Senior Security Engineer

Backcountry needs a senior security engineer to protect and harden the multi-cloud platforms Kubernetes workloads and CI/CD pipelines that power its digital commerce ecosystem. The role spans AWS GCP Azure Entra ID Microsoft Defender XDR and GitOps tooling with a growing mandate to govern secure AI adoption across engineering and business teams.

As Senior Cybersecurity Engineer you will define security baselines drive DevSecOps practices and lead incident response across cloud container and identity layers. Within your first six months you will have measurably improved pipeline security posture tightened identity and access controls and established governance guardrails for AI tooling.

This is a lean team. You will own a lot move fast and make decisions with full end-to-end responsibility.

• Protect and monitor infrastructure hosted in AWS and GCP; configure and maintain AWS WAF/CDN and GCP Cloud Armor rules; review Infrastructure as Code for security best practices
• Secure containerized workloads across EKS and GKE clusters; implement Istio mesh policies (mTLS authorization traffic controls); manage GitOps delivery security through ArgoCD (RBAC secrets drift detection)
• Integrate security into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions; manage dependency and supply-chain risk via Dependabot; collaborate with engineering teams on secure development practices
• Administer and secure Azure Entra ID and SSO configurations; enforce least-privilege access across cloud Kubernetes and SaaS platforms; conduct periodic access reviews
• Manage Microsoft Defender XDR for endpoint and identity security; monitor alerts investigate incidents and lead incident response efforts across cloud Kubernetes and identity layers
• Secure the Microsoft 365 environment (Exchange Online SharePoint OneDrive Teams); implement Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies and email security controls
• Define and enforce secure baselines for Linux and Windows VMs including patching configuration management and vulnerability remediation
• Evaluate and govern the secure use of AI tools (Claude OpenAI) and automation platforms (n8n) across the organization including data handling access controls and leakage risks

• 5 years of experience in SecDevOps Cybersecurity or related roles
• Hands-on production-level experience with AWS and GCP security configurations
• Practical AI experience with tools such as Claude OpenAI or similar in production or automation workflows
• Demonstrated experience managing Kubernetes and containerized workloads
• Demonstrated experience in at least 3 of the following: Identity and Access Management (Azure Entra ID SSO); service mesh technologies (Istio or similar); GitOps tooling (ArgoCD or similar); Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) / XDR solutions; OAuth OIDC SSO; IaC (Terraform preferred) and Git/GitHub workflows
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP DNS firewalls VPNs)
• Scripting and automation skills (Python PowerShell or Bash)
• Strong analytical problem-solving and communication skills

• Security certifications such as CISSP CISM AWS Security Specialty GCP Security Engineer CKS SC-200 OSCP or CEH
• Background in compliance frameworks (SOC 2 ISO 27001 PCI-DSS GDPR)
• Experience with workflow-automation platforms such as n8n

The people who do best here are builders. They take ownership move fast and want to see the direct impact of their work.

• Cross-Functional Impact: Your security decisions will touch every engineering team and cloud platform across the business from infrastructure and CI/CD to AI adoption governance.
• AI-First Skill Building: Get hands-on with advanced AI tools and automation platforms while building the security frameworks that govern their safe use across the organization.
• End-to-End Ownership: Own security strategy across a multi-cloud Kubernetes-native stack from threat detection and incident response to identity management and policy enforcement.
• Competitive Benefits: We offer an attractive benefits package including primarily remote work private medical and life insurance additional paid time off monthly allowances and reimbursements employee discounts and opportunities for professional growth.

1. Recruiter Screen - A 30-minute conversation with our recruiting team to align on the role your background and what you are looking for.
2. Hiring Manager Interview - Conversation with the Information Security Manager focused on your security engineering experience multi-cloud background and approach to DevSecOps.
3. Technical Challenge - A short AI or security-focused challenge so we can understand how you approach problems and execution.
4. Technical Deep-Dive Interview - Deep-dive interviews with Backcountry engineering and security leadership focused on your hands-on experience across Kubernetes cloud security and incident response.
5. In-Person Interview - Wed like to meet you at our Costa Rica office. Details and logistics will be arranged with your recruiter.
6. Reference Checks - Conducted in parallel with the final stages where possible.
7. Offer - We move quickly for the right candidate.

Interview process is subject to change. Any updates will be communicated promptly and clearly.