5-7+ years in security engineering roles 3+ years securing cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure) in production Strong understanding of IAM, network security, encryption, and secrets management Experience with infrastructure-as-code security (Terraform, CloudFormation) Container and Kubernetes security experience Hands-on experience with security tools (SIEM, vulnerability scanners, CSPM) Demonstrated experience with security assessments: threat modeling, secure code review, vulnerability detection, and remediation Experience working within compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001) Clear and effective communicator Understanding of LLM security risks Experience securing APIs serving ML models Familiarity with data privacy in ML contexts