Senior Cloud & Application Security Engineer

Dataminr • NY

156d • $160,000 - $236,000

About The Position

You are an experienced security engineer with a strong vision of how modern security infrastructure and operations should be built and managed. You are committed to help shaping a best-in-class security program through continuous improvement. You have a deep understanding of how a cloud native, containerized, multi-tiered application should be architected and are passionate about cutting edge technology. You have proven experience in application security, dev-sec-ops, cloud infrastructure, intrusion prevention/detection, complex security investigations. You work well in demanding, fast-paced environments with rapidly changing requirements. You remain calm under pressure and enjoy problem solving in complex situations. This US-based role can be remote or based out of our New York City office.

Requirements

• Ability to make practical decisions under pressure in a collaborative environment.
• A demonstrated ability to leverage modern AI tooling to improve security and velocity, and an understanding of how to secure AI systems across an enterprise.
• Strong Linux and containerization engineering experience is required.
• Strong AWS engineering experience is required.
• Proficiency in modern software development practices including AI-assisted coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code, Cline etc.), with demonstrated ability to write secure, maintainable code in JavaScript/Node.js, Python, and/or Golang while effectively leveraging AI to accelerate development and security analysis workflows.
• Either a systems engineering, application development, or devops background or equivalent level of expertise.
• Experience and knowledge of modern cloud infrastructure, containers, and SaaS applications.
• Experience managing large projects involving numerous stakeholders and tight deadlines.
• Understanding of common DevOps tools with ability to contribute to automated workflows, and the desire to contribute to production Dev-Sec-Ops GIT projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to help shape and research optimal solutions for Dataminr’s robust cybersecurity program with a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Secure the deployment of modern containerized microservices and SaaS platforms at scale.
• Contribute to AWS Dev-Sec-Ops initiatives and GIT ops optimization.
• Identify risks and gaps within our current state platform and drive future state solutions.
• Help architect a big-data solution to meaningfully capture and surface security events across terabytes of event logs.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements
• Generous PTO and sick leave
• Discretionary bonus
• Company equity

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees