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Senior Engineer II, Cloud Security

Lila - Cambridge, MA, United States - In-office - posted 2026-08-03

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Salary: USD 108,000 - 163,333 / annual

Lila Sciences is hiring a Senior Engineer II, Cloud Security to own hands-on security work across their cloud infrastructure, platforms, and AI-enabled systems. This role sits within IT & Security and partners closely with infrastructure, platform, data, DevSecOps, and AI teams. Key responsibilities include: - Own cloud and SaaS security posture management across AWS, IaaS/PaaS, and core SaaS platforms - Configure, operate, and tune CSPM, CNAPP, and SSPM tooling to surface and prioritize risk - Partner with infrastructure and platform teams to drive remediation of cloud, SaaS, and workload findings - Build and tune high-fidelity detections across SIEM, EDR, CSPM, and related security systems - Lead incident response triage, containment, recovery, and post-incident review for cloud security events - Strengthen cloud-native workload and container security across AWS, Kubernetes, hardened AMIs, and network controls - Design policy-as-code and guardrails that prevent insecure deployments without slowing developer velocity - Partner with AI, data, and platform teams to mature security controls for MLOps pipelines and AI-enabled platforms Required qualifications: - Extensive hands-on experience in information security with deep cloud and SaaS security ownership - Strong AWS security knowledge (IAM, SCPs, VPC/networking, KMS, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub, Config) - Hands-on experience with CSPM or CNAPP tooling such as Wiz - Experience operating detection and response workflows across SIEM, EDR, CSPM - Practical incident response experience including triage, containment, recovery, and post-incident review - Strong understanding of workload, container, and Kubernetes security - Proficiency with scripting and automation (Python, PowerShell, Bash) - Experience securing infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD workflows (Terraform, CloudFormation, OPA, Sentinel) - Strong grasp of IAM, identity federation, least-privilege access, and privileged access management - Ability to translate technical findings into business risk and partner cross-functionally Bonus experience includes MLOps/AI security, Azure security services, CWPP/EDR/XDR/SOAR/DSPM tooling, compliance programs (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, FedRAMP, PCI-DSS), and relevant certifications (CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security, Azure Security, GCIH, GCFA, GCDA, OSCP).

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