Principal Engineer Cybersecurity, Cloud Security

Principal Engineer Cybersecurity, Cloud Security

Posted 5 days ago by 1750344490

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Summary: The Principal Engineer role focuses on cybersecurity, secure cloud architectures, and high-performance systems, emphasizing the development of next-generation security platforms and real-time threat detection. The position requires expertise in Rust, Scala, and WebAssembly on AWS, with responsibilities including building secure backend services and implementing cloud-native security solutions. The role is remote and spans over 12 months. Candidates should have extensive experience in backend development and cybersecurity.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop secure, performance-critical backend services in Rust (Tokio, Actix, Axum, Rocket).
  • Build distributed security applications in Scala (Akka, ZIO, Play, Cats).
  • Implement sandboxed execution environments using WebAssembly (WASM).
  • Design and deploy cloud-native security solutions on AWS (Lambda, ECS, DynamoDB, etc.).
  • Create real-time threat detection systems with Kafka, NATS, or RabbitMQ.
  • Develop secure APIs using OAuth2, OpenID Connect, JWT, TLS, mTLS.
  • Optimize cryptographic operations: encryption, hashing, digital signatures.
  • Apply Zero Trust security frameworks (BeyondCorp, AWS Verified Access).
  • Implement IAM/Authentication using AWS Cognito, IAM, Keycloak.
  • Use Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools: Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation.
  • Monitor systems with Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, AWS Security Lake.
  • Ensure secure coding, conduct vulnerability assessments, and automate security checks (SAST, DAST, IaC Security).

Key Skills:

  • 10+ years in backend dev, cybersecurity, and distributed systems.
  • Proficiency in Rust and Scala.
  • Strong experience with WebAssembly (WASM).
  • Deep knowledge of AWS Security services (WAF, GuardDuty, Security Hub, etc.).
  • Experience with Zero Trust architectures, OAuth2, JWT, TLS/mTLS.
  • Solid background in cryptographic protocols (AES, SHA, RSA, ECC, ECDSA).
  • Knowledge of SIEM & threat intelligence tools (Splunk, ELK, AWS Security Lake).
  • Database experience: PostgreSQL, Redis, DynamoDB, GraphDB.
  • IaC: Terraform, AWS CDK.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: USA

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Job Title: Principal Engineer Cybersecurity, Cloud Security & High-Performance Systems

Location: Remote (California)
Duration: 12+ Months

Role Overview:

We are seeking a Principal Engineer with deep expertise in Cybersecurity, Secure Cloud Architectures, and High-Performance Systems. This role focuses on developing next-generation security platforms, real-time threat detection, and secure cloud services using Rust, Scala, and WebAssembly (WASM) on AWS.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop secure, performance-critical backend services in Rust (Tokio, Actix, Axum, Rocket).
  • Build distributed security applications in Scala (Akka, ZIO, Play, Cats).
  • Implement sandboxed execution environments using WebAssembly (WASM).
  • Design and deploy cloud-native security solutions on AWS (Lambda, ECS, DynamoDB, etc.).
  • Create real-time threat detection systems with Kafka, NATS, or RabbitMQ.
  • Develop secure APIs using OAuth2, OpenID Connect, JWT, TLS, mTLS.
  • Optimize cryptographic operations: encryption, hashing, digital signatures.
  • Apply Zero Trust security frameworks (BeyondCorp, AWS Verified Access).
  • Implement IAM/Authentication using AWS Cognito, IAM, Keycloak.
  • Use Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools: Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation.
  • Monitor systems with Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, AWS Security Lake.
  • Ensure secure coding, conduct vulnerability assessments, and automate security checks (SAST, DAST, IaC Security).

Required Skills & Experience:

  • 10+ years in backend dev, cybersecurity, and distributed systems.
  • Proficiency in Rust and Scala.
  • Strong experience with WebAssembly (WASM).
  • Deep knowledge of AWS Security services (WAF, GuardDuty, Security Hub, etc.).
  • Experience with Zero Trust architectures, OAuth2, JWT, TLS/mTLS.
  • Solid background in cryptographic protocols (AES, SHA, RSA, ECC, ECDSA).
  • Knowledge of SIEM & threat intelligence tools (Splunk, ELK, AWS Security Lake).
  • Database experience: PostgreSQL, Redis, DynamoDB, GraphDB.
  • IaC: Terraform, AWS CDK.
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