Staff Cloud Security Engineer

Meet Upside:

We created Upside to help communities thrive! Our retail technology uses the sophistication of online retail—profit measurement, attribution, and incrementality—to provide users with more value on their everyday purchases and brick and mortar businesses with new, profitable customers. We’ve helped millions of users earn 2 to 3 times more cash back than any other product, and tens of thousands of brick and mortar businesses earn measurable profit. Billions of dollars in commerce run through the Upside platform every year, and that value goes directly back to our local retailers, the consumers they serve, and towards important sustainability initiatives. 

Upside was named on Deloitte's 2021 & 2022 list of Fastest Growing 500 Tech Companies and  #308 in Inc.’s America’s fastest growing private companies of 2022. Upside’s Series D funding round was led by General Catalyst with a $1.5 billion valuation in March 2022. Other notable investors include Bessemer Ventures and Formation8.

Our mission, values, and commitment to inclusivity guide our team of more than 350 people worldwide, and the quality of our culture is reflected in the impact we’ve had on communities nationwide. But don’t just take our word for it! In 2023, Upside was included as a Top Workplace in the USA, received six Best Places to Work awards from Built In, and was named a Top Workplace for Perks & Culture by The Muse.

Meet the Product Security team:

The Upside Product Security Engineering team is a tight-knit group of Application and Cloud Security engineers that have successfully implemented security standards across the company. We regularly partner with engineering leadership to implement safe coding and architecture best practices into the way that we build our product. Our continued support of product features means growth for our team! We believe partnership and teamwork are the best paths to building awareness and scaling security concerns across the entire organization.

About the job:

The Staff Cloud Security Engineer is an individual leadership role that leverages infrastructure and programming tools to enhance Upside’s cloud security posture and remediate vulnerabilities.

What you’ll do:

• Innovate and deliver security solutions to mitigate AWS Lambda vulnerabilities
• Run Terraform and AWS security scans and partner with engineers to fix unsafe code
• Create threat models and engage technology teams to review and document risks
• Train and upskill engineers on safe coding and cloud vulnerability management
• Guide leadership on CloudSec best practices and security architecture
• Interact with the security community and keep aware of trends

What you need:

• 8+ years of cloud security and expertise in Python3, Terraform, and AWS Lambda
• Deep knowledge of CloudSec architecture, inclusive of AWS IAM and Control Tower
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering highly preferred
• Willingness to learn, adapt, fail and grow (professional growth mindset)
• Exceptional customer service and people skills

Our technology stack includes:

• AWS Lambda
• DynamoDB
• Python3
• Terraform
• Github Advanced Security
• Github Actions
• CodeQL
• Dependabot

The fine print:

• Location: This is a fully-remote role that may sit anywhere in the United States. You're welcome to work from our DC, Austin, Chicago or New York office if you're in-region!
• Notice to recruiters and placement agencies: This is an in-house search with a dedicated recruiter. Please do not submit resumes to any person or email address at Upside. Upside is not liable for, and will not pay, placement fees for candidates submitted by any party or agency other than its approved recruitment partners.

At Upside, we believe that diversity drives innovation. Our differences are what makes us stronger. We‘re passionate about building a workplace that represents a variety of backgrounds, skills, and perspectives and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Everyone is welcome here. Come join us!