Senior Engineer, Security Operations – Engineering

Collibra

Senior Cloud Security Engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and operating security controls across Collibra's multi-cloud environment. Collaborating with engineering teams to drive cloud security initiatives.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $152,000 - $190,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSAzureCloudGoGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesLinuxPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Helping to develop architectural requirements and corresponding engineering processes and technologies to support Collibra’s cloud-native platform
Design and tune cloud-native detection rules and threat models for AWS GuardDuty, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and GCP Security Command Center
Conduct continuous vulnerability assessments of cloud workloads, container images, and serverless functions
Develop, continuously improve, and ensure compliance with controls built for the cloud-native platform
Partner with engineering teams to prioritize and drive remediation of cloud security findings
Plan, organize, and manage multiple responsibilities from various stakeholders and sometimes competing requests to achieve desired objectives
Maintain and update CloudFlare WAF rules to work with the Collibra product.
Evaluate and deploy cloud workload protection platforms (CWPP) and container security tooling
Assist with technical response efforts for cloud security incidents, perform forensic analysis, and contribute to root-cause investigation
Write production-quality code in Python, Golang/Go, or similar languages to build internal security tooling and automation
Integrate security tooling into developer workflows to reduce friction while improving security outcomes
After hours on-call support may occasionally be required

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 8 years IT/Security experience across a wide range of disciplines, including a minimum of 2 years experience with Cloud Security or Cloud Engineering in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and/or Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Deep hands-on expertise across at least two major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), with working knowledge of the third.
Experience with configuration management and Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools.
Competency with GNU/Linux, Bash, and Python, Golang/Go or equivalent.
Hands-on experience with WAF rules such as CloudFlare or equivalent technologies.
Demonstrated experience with cloud IAM architectures, secrets management, PKI, and encryption at rest/in transit.
Experience with container security, Kubernetes security hardening, and service mesh technologies.
Ability to work collaboratively in an organization with stakeholders distributed across various time zones spanning UTC +2 to UTC-8
Experience with regulatory requirements and/or frameworks (i.e.: FedRAMP, HIPAA, ISO 27001/2, NIST,, SOC2, etc.)
Advanced presentation and communication skills.
Desired certifications include: CISSP, CISM, CCSK, or similar.
A bachelor’s degree or equivalent related working experience is required.
This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Because this role supports the US government, it is required that this candidate be a US citizen who resides on US soil.

Benefits

Comp & perks

competitive total rewards package
bonus potential
equity for eligible roles
Flex Fund monthly stipend
pension/401k plans
health coverage
time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

cloud securitycloud engineeringAWSGCPPythonGolang/GoTerraformAnsiblecontainer securityKubernetes

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationorganizational skillsproblem-solvingpresentation skills

Certifications

CISSPCISMCCSKISO 27001NISTSOC2