Security Engineer

QuEra Computing, Inc. • Boston, MA

3h

About The Position

As a Security Engineer, you will be part of our growing IT, Security & Compliance team, designing, administrating and configuring security baselines/best practices for on-premises and cloud environments, assisting teams with vulnerability management, gathering evidence for audits, and more. This is an opportunity to be part of a small team with increasing importance and responsibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent related experience
• Minimum of four years of experience in information security, systems administration, or DevOps.
• Strong understanding of operating systems, networking, and cloud fundamentals.
• Knowledge of security/compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, or NIST
• Familiarity with vulnerability management tools (e.g., Tenable, CrowdStrike, Qualys, Rapid7, AWS Inspector, or Microsoft Purview).
• Working knowledge of AWS, Azure, and/or Oracle Cloud security controls and services.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with engineering, IT, and other teams as needed.
• Ability to travel up to 15% to assist in team building and planning exercises.
• Strong, professional communication skills, both verbal and written, including the skill in articulating and translating technical language to non-technical customers.
• Ability to plan for contingencies and anticipate problems.
• Ability to ask critical questions to assess needs and requirements

Nice To Haves

• Security certifications (Security+, GSEC, AWS Security Specialty, or similar).
• Proficient in at least one scripting language (Python, PowerShell, or Bash).
• Endpoint Security/Patching/Inventory experience
• Experience with SIEM or SOAR platforms (e.g., Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel).

Responsibilities

• Deploy/Administer secure configuration baselines for network access, firewalls/WAFs, VPN, AWS/Azure Cloud resources.
• Review and triage findings from vulnerability scans, penetration tests, and configuration assessments to identify potential security risks.
• Work with engineers, DevOps and system owners to remediate vulnerabilities across multi-cloud and on-prem assets.
• Monitor cloud environments for misconfigurations and suspicious activity.
• Review/Configure IAM/access policies for internal and cloud systems.
• Integrate security tools and data into dashboards or workflow systems (e.g., Jira, SIEM, or ticketing).
• Provide technical evidence and control implementation support for SOC 2, ISO 27001, or customer security assessments.
• Partner with business leads to map technical controls to framework requirements.
• Assist with incident triage, response, and root cause analysis.
• Support endpoint protection, log monitoring, and threat intelligence initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level