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Yugabyte is the company behind YugabyteDB, the AI-ready, multi-modal, distributed PostgreSQL database for cloud-native apps. Trusted by industry leaders including Shopify, Paramount+, GM, Kroger, Fiserv, and NPCI, YugabyteDB has been deployed in over 100 countries and powers more than 5 million clusters worldwide.

Together, our hard-working team of experts and our industry-leading technology are uniquely positioned to meet the demands of modern workloads: geo-distributed, ultra-resilient, and built to scale without limits.

Our Yugabeings (distributed, like our database) span 12+ countries and multiple time zones, sharing expertise from diverse backgrounds and industries.

Are you a security professional passionate about automation and eliminating security risk? 

Do you have experience securing cloud products and using security tools?

At Yugabyte, we are on a mission to build the default database for a multicloud world. We are building data infrastructure that will become the foundation for powering global, internet-scale applications over the next decade (and longer!). We pride ourselves on blending hard but useful engineering solutions with easy, intuitive user experiences. 

Do you like to be a part of a super smart team and work on tough problems that are valuable to customers and community members? Join us! 

About the Role :

The Security Engineer is responsible for running and improving key security engineering and security operations capabilities, including vulnerability management, detection and monitoring platforms, hardening initiatives, and security automation. This is a hands-on role spanning Panther, Wazuh, RapidFort, hardened images, PCI scanning, egress alerting, backup automation, playbook development, and AI-assisted security workflows, with close partnership across engineering, infrastructure, and compliance functions.

We are looking for a security engineer  who is passionate about cybersecurity and enjoys working  in a fast-paced startup environment, and who has a strong desire to learn new technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Security monitoring and detection engineering
• Vulnerability management and remediation coordination
• Security tooling administration and improvement
• Platform and image hardening initiatives
• Compliance-supporting security controls
• Security automation, playbooks, and operational readiness

Requirements: 

• BS/MS degree
• 8-11 years of experience in security domain
• Strong hands-on automation skills(BASH, Python);Practical expertise using AI tools to accelerate engineering and operations;
• Familiarity with a modern SaaS infrastructure and application development
• Familiarity with major security protocols 
• Collaboration, transparency and integrity

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