Wiz · 3 months ago
Security Engineer - Product & Production Infrastructure
Wiz is a fast-growing startup focused on reinventing cloud security and empowering businesses in the cloud. They are looking for a Security Engineer for Product & Production Infrastructure to perform security reviews, manage vulnerabilities, and collaborate with software development and DevOps teams to secure Wiz’s products and infrastructure.
Cloud SecurityCyber SecurityEnterprise SoftwareSecurity
Responsibilities
Lead threat modeling and security reviews across Wiz's products and cloud infrastructure, identifying attack surfaces and developing scalable mitigation strategies
Build automation, policy-as-code, and security tooling that enables development teams to "shift left" and integrate end-to-end security into their workflows
Design and implement secure baselines for cloud resources and Kubernetes based infrastructure
Drive vulnerability management and remediation efforts – prioritizing issues, implementing mitigations, and designing strategic preventative controls in software supply chains from development through production
Extend our detection and response capabilities – building scalable solutions to identify malicious activity, triage alerts, and investigate and remediate incidents
Collaborate with our Wiz Federal team – extending our DevSecOps and Product Security practices to Wiz's FedRAMP environment and ensure it meets key security requirements
Build deep functional partnerships with Wiz's engineering and operations teams – helping them deliver secure-by-design solutions
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience in security engineering or security operations work in cloud environments
Strong AWS cloud security experience (we will also consider equivalent experience in Azure and GCP)
Cloud native Kubernetes services (EKS/GKE/AKS) and strong container security principles
Deep understanding of securing IAM and cloud identities at scale
Proven ability to lead technical security reviews of products and architectures, conduct threat modeling exercises, and translate findings into actionable security controls
Practical understanding of web application security concepts (such as OWASP Top-10 and similar)
Hands-on experience with IAC and related tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Helm, Pulumi)
Experience with automation and tooling development in one or more: Python, Go, Shell, HCL, Rego
For this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you meet EAR part 772 and ITAR 120.15 definition of a U.S. person and that you reside in the contiguous United States
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field and / or candidates with equivalent job experience in lieu of a degree
Experience working with remote, globally distributed teams
Experience working in organizations that develop software and/or operate managed infrastructure and technology services for their own customers
Experience with CNAPP, CSPM, or CIEM solutions
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance
Home Office Setup reimbursement
Flexible Spending Accounts
Monthly Connectivity reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Short- and Long-term Disability Insurance
Life & Accident Insurance
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (with employer match)
Flexible paid time off + 11 paid holidays
Paid leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical and bereavement leave
Company
Wiz
Wiz is a cloud security platform that facilitates collaboration between security, dev, and DevOps teams.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$2BKey Investors
SoftBank Vision FundG SquaredSalesforce Ventures
2025-03-18Acquired
2024-11-18Series Unknown
2024-05-07Series E· $1B
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