Staff Cloud Security Engineer

The role

You will shape the technical direction of Cloud Security and drive architectural investments across AWS and GCP environments. You will lead initiatives to strengthen security architecture, identity management, and cloud workload security.

What you will do

• Set the Cloud Security architecture
• Strengthen and evolve security architecture and guardrails across AWS and GCP
• Strengthen identity and access management across cloud environments
• Define and improve secrets management, data protection, and encryption standards
• Drive security architecture and guardrails for cloud workloads including Kubernetes
• Partner with Infrastructure teams to secure cloud deployment paths and CI/CD
• Build reusable security capabilities and paved paths using Terraform and policy-as-code
• Define cloud telemetry requirements and improve detection coverage
• Validate cloud security controls through threat hunting and attack-path analysis
• Shape and drive the Cloud Security technical roadmap

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with significant depth in cloud or infrastructure security engineering, or an equivalent blend of software and security engineering
• Hands-on experience securing production cloud environments at scale
• Deep expertise in at least one of AWS or GCP, with sufficient fluency in the other
• Experience shaping security architecture and leading initiatives across team boundaries
• Deep hands-on identity and access management expertise
• Experience securing cloud workloads, including Kubernetes, container security, runtime protection, and workload isolation
• Experience with cloud security posture management and workload protection
• Experience designing and implementing cloud security guardrails at scale
• Strong Infrastructure-as-Code and automation skills, including Terraform or equivalent tooling
• Proficiency in a programming language such as Python or Go
• Experience with cloud security visibility and response

Benefits

• Scribd Flex (flexible work model)
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
• Mental health support and disability coverage
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, sick time, holidays, winter break, volunteer time, and sabbaticals
• Paid parental leave and family support benefits
• Retirement matching and employee equity
• Learning and development programs and professional growth opportunities
• Wellness and home office stipends
• Complimentary access to the Scribd, Inc. suite of products
• Enterprise access to leading AI tools

Before you apply

• Must have primary residence in or near one of the specified cities in the United States, Canada, or Mexico

About the company

Scribd, Inc. is on a mission to advance human understanding through products including Scribd, Slideshare, Everand, and Fable.