Staff Engineer (Cloud Security)

• The Product & Platform Security team at Toast protects the cloud infrastructure and services that restaurants depend on every day
• We are looking for a Staff Engineer, Cloud Security to expand the scope and coverage of our cloud security capabilities
• You will join an existing cloud security team and take a role in setting direction for how Toast secures its cloud environments
• This is a hands-on role with technical leadership responsibilities: you will build and operate security tooling and controls yourself, while also shaping strategy, mentoring teammates, and influencing the roadmaps of engineering teams across R&D
• Our footprint is primarily AWS. You will work closely with Platform and Infrastructure teams in R&D, and with Defense & Response and other Security Engineering teams within Trust & Security
• Own and operate our Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), including tuning, coverage, integrations, and turning findings into prioritized, actionable work for engineering teams
• Lead cloud security posture management (CSPM) across our AWS organization and accounts, defining standards and measuring adherence over time
• Drive identity and access management improvements, including least privilege, role and permission design, and reducing standing access
• Secure our container environments, from image and workload security to cluster configuration and runtime protection
• Build guardrails and secure defaults into infrastructure as code and deployment pipelines, so that teams get secure configurations by default rather than through review
• Perform secure architecture reviews and threat modeling for new and existing cloud services and platform capabilities
• Partner with our SOC on cloud detection coverage, logging, and investigation readiness
• Run and improve cloud vulnerability and misconfiguration remediation programs, working with engineering owners to drive risk down
• Participate in security incident response, including on-call coverage, and lead the cloud side of investigations and follow-up work
• Set the multi-year direction for cloud security at Toast, and mentor and uplevel other engineers on the team
• Build trusted relationships with Platform, Infrastructure, and product engineering leaders, and influence their priorities through data and clear risk communication

Benefits

• Peer and company recognition programs
• Unlimited Vacation
• Sabbatical opportunity after five years
• Professional Development Reimbursement Program
• Commitment to Employee Wellness through resources such as a quarterly Wellness Stipend
• Various peer and company recognition programs
• 401(k) and matching
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage
• Subsidized backup childcare
• Mental Health Benefits

• Proficiency with infrastructure as code (for example Terraform) and in at least one programming language used for automation (for example Python or Go)
• History of setting technical direction for a security domain, including a multi-year roadmap and the decisions behind it
• Experience deploying and operating cloud security tooling, such as CNAPP or CSPM platforms (for example Orca, Wiz, or Upwind)
• Experience responding to security incidents in cloud environments
• Deep, hands-on experience securing AWS environments at scale, including IAM, Organizations, networking, logging, and core security services
• 8+ years of experience in security engineering, infrastructure, or software engineering, with significant time focused on cloud security
• Experience with container and Kubernetes security (for example EKS)
• A track record of leading cross-team technical initiatives and influencing engineering teams without direct authority
• Clear written and verbal communication, including explaining risk and tradeoffs to engineers and leaders
• Experience performing threat modeling and security architecture reviews for cloud services and platform capabilities
• Experience with GCP, Azure, or other cloud platforms
• Experience with cloud detection engineering or incident response in cloud environments
• Experience mentoring engineers or growing a security function
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks relevant to payments and SaaS, such as PCI DSS or SOC 2
• Relevant certifications, such as AWS Certified Security Specialty or CCSP