Software Engineer, DevSecOps

Sift

Software Engineer maintaining security and compliance controls for cloud infrastructure at Sift. Collaborating with engineering teams to embed secure practices in AWS and Kubernetes environments.

Posted 5/15/2026full-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 that assess, enforce, and monitor security and compliance controls across AWS cloud environments
Develop lightweight internal solutions that make security and compliance automatic, auditable, and invisible
Embed security guardrails directly into infrastructure-as-code (Terraform)
Partner closely with the infrastructure and platform engineering teams to harden cloud-native systems
Improve visibility into our overall security posture through automated reporting, dashboards, and real-time observability
Translate compliance requirements into pragmatic, enforceable technical implementations
Reduce toil by automating security workflows
Support incident response and post-incident improvements

Requirements

What you’ll need

4–7+ years of hands-on experience in security engineering, platform/DevSecOps, or cloud infrastructure roles
Proven track record shipping production-grade security automation in cloud-native environments
Deep familiarity with implementing technical controls for SOC 2, FedRAMP, or similar frameworks
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
Ability to quickly assess system state, identify meaningful gaps, and deliver pragmatic, high-impact solutions in a fast-moving environment
Comfort operating as a founding security engineer
Strong problem-solving skills with a builder mindset

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

security engineeringDevSecOpscloud infrastructuresecurity automationscriptingPythonGoBashInfrastructure as CodeTerraform

Soft Skills

problem-solvingbuilder mindsetability to assess system stateidentify gapsdeliver solutionscollaborationadaptabilitycommunication

Certifications

SOC 2FedRAMP