Senior Security Engineer

Semperis

Senior Security Engineer at Semperis enhancing security controls in identity, cloud, and endpoint areas. Collaborating across teams to secure cloud-first environments while leading security initiatives.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeAustin • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudJavaScriptPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Engineer and operate identity security controls, including just-in-time access, privileged elevation, federation, conditional access, strong authentication, and least-privilege patterns.
Strengthen identity governance across cloud and enterprise environments, including role design, access reviews, and lifecycle processes.
Build and maintain cloud guardrails across multi-cloud environments (policies, blueprints, configuration rules, organizational guardrails).
Implement and tune cloud security posture / CNAPP capabilities to continuously monitor, prioritize, and reduce misconfigurations and exposed risks.
Analyze cloud IAM configurations and identity behavior to identify risky patterns, excessive permissions, and gaps in controls.
Enhance endpoint security through EDR tuning, hardening baselines, and consistent configuration enforcement.
Own key corporate security controls across email, collaboration, endpoints, cloud applications, and endpoint privilege management.
Support data protection initiatives, including DLP/DSPM policies, classifications, and monitoring, with a focus on usable, business-aligned controls.
Develop automation and tooling (for example, using scripting languages and workflow/serverless automation services) to improve visibility, consistency, and reduce manual effort.
Build scalable, business-aligned security controls that integrate smoothly into engineering, IT, and operational workflows.
Contribute to the long-term security architecture and strategy for identity, cloud, endpoints, and data protection.
Lead small to medium security projects end-to-end: define scope, align stakeholders, implement, and follow through on outcomes.
Collaborate with compliance and risk teams to maintain and audit controls aligned with relevant frameworks and certifications.
Provide guidance and mentorship to cross-functional teams on secure patterns and best practices.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of hands-on experience as a Security Engineer with exposure to identity, endpoint, and cloud security.
Strong understanding of identity security and governance (privileged access, strong authentication, conditional access, federation, access reviews, and role design).
Experience with endpoint security (hardening, configuration baselines, detection and response capabilities).
Experience with data protection (DLP/DSPM), endpoint privilege management (EPM), or privileged access management (PAM) solutions is a strong plus.
Ability to script or automate using languages such as Python, PowerShell, or JavaScript.
Experience building automation using workflow orchestration and serverless platforms (for example, runbooks, pipelines, and function-as-a-service patterns).
Strong understanding of IAM concepts and identity behavior across multi-cloud environments.
Experience implementing practical, business-aligned security controls in cloud environments (experience in more than one major cloud is a plus).
Ability to work independently, make informed decisions, and manage competing priorities.
Experience collaborating with distributed teams and cross-functional stakeholders.
Familiarity with DevOps practices and Agile methodologies is a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Flexible working hours
Professional development budget
Home office setup allowance
Global team events

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Hard Skills & Tools

identity securitycloud securityendpoint securitydata protectionDLPDSPMscriptingautomationIAMcloud environments

Soft Skills

independent workdecision makingpriority managementcollaborationmentorshipstakeholder alignmentproject managementcommunication