Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Niantic's Security Team seeks a Cloud Security Engineer to improve the security stance of our infrastructure and production environments. Niantic Engineering leads the development and operation of multiple successful mobile games. We seek creative engineers with excellent technical judgment, strong interpersonal skills, and an eagerness to embrace new technologies. Do you want to be part of our team, and make our internal and user-facing services safer and more robust?

Responsibilities

• You guide teams making the right security decisions when building out new infrastructure.

• You build automation to keep our environment safe for our engineers to use.

• You have an advanced understanding of foundational cloud technologies like Docker, Kubernetes and IAM.

• You participate in the management of the Cloud Security posture across the organization and multi cloud environments.

• You own and improve existing infrastructure and tooling for security.

• You leverage new technologies to elevate Niantic security.

• You collaborate with the engineering teams on the rollout of security measures.

• You help shape the security strategy of the company through innovation.

Qualifications

• You can demonstrate programming skills in one main programming language, as an example Go, Java or Python, this list is not exhaustive.

• You have 3+ years of experience in a global company with cloud-centric infrastructure.

• You have an in-depth understanding of Cloud technologies.

• You have experience building out tooling, helping engineers and improving security.

• You have proven strong communication and team skills in a distributed environment.

• You have experience in driving organization wide changes in fast moving environments.

Important notes about this position

• While being flexible, 3 days weekly presence in the office on a regular basis is expected.

• The coding requirement is not optional and will be tested during the recruitment process. Coding skills must be sufficient to automate tasks when needed. AI usage is allowed if its output is understood.

For candidates in CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA, the annual salary range is provided below. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for equity, bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare benefits, retirement benefits, pet insurance, paid holidays, paid Scopely free days, and unlimited paid time off. Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA Annual Salary Range
$169,600—$253,000 USD

About Us

Scopely is a global interactive entertainment and mobile-first video game company, home to many top, award-winning experiences such as "MONOPOLY GO!," “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “Stumble Guys,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” and “Yahtzee® With Buddies,” among others.

Scopely creates, publishes, and live-operates immersive games that empower a directed-by-consumer™ experience across multiple platforms--from mobile, web, PC and beyond.

Founded in 2011, Scopely is fueled by a world-class team and a proprietary technology platform Playgami that supports one of the most diversified portfolios in the games industry.

Recognized multiple times as one of Fast Company’s “World’s Most Innovative Companies,” Scopely is a multi-billion-dollar business due to its ability to create long-lasting game experiences that players enjoy for years.

Scopely has global operations in more than a dozen markets across Asia, EMEA, and North America, and is home to many internal game development teams, referred to as Scopely Studios, with additional game studio partners across four continents.

Scopely was acquired by Savvy Games Group in July 2023 for $4.9 billion, and is now an independent subsidiary of Savvy.

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