security
Posted Apr 30, 2025Security Engineer
at Sierra
San Francisco, United StatesOn-site
Responsibilities
- Conduct regular audits of our cloud environment, review IAM configurations, and stay on top of emerging AI security risks.
- Recommend strategic security initiatives and lead efforts to establish best practices as the company scales. - Enable Enterprise Customer Needs.
- Present and explain our security posture to enterprise clients, helping them understand how we secure their data.
- Address concerns around healthcare, financial, or other regulated data with clear, actionable insights WHAT YOU'LL BRING - Broad Security Expertise.
Requirements
- ABOUT US At Sierra, we’re creating a platform to help businesses build better, more human customer experiences with AI.
- Previously, he was co-CEO of Salesforce (which had acquired the company he founded, Quip) and CTO of Facebook.
- Earlier, he started and led Google’s AR/VR effort, Project Starline, and Google Lens.
- Before that, Clay led the product and design teams for Google Workspace.
- Take charge of application, cloud, network, and AI agent security.
- Streamline security processes by integrating tooling into CI/CD pipelines and leveraging AI-based or next-gen solutions to automate scans, compliance checks, and infrastructure reviews. - Continuously Improve Security Posture.
- Strong foundation in web application security, cloud security (AWS, Azure, or GCP), and networking principles. - Coding and DevOps Skills. Hands-on
- experience with programming production software, scripting, and DevOps tools for automation.
- Familiarity with secure coding practices, threat modeling, vulnerability scanning, and incident response processes. - Adaptability and Resilience.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly explain risk trade-offs and convey complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical audiences. - Curiosity & Customer-First Mindset.
- Experience securing AI systems, with understanding of LLM and Agentic AI risks. - Prior success in securing cloud infrastructure with robust policies and automated enforcement, and familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation). - History of building or integrating custom security tools, especially those leveraging AI/ML for detection or monitoring. - Familiarity with continuous compliance platforms and building control monitoring. -
- BE YOU, WITH US We're working to bring the transformative power of AI to every organization in the world.
Benefits
- benefits to reflect our values and offer the following to full-time employees: - Flexible (unlimited) paid time off - Medical, dental, and vision
- benefits for you and your family - Life insurance and disability
- benefits - Retirement plan dependent on country of employment - Parental leave - Fertility and family building
- benefits through Carrot - Lunch, as well as delicious snacks and coffee to keep you energized - Discretionary benefit stipend giving people the ability to spend where it matters most - Free alphorn lessons These
- benefits are further detailed in Sierra's policies, may vary by region, and are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefits plans.
- Eligible full-time employees can participate in Sierra's equity plans subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies.
Contact
- Our co-founders are Bret Taylor https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettaylor/ and Clay Bavor https://www.linkedin.com/in/claybavor/.
Additional details
- We are primarily an in-person company based in San Francisco, with growing offices in Atlanta, New York, London, Paris, Madrid, Munich, Singapore, Japan, and Sydney.
- We are guided by a set of values that are at the core of our actions and define our culture: Trust, Customer Obsession, Craftsmanship, Intensity, and Family.
- These values are the foundation of our work, and we are committed to upholding them in everything we do.
- Bret was also one of Google's earliest product managers and co-creator of Google Maps.
- This includes performing secure design reviews, overseeing threat modeling, and building new security primitives into our product and platform. - Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams.
- Partner closely with engineering, product, and GRC to embed security throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Communicate risks, prioritize fixes, and ensure security
- requirements enable innovation. - Implement Automation & Tooling.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced startup environment, ability to adapt to changing priorities and handle ambiguity with grace. - Communication and Collaboration.
- Passion for deeply understanding customer needs and finding the right solutions from first principles. EVEN BETTER... -