Senior Software Engineer II, Cloud Security
Qualia, a leading digital real estate closing platform, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II specializing in Cloud Security to join their team in Austin, TX. This role is integral to ensuring the security of Qualia's cloud infrastructure, which handles sensitive data for millions of consumers annually. As part of the Cloud Security team, the engineer will collaborate closely with Application Security, SRE, Platform, and InfoSec teams to maintain and enhance the security posture of Qualia's services.
In this position, the engineer will be responsible for hardening AWS environments by designing and implementing account structures, IAM roles, network segmentation, and KMS usage using Terraform and Go. They will secure Kubernetes by developing admission policies, RBAC, network policies, and runtime controls, ensuring container images are minimal and patched. The role also involves building guardrails for engineers, creating reusable infrastructure-as-code modules and CI policy checks to promote secure development practices. Additionally, the engineer will engineer detections by building and tuning cloud detections on CloudTrail, Kubernetes audit logs, and runtime signals, integrating them into Qualia's SIEM system. Implementing just-in-time access, short-lived credentials, and secrets management for humans, services, and CI is also a key responsibility. The engineer will run posture checks across AWS accounts and container images, addressing root causes in code and automating fixes where patterns repeat. Responding to cloud alerts, investigating incidents, and implementing measures to prevent recurrence are essential aspects of the role. Reviewing infrastructure pull requests and design proposals, as well as collaborating with SRE and product engineers to implement security fixes, are also part of the daily duties.
Candidates should have over six years of experience in cloud security, infrastructure, SRE, or platform engineering, with at least three years focused on securing production cloud environments. A deep understanding of AWS services, including IAM policy evaluation, Organizations, VPC, KMS, CloudTrail, and GuardDuty, is required. Experience with production Kubernetes security, encompassing RBAC, admission control, network policy, pod security, and workload authentication to cloud APIs, is essential. Proficiency in Terraform or similar infrastructure-as-code tools is necessary, with a track record of writing and reviewing modules and building guardrails for other teams. The role requires the ability to write production code, preferably in Go, with Python or TypeScript also acceptable if the candidate is willing to work in Go. Candidates should be able to articulate how an attacker might exploit vulnerabilities to access sensitive data and how to detect each step. Clear and direct communication skills are important for documenting findings and creating design documents that withstand peer review. Experience in fintech, real estate tech, or other regulated, high-liability domains is advantageous. Additional qualifications include cloud penetration testing, red team, or DFIR experience, supply chain security expertise, and contributions to open-source security tooling, published research, or conference presentations.
Qualia offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision healthcare plans, equity benefits, daily catered lunches, professional development opportunities, customized workstations, and flexible schedules. The company has been recognized as one of Fortune's Best Workplaces in Real Estate for 2023, reflecting its commitment to fostering an exceptional workplace environment. Employees have rated Qualia highly, with a 4.1 out of 5 stars on Glassdoor, indicating strong satisfaction with the company's culture and leadership.
Joining Qualia provides an opportunity to be part of a mission-driven team dedicated to transforming the real estate closing process into a simple, secure, and enjoyable experience. The company values collaboration, curiosity, and a culture of ownership and autonomy, empowering employees to make a direct impact from day one. With a valuation of $2.2 billion and a growing team of approximately 500 employees, Qualia offers a dynamic and innovative environment for professional growth and development.