Vercel

Senior Platform Security Engineer

Vercel

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • California, New York

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Salary

💰 $196,000 - $294,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaScriptKubernetesNext.jsTerraform

About the role

  • Vercel gives developers the tools and cloud infrastructure to build, scale, and secure a faster, more personalized web.
  • Report to the Head of Security Engineering; can be located remotely.
  • Lead efforts to harden the platform and ensure infrastructure security is foundational to how we build and scale.
  • Design and implement scalable security controls across our cloud-native platform.
  • Harden infrastructure components using infrastructure-as-code, policy enforcement, and service isolation.
  • Collaborate with platform and infrastructure teams to integrate security best practices into architecture and workflows.
  • Conduct threat modeling, risk analysis, and mitigation planning for critical systems.
  • Drive improvements in monitoring, detection, and incident response at the platform level.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in infrastructure or platform security roles.
  • Deep understanding of secure cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), identity and access management, and system hardening.
  • Proficient with tools like Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD security.
  • Skilled at balancing engineering realities with principled security practices.
  • Proven track record of shipping secure, resilient systems at scale.
  • Bonus: Have built or scaled security automation pipelines.
  • Bonus: Contributed to open-source security projects or tools.
  • Bonus: Hold certifications such as GCP Security Engineer, CISSP, or OSCP.