Staff Software Engineer, Security Engineering

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer that will join the Auth0 Security Engineering organization. You’ll be responsible for designing and building the security guardrails for our multi-cloud environment, translating complex security and compliance standards into programmatic, code-driven policies.

What You Will Do

• Cloud Security Strategy: Design organization-wide controls (SCPs, Azure Policy) that provide maximum protection with minimum developer friction.
• Identity & Access Management (IAM): Architect templates and permission boundaries that govern how services and humans interact with our cloud environment with the principle of least privilege in mind.
• Infrastructure & Network Security: Define the security standards for VPC architecture, edge networking, and cross-account connectivity.
• Platform Security Architecture: Lead platform-related security reviews for new features and high-impact services, ensuring security is baked into the design phase.
• System Design: Design systems and processes to validate the security posture of the platform, ensuring our security policies are enforced in real-time with actionable feedback for engineering teams.
• Mentorship & Influence: You raise the bar for the entire organization by mentoring junior engineers and influencing senior leadership on critical security decisions.

What You Bring

• Cloud & Infrastructure Expertise: 8+ years of proven experience in information security, specifically within cloud-native environments, Kubernetes (EKS, AKS), and cloud security.
• Network Architecture & PKI: Deep understanding of secure networking principles, including VPC peering/transit gateways, VPN implementations, edge protection, and managing public/private PKI infrastructures.
• Policy & Automation Specialist: Strong background in building automated controls for enforcing Policy-as-Code within Terraform workflows.
• Practical Risk Assessments: Hands-on experience identifying attack vectors and conducting risk assessments for complex, distributed systems.
• Tooling & AI Proficiency: Experience working with security platforms for analyzing cloud permissions and a backgro