Security Engineering Tech Lead

The role

The Security Engineering Tech Lead will shape and execute cloud-native security strategy for AWS, Kubernetes, and IAM architecture. This role involves building reusable security capabilities, engineering automated controls, and mentoring a team of engineers.

What you will do

• Shape and execute cloud-native security strategy for AWS, Kubernetes, and IAM architecture.
• Partner with Platform Engineering to build reusable security capabilities.
• Scale security posture by engineering self-service guardrails and automated controls.
• Standardize security patterns and reference architectures.
• Drive secure adoption of AI-assisted development, agentic workflows, and developer productivity platforms.
• Mentor engineers, refine design reviews, and foster a culture of security ownership.

Required qualifications

• 7+ years in security engineering, cloud security, or a related technical security role
• At least 2 years in a tech lead, staff-level, or mentorship capacity
• Strong hands-on AWS security experience across IAM, networking, workload security, logging, monitoring, and cloud-native services
• Strong Kubernetes and containerized environment security knowledge
• Experience with IaC, CI/CD security, distributed systems, identity, and access control
• Ability to review technical designs and provide clear, practical security guidance
• Strong communication skills in Hebrew and English
• Proven track record of influencing stakeholders and cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical initiatives across multiple engineering teams

Nice to have

• Experience with AI, LLM, MCP, or agentic development environments
• Background in security automation, internal security platforms, or developer-facing tooling
• Experience with threat modeling, security architecture, or secure design programs
• Scripting or coding experience in Python, Go, or similar
• Experience designing and building security automation or internal security platforms at scale

About the company

ERGO NEXT is a technology-led, full-stack provider of small business insurance. Since 2016, they have helped hundreds of thousands of small business customers across the United States.