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Senior Security Engineer, Platform Security
Location
United States
Posted
9 days ago
Salary
$185.2K - $326.8K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Security Engineer, Platform Security
Block
Role Description The Platform Security team is responsible for securing Block's cloud, compute, and network infrastructure across multiple business units including Square, Cash, and Afterpay. - Discover, track, and enable the business to remediate the most critical security risks across Block's cloud ecosystems (AWS and GCP). - Drive the creation of cloud security policy and best practices. - Measure and aggregate deviations from these policies. - Develop capabilities to estimate security risk based on cloud signals and business context. - Help execute the vision that the secure option should be the easiest option for users. We're looking for a strong Senior Platform Security Engineer with a deep understanding of securing cloud infrastructure and services at scale. You Will - Architect and evolve cloud security guardrails. - Design and implement SCPs, GCP org policies, and IAM controls. - Build automation to discover, measure, and contextualize security issues. - Develop integrations with CSPM/DSPM tools and internal platforms to surface and prioritize findings. - Own the cloud security exception lifecycle. - Partner with platform teams to deliver solutions that eliminate categories of cloud security risk. - Deliver key cloud security assurance functions. - Develop risk-based prioritization. - Respond to and triage cloud security alerts. - Produce quality software that scales across Block's multi-cloud footprint. - Think, build and iterate in an AI-augmented environment. Qualifications - 5+ years of experience as a software or security engineer. - 4+ years of experience securing infrastructure running on AWS and/or GCP at scale. - Deep experience with Infrastructure-as-Code. - Experience with cloud security posture management (CSPM) tools such as Wiz. - Strong understanding of IAM. - Experience maturing the cloud security posture of large, complex environments. - Demonstrated ability to deliver complex projects from concept to launch. - Demonstrated fluency with AI-assisted development tools. Requirements - Experience with Kubernetes security in environments like EKS or GKE. - Familiarity with BI and data exploration tools like Looker and Snowflake. - Experience building or operating security exception/risk acceptance workflows at scale. - Familiarity with cloud networking and network segmentation strategies. - Ability to work cross-functionally and communicate with diverse audiences. - Experience supporting multi-business-unit organizations with varying compliance requirements. Benefits - Remote work. - Medical insurance. - Flexible time off. - Retirement savings plans. - Modern family planning.
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