Senior Cloud Security Engineer
Content + Source + Freshness • 17 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Strong value offering due to vital role in cloud security within a growing institutional environment, competitive compensation, and ample room for impact.
- Key role in cloud security for financial institutions
- Competitive salary range of $160,000 to $190,000
- Opportunity to impact data security practices significantly
- Requires substantial experience and expertise in AWS
Pros
- Critical role in enhancing the security of financial products
- Work in a high-demand field with strong job security
- Opportunities for skill development in cloud technologies
Cons
- Evolving security landscape can create unpredictable challenges
- May involve on-call duties for incident response
- Intense focus on detail may lead to high-pressure situations
Who it's for
Senior • Hybrid with on-site collaboration
Good fit
- Cloud security engineers with significant AWS knowledge
- Candidates keen on data protection and compliance
- Individuals with strong risk management skills
Not recommended for
- New security professionals without cloud experience
- Those needing clear directives without flexibility
- Individuals uncomfortable with high-stakes security environments
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Alloy is where you belong!
Alloy helps solve the identity risk problem for companies that offer financial products by enabling them to outpace fraud and confidently serve more people around the world. Over 600 of the world’s largest financial institutions and fintechs turn to Alloy to take control of fraud, credit, and compliance risk, and grow with the clearest picture of their customers.
Through our values: Be Bold, Get Scrappy, Collaborate, and Celebrate Our Differences, we are creating a workplace where you can grow, thrive, and belong. See how we’ve been continuously recognized and named one of Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces, Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers, Best Fintech to Work for by American Banker, year after year.
Check out our investors and read more about us here.
What you'll be doing
- Serve as a cloud security subject matter expert, advise on and implementing best practices
- Respond to security incidents and provide timely and appropriate solutions
- Conduct cloud security risk assessments and audits
- Conduct investigations into security incidents and potential threats
- Take part in on call rotations for incident response and remediation
- Assist with policy management, security audits, and due diligence for cloud security concerns
- Advise on, configuring, and managing a variety of security tools
- Keep informed about and respond to emerging security threats and vulnerabilities
- Assist with cloud security reviews of potential vendors
Who we’re looking for
- 5+ years of experience working in a similar role with a focus on cloud security in AWS.
- Experience provisioning infrastructure in AWS using Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, or similar tools
- Experience configuring VPCs, route tables, NACLs, Security Groups, iptables, Web Application Firewall, Config, GuardDuty, Inspector, KMS, IAM, etc.
- In depth knowledge of AWS security best practices around systems hardening, monitoring, and incident response
- Experience taking part in an on-call rotation
- You are passionate about securing infrastructure, reducing risk, and protecting data!
- You are a subject matter expert on cloud security in AWS
- You have a solid understanding of network architecture and protocols
- You can advise on cloud security policies and procedures
We're a lean team, so your impact will be felt immediately, and opportunities will grow as the company scales up. If this all sounds like a good fit for you, why not join us?
At Alloy, we strive to attract and retain talent with a total rewards program that is competitive with other organizations of our size and stage. We are committed to ensuring each new team member has what they need to be successful in their role with a balanced range of compensation, equity, perks, and benefits. We actively share our philosophy with employees, with the goal of fostering openness and clarity. Finally, we work to administer our philosophy and drive consistency in order to promote equity and monitor the fairness of outcomes.
This position has a salary range of $160,000 to $190,000. The base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and region. In addition to a competitive base salary, this position is also eligible for equity awards in the form of stock options (ISOs).
Benefits and Perks
- Hybrid work environment: employees are expected to work Tuesdays and Thursdays from our HQ in Union Square, Manhattan. Tasty lunches catered from a variety of local restaurants and frequent employee-organized cultural events contribute to our positive office energy. On Monday/Wednesday/Friday most employees Zoom into work from home while some take advantage of the quieter office.
- Unlimited PTO and flexible work policy
- Employee stock options
- Medical, dental, vision plans with HSA (monthly employer contribution) and FSA options
- 401k with 100% match up to 4% of annual employee compensation
- Eligible new parents receive 16 weeks of paid parental leave
- Home office stipend for new employees
- Annual Learning & Development annual stipend
- Well-being benefits include access to ClassPass, OneMedical, and Spring Health
How to apply
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Alloy is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and employer. We’re committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, parental or pregnancy status, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or veteran status. We are committed to an inclusive interview experience and provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with visible and invisible disabilities. We encourage applicants to share needed accommodations with their recruiter.
