions meet industry best practices and

organizational standards

Drive compliance to security frameworks, including CMMC Level 2 requirements within applicable cloud organizations

Partner with engineering teams to embed security controls early in the development lifecycle

Work alongside an innovative, cross-functional team to develop cloud security solutions, reusable templates,

and standardized best practices

What you'll need

US Citizenship required

5+ years of practical security experience

5+ years of engineering or software development experience

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience

Strong AWS and GCP architecting and development knowledge including hands-on experience designing secure cloud environments

Solid understanding of security fundamentals: encryption, identity and access management, network segmentation, and threat modeling

Ability to quickly learn new technologies and comfortable with technical details

Experience with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform

What will help you on the job

Knowledge of TCP/IP networking fundamentals and cloud networking concepts (VPCs, subnets, routing, firewalls)

Experience programming in Python, Java, or another object-oriented language

Experience testing software and integrating security into automated pipelines

Experience with CI/CD pipelines and knowledge of GitHub coding best- practices

Mid- to senior-level development experience

Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly convey security risks and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences

Candidate should have an interest in researching cutting edge technology and security research

Experience with Google Security Command Center Enterprise or Google SecOps

Experience with AWS security tooling: Security Hub, GuardDuty, Inspector

Familiarity with Responsible AI usage concepts and secure AI/ML deployment

Salary range

$140,500.00 - $221,500.00 / annually. For specific work locations within San Jose, the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range for this role is $174,000.00- $261,000.00/ annually

At Viasat, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered.

Learn more about Viasat’s comprehensive benefit offerings that are focused on your holistic health and wellness at https://careers.viasat.com/benefits.

EEO Statement

Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic.

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Which skills does this role require?

Cloud securityAWSGCPAzureInfrastructure as codeTerraformEncryptionIdentity and access managementNetwork segmentationThreat modelingPythonJavaCI/CD pipelinesCMMC complianceSecurity architectureSecurity engineeringCyber SecurityCloud SecurityInfrastructure as CodeCMMCIdentity and Access ManagementNetwork SegmentationThreat ModelingCI/CDGitHubSecurity HubGuardDutyInspectorGoogle Security Command CenterGoogle SecOpsResponsible AISecure AI/MLTCP/IPVPCsSubnetsRoutingFirewallsSecurity EngineeringComplianceMachine Learning

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