Sr Cloud Security Engineer

PayPal • Chicago, IL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Company PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers. We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards. Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade. Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities. Job Summary: Information Security Engineer focused on cloud infrastructure and application security. There will be a heavy focus on large scale and highly dynamic GCP and AWS cloud environments with global presence. Job Description: Essential Responsibilities: Independently apply security best practices to enhance and optimize systems, ensuring robust protection and efficiency, while beginning to understand and align security solutions with business objectives. Partner with peers and internal teams to drive security initiatives, contribute to cross-functional projects, and at times co-lead efforts to strengthen security posture. Analyze and resolve security challenges by adapting standard processes and exploring alternative approaches to address complex threats. Influence the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the team through informed decision-making, with a potential impact on other teams. Collaborate with other engineers to gather and incorporate feedback, driving continuous improvements in security processes. Expected Qualifications: 3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience. Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications: Your day to day: This role will be focused primarily on the security in AWS and GCP cloud environments at PayPal. This will include the security aspects of infrastructure, build pipelines, application design, cloud native service and tool design patterns, stakeholder communications, consulting and advisement of peer security teams, and solution review and approval. What do you need to bring: · A minimal of 5 years of experience working in a cybersecurity related position.

Requirements

• 3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A minimal of 5 years of experience working in a cybersecurity related position.
• Experience working with cloud-native security tools, AWS and GCP Infrastructure design, operation, and deployment, container and host security
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, terraform, source code management, infrastructure and application security tools such as CSPM, SAST, DAST, API security, DDOS and WAF

Nice To Haves

• Development experience is a plus.
• Preferred certifications: Cloud Security related certifications (AWS, GCP)
• Degree in Computer Science or related field.

Responsibilities

• Independently apply security best practices to enhance and optimize systems, ensuring robust protection and efficiency, while beginning to understand and align security solutions with business objectives.
• Partner with peers and internal teams to drive security initiatives, contribute to cross-functional projects, and at times co-lead efforts to strengthen security posture.
• Analyze and resolve security challenges by adapting standard processes and exploring alternative approaches to address complex threats.
• Influence the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the team through informed decision-making, with a potential impact on other teams.
• Collaborate with other engineers to gather and incorporate feedback, driving continuous improvements in security processes.
• This role will be focused primarily on the security in AWS and GCP cloud environments at PayPal. This will include the security aspects of infrastructure, build pipelines, application design, cloud native service and tool design patterns, stakeholder communications, consulting and advisement of peer security teams, and solution review and approval.

Benefits

• This role is also eligible for a range of benefits which may include, medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, parental and family leave, 401(k) savings plan, paid time off, and other benefits.
• At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset—you. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.
• We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees