Software Engineer, Security Infrastructure

Sift

Software Engineer defining security architecture for SIFT's mission-critical systems. Focused on building automation and compliance solutions in cloud environments.

Posted 4/25/2026full-timeMarina del Rey • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $170,000 - $220,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudGoKubernetesPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain tooling, scripts, services, and automation for security and compliance controls.
Develop internal solutions (policy-as-code, custom scanners) that make security automatic.
Partner with engineering to harden cloud-native systems, implement access controls, and manage vulnerabilities.
Improve visibility into security posture through automated reporting and dashboards.
Translate compliance requirements into enforceable technical implementations.
Automate security workflows and support incident response improvements.
Conduct security reviews of new features, providing guidance for secure solutions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

4–7+ years of hands-on experience in security engineering, platform/DevSecOps, or cloud infrastructure roles (founding or early-stage security builder experience strongly preferred).
Proven track record shipping production-grade security automation in cloud-native environments (AWS strongly preferred).
Deep familiarity with implementing technical controls for SOC 2, FedRAMP, or similar frameworks in real production systems.
Strong proficiency in scripting and automation (Python, Go, Bash, or similar).
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or equivalent), containerized environments (Kubernetes), and CI/CD systems.
Working knowledge across core security domains: access control, identity management, logging, and monitoring.
Ability to quickly assess system state, identify gaps, and deliver pragmatic solutions.
Comfort operating as a founding security engineer: you thrive in ambiguity.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

security engineeringDevSecOpscloud infrastructuresecurity automationscriptingPythonGoBashInfrastructure as CodeTerraform

Soft Skills

ability to assess system stateidentify gapsdeliver pragmatic solutionsthrive in ambiguity

Certifications

SOC 2FedRAMP