Security Engineer (application Security)

Contentful

Atlanta, United States
On-site
Cloud-native product infrastructure
Devops principles
Infrastructure-as-code
Contentful is seeking a Security Engineer with expertise in cloud-native infrastructure and application security to join their Atlanta team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing security operations, leading initiatives, and collaborating on architecture design while fostering a security-first mindset across the organization

Job Summary

  • Lead initiatives and partner with teams to embed practical security safeguards and champion a security-first mindset across the business.
  • Support vulnerability management by identifying, tracking, and partnering with teams to drive remediation of security issues across product and corporate environments.
  • Research and evaluate emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and security technologies to keep defenses up to date.

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Contentful is seeking a Security Engineer with expertise in cloud-native infrastructure and application security to join their Atlanta team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing security operations, leading initiatives, and collaborating on architecture design while fostering a security-first mindset across the organization.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • cloud-native product infrastructure
  • DevOps principles
  • infrastructure-as-code
  • application development
  • AWS architecture and security
  • Python for security tools
  • Kubernetes and container security
  • Terraform for IaC
  • OWASP Top 10 mitigation
  • security code reviews

Nice-to-have

  • security-first mindset
  • continuous learning
  • innovation
  • growth-oriented mindset
  • hands-on implementation

Key Requirements

  • 4+ years of security engineering experience
  • Proficiency in Python
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes
  • Exposure to JavaScript and Go
  • Experience using Terraform
  • Strong networking knowledge
  • Embed security in SDLC
  • Vulnerability management and incident response
  • Familiarity with auth protocols
  • OWASP Top 10 experience

Work Rights

Authorized to work without visa sponsorship

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