Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Voltus is the leading platform connecting distributed energy resources to electricity markets, delivering sustainable electricity. The Security Engineer will help build the technical foundation for clean energy transition by identifying infrastructure gaps from a security perspective and working with teams to enhance platform security.

Responsibilities

• Build detections and security signal pipelines in Datadog
• Serve as the subject matter expert on AWS Cloud and on-prem infrastructure security
• Define and set up AWS and on-prem Security Monitoring/Best Practices Strategy
• Act as the technical lead during security incidents, including investigation and remediation
• Improve Terraform Modules and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to follow security best practices
• Develop and implement a vulnerability monitoring strategy and integrate it into CI/CD pipelines
• Build security automation using Python, scripting, and APIs
• Partner with Infrastructure on AWS security engineering, including IAM, KMS, and network segmentation
• Operate SOC 2 Type 2 evidence collection and audit response
• Drive ISO 27001 implementation work, including risk assessments and control mapping
• Ensure infrastructure compliance with regulatory requirements
• Run vendor and subprocessor risk reviews
• Respond to customer security questionnaires and external inquiries
• Mentor and enable other team members to improve their security posture

Skills

• Build detections and security signal pipelines in Datadog
• Serve as the subject matter expert on AWS Cloud and on-prem infrastructure security
• Define and set up AWS and on-prem Security Monitoring/Best Practices Strategy
• Act as the technical lead during security incidents, including investigation and remediation
• Improve Terraform Modules and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to follow security best practices
• Develop and implement a vulnerability monitoring strategy and integrate it into CI/CD pipelines
• Build security automation using Python, scripting, and APIs
• Partner with Infrastructure on AWS security engineering, including IAM, KMS, and network segmentation
• Operate SOC 2 Type 2 evidence collection and audit response
• Drive ISO 27001 implementation work, including risk assessments and control mapping
• Ensure infrastructure compliance with regulatory requirements
• Run vendor and subprocessor risk reviews
• Respond to customer security questionnaires and external inquiries
• Mentor and enable other team members to improve their security posture
• 4–7 years of security engineering experience, ideally at a SaaS or remote-first company
• Software development experience with Go or Python
• Proven AWS Security Experience (IAM, KMS, VPC, CloudTrail, GuardDuty)
• Direct experience supporting a SOC 2 Type 2 audit cycle
• Familiarity with compliance requirements such as ISO 27001, HIPAA, and GDPR
• Experience with IaC tools like Terraform and containers such as Docker
• Proficiency with monitoring and observability tools like Datadog or Prometheus
• Strong focus on risk awareness and knowing when to make fast versus slow decisions
• Security certifications such as CISSP, AWS Security Specialty, or GIAC are a plus

Benefits

• Voltus is an all-remote workplace
• We expect that Voltans are working primarily from their home country
• Working while traveling to other countries must be approved as per our Global Remote Travel Policy

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