Senior Cloud Security Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Software /
Full-Time /
Hybrid
About Gridware
Gridware is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the electrical grid. We pioneered a groundbreaking new class of grid management called active grid response (AGR), focused on monitoring the electrical, physical, and environmental aspects of the grid that affect reliability and safety. Gridware’s advanced Active Grid Response platform uses high-precision sensors to detect potential issues early, enabling proactive maintenance and fault mitigation. This comprehensive approach helps improve safety, reduce outages, and ensure the grid operates efficiently. The company is backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. For more information, please visit www.Gridware.io.
Role summary:
We are seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to lead the security of our cloud infrastructure and services. This role is focused on strengthening endpoint protection, identity and access management, and cloud monitoring across our AWS environment. With the core infrastructure already established, you’ll focus on hardening systems, implementing and tuning tools like EPP/XDR/MDR, integrating SIEM, and automating secure access via SSO and IAM. You’ll partner closely with our global DevOps team, covering key security responsibilities during PST, and play a critical role in advancing our cloud security posture at scale.
Responsibilities
- Deploy and manage security tools including EPP, XDR, and MDR across cloud infrastructure
- Configure and monitor SIEM tools to detect and respond to security threats in AWS environments
- Implement and manage SSO and IAM integrations across internal systems (GitHub, Auth0, Microsoft Entra)
- Automate secure provisioning and deprovisioning of user access across services
- Audit and harden cloud infrastructure by reducing overly permissive configurations and improving observability
- Collaborate with DevOps and engineering teams to support incident response, alerting, and ongoing security improvements
Required Skills
- Familiarity with SIEM tools for security monitoring
- Experience working with EPP/EDR/XDR security solutions
- Hands-on experience integrating and managing Auth0
- Working knowledge of AWS or similar cloud platforms (ie: GCP, Azure) and its core services
- Experience maintaining CI/CD workflows with GitHub Actions
- Proficiency with Terraform and Terragrunt in production environments
- Experience with ArgoCD for GitOps workflows
Bonus Skills
- Working with RDS or managed databases on AWS
- Experience with MSK (Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka)
- Exposure to Databricks or a background inML-Ops
- Strong experience with Kubernetes ( EKS or similar)
$170,000 - $190,000 a year
This describes the ideal candidate; many of us have picked up this expertise along the way. Even if you meet only part of this list, we encourage you to apply!
Benefits
Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered)
Paid parental leave
Alternating day off (every other Monday)
“Off the Grid”, a two week per year paid break for all employees.
Commuter allowance
Company-paid training
