Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Security

Lyft Lyft · Consumer · Mexico · Security & Privacy

Lyft is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Cloud Security team. This role focuses on architecting and implementing security models for cloud infrastructure, including AWS and GCP, and Kubernetes. Responsibilities include establishing roadmaps, writing code, implementing security protocols, driving projects, and collaborating with engineering teams to ensure secure cloud architecture, monitoring, vulnerability remediation, and risk reduction. The role requires 7+ years of cybersecurity experience, proficiency in programming languages like Python, Java, or Go, and experience with cloud providers and Kubernetes security.

What you'd actually do

  1. Establish and execute a roadmap for secure cloud architecture
  2. Write readable, efficient, and maintainable code
  3. Promote appropriate tech and engineering best practices
  4. Implement security protocols to secure Cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes at scale
  5. Drive large projects from inception to implementation

Skills

Required

  • 7+ years of relevant cyber security experience
  • Experience with modern programing languages (e.g., Python, Java, Go) and distributed systems
  • Experience with one or more major cloud service providers like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud(GCP), Oracle Cloud, etc
  • Experience with cloud service architecture, cloud security concepts, and best practices
  • Experience with Kubernetes and container security
  • Familiarity with securing and hardening Linux hosts
  • Able to write clear, scalable and clear design documentation

What the JD emphasized

  • security architecture
  • cloud infrastructure
  • security protocols
  • cloud security solutions