Senior Software Engineer, Security

Teleport

Security Engineer focusing on cryptographic and security automation challenges at Teleport. Collaborating with teams to enhance security infrastructure and response capabilities.

Posted 7/15/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSenior💰 £122,400 - £204,600 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in security and compliance processes, with a strong focus on vulnerability hunting, automation, and cryptography engineering. Proficient in deploying service control policies in AWS and building response automation to enhance security measures.

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Go ProgrammingRust ProgrammingSecurity ExperienceCryptography EngineeringAWS Service Control Policies

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Hard Skills

Vulnerability HuntingAutomation of Security ProcessesLog Pipeline ImplementationEvent Data AnalysisResponse Automation

Soft Skills

CollaborationCreative Problem SolvingEffective Communication

Tools & Technologies

AWSTraditional Scanning ToolsLLM ToolsAI Tools

Industry Keywords

SecurityComplianceRed Team EngagementFalse Positive Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudGoRust

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Reviewing RFDs from engineers on a variety of proposed projects for security and quality.
Pairing with the Cloud team to deploy service control policies (SCPs) in AWS to prevent undesired configurations.
Hunting for vulnerabilities using both traditional scanning tools and LLM / AI tools in innovative and creative ways.
Automating routine security and compliance processes to increase effectiveness and decrease busywork.
Implementing and maintaining log pipelines for valuable event data sources like critical SaaS apps or endpoint telemetry.
Engaging with the best red teams in the world to test and harden our detection and response capabilities.
Building response automation to reduce the risk of advanced attacks against Teleport systems.
Contributing to the Teleport product where we can improve the ability to defend for both us and our customers.
Ensuring that nobody (including you) is overwhelmed with false positive / noisy alerts through a tight feedback loop.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Go or Rust experience
Security experience
Cryptography engineering experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Extensive health coverage
Annual expense budget
Rest and recovery policies that maximize your ability to recharge
Investment in your future with retirement savings plans
Professional development opportunities