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Wiz

(cybersecurity)

Security Engineer – Product & Production Infrastructure

Location Type
Remote
Role
Cybersecurity
Level
Mid
Language (main)
Go
Language (alt)
Python
Languages (other)
Rust

About Wiz

We are Wiz, an Israeli-American cloud security company founded in January 2020 by Assaf Rappaport, Yinon Costica, Roy Reznik, and Ami Luttwak, all experts with a history of founding successful security ventures. Our company is headquartered in New York City, with engineering teams primarily based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Since our inception, we have grown rapidly and are proud to serve a diverse range of customers worldwide, including a significant presence in Fortune 100 companies.

Come join the company that is reinventing cloud security and empowering businesses to thrive in the cloud. As the fastest-growing startup ever, Wiz is on a mission to help organizations secure cloud environments that will accelerate their businesses. Trusted by security teams all over the world, we have a proven track record of success and a culture that values world-class talent.

Our Wizards from over 20 countries work together to protect the infrastructure of our hundreds of customers, including over 45% of the Fortune 100, who trust us to scan and secure over 230 billion files daily. We’re the leading player in a massive and growing market, but it’s still early enough for you to make a significant impact. At Wiz, you’ll have the freedom to think creatively, dream big, and use your full range of skills to contribute to our record growth. Come join our team and help us create secure cloud environments that allow the best companies to move faster.

Our platform offers comprehensive cloud security by analyzing computing infrastructures across major cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and Kubernetes environments. We specialize in identifying critical risk combinations that could allow malicious actors to gain control over cloud resources or exfiltrate sensitive data, helping organizations prevent breaches before they occur.

Wiz is built for visibility and ease of use, featuring agentless connectivity that provides 100% coverage of cloud environments without impacting performance. Our security graph technology maps complex relationships in cloud services to surface the most critical attack paths and prioritize remediation efforts effectively. It empowers teams to visualize risks intuitively and act decisively, regardless of their cloud security expertise.

Beyond risk detection, our platform supports best practices like enforcing least privilege access, protecting sensitive data, detecting and responding to threats, and maintaining compliance with security frameworks. We run our product internally to continuously protect our own environments, demonstrating confidence in its effectiveness. Our security culture includes ongoing training and stringent controls throughout our software development lifecycle to maximize safety and reliability.

We are committed to democratizing cloud security so every team can own and manage their risks efficiently. By providing a single unified platform, Wiz transforms how organizations secure their cloud infrastructure, enabling them to innovate securely and confidently. Our mission is to help companies reduce their attack surface to zero critical issues and maintain peace of mind in an evolving threat landscape.

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About the Job

SUMMARY

Wiz is looking for a Security Engineer for Product & Production Infrastructure who has experience performing security reviews, vulnerability management, and detection and response operations in cloud-native environments. You’ll get to collaborate with our software development and DevOps teams to secure Wiz’s products, CI/CD infrastructure, and production infrastructure. You’ll also have the opportunity to influence our product roadmap by utilizing Wiz-for-Wiz to assess, monitor, and harden our environments.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

  • Lead threat modeling and security review exercises across Wiz’s production and CI/CD environments – identifying and mitigating risks in our products and the cloud services that support them
  • Drive vulnerability management and remediation efforts – prioritizing issues, implementing mitigations, and designing strategic preventative controls
  • Extend our detection and response capabilities – building scalable solutions to identify malicious activity, triage alerts, and investigate and remediate incidents
  • Build deep functional partnerships with Wiz’s engineering and operations teams – helping them deliver secure-by-design solutions

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

  • 5+ years of experience in security engineering or security operations work in cloud environments, with a focus on a combination of the below:
  • AWS platforms and services (we will also consider equivalent experience in Azure and GCP)
  • Kubernetes (AWS EKS) and container infrastructure
  • IAM and managing cloud identities at-scale
  • Secure development and application of IAC solutions (Terraform, Helm)
  • Cloud-native observability and management tools
  • Development experience in Go, Python and Rust

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field and / or candidates with equivalent job experience in lieu of a degree
  • Experience working with remote, globally distributed teams
  • Experience working in organizations that develop software and / or operate managed infrastructure and technology services for their own customers
  • Experience with CNAPP, CSPM, or CIEM solutions

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Applicants must have the legal right to work in the country where the position is based, without the need for visa sponsorship. This role does not offer visa sponsorship.

Wiz is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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