Network Security Engineer - Cloud/AWS in United State

Our leading fintech client is seeking a talented Staff Security Engineer to enhance their network security across multiple cloud environments. Must have deep expertise in AWS and cloud edge security experience!

Why join us?

💰 Competitive Package

$240k-$260k with meaningful equity $275k+ annually with no cliff!

🚀 Ground Floor Opportunity-Proven Growth

Join a high-caliber team that actively seeks feedback and pushes beyond comfort zones. You'll mentor others while working alongside experts who expect excellence.

🚀 Technical Excellence & Scale

Work with cutting-edge cloud security at massive scale across AWS and GCP environments. You'll own WAF management DDoS protection and network segmentation for one of the world's largest crypto platforms.

✅ Big mission-driven Impact

You'll help build the future global financial system where your work directly increases economic freedom worldwide. This isn't just another security role - you're protecting the infrastructure that's revolutionizing finance.

🏢 Remote Work Environment

Fully remote role

🤝Hands-On Technical Leadership

This role combines deep technical work with architectural decision-making. You'll write code for automations while also reviewing network architecture changes with engineering teams.

🌍 Immediate High-Impact Project

Your first major initiative involves overhauling Cloudflare management to automate ops components and make it self-service. You'll architect solutions that directly improve developer efficiency.

The Role

Our leading fintech client is looking for a Staff Security Engineer to enhance their network security across multiple cloud environments. This role involves leading the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of our security posture. You will leverage your extensive skills in WAF management, DDoS protection, network segmentation, and firewall policy management to enforce robust security measures while enabling developer efficiency.

What you’ll be doing:

• Own and optimize Web Application Firewalls (WAF) and DDoS protection services for scalability and resilience.
• Design, implement, and maintain network security controls across multi-cloud (AWS, GCP, etc.) and on-prem infrastructure
• Enforce network segmentation and firewall rules that minimize blast radius without impairing productivity.
• Review configuration changes and write policies to detect security invariants.
• Drive continuous improvement of secure-by-default network patterns for developers.
• Write code for automations that support security requirements like threat detection, incident containment, and network access management.
• Partner with engineering teams to review network and routing architecture design changes.

What we're looking for:

• At least 8 years of experience in network security with deep expertise in AWS and cloud edge security experience.
• An ability to deploy cloud infrastructure with Terraform and to develop automations or guardrails with Golang.
• An execution-focused mindset, capable of navigating through ambiguity and delivering results.
• Your passion for building an open financial system that brings the world together drives you to excel in this role.

Nice to haves:

• Proficiency in crafting Rego rules for Open Policy Agent (OPA) or comparable policy-as-code solutions.
• Proven experience implementing AWS Network Firewall or GCP Cloud Firewall in large-scale production environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing Cloudflare.
• Experience with both GCP and/or on-premise infrastructure.